Wet, cold and...brilliant!

Did what has become our usual half marathon training run this morning. Looking at the forecast last night it was clear that it was going to be wet and cold...and boy did they get that right. Andrew wanted to settle for a gym run but fortunately my phone was switched off and he had to turn up at 9am as usual. We decided to go for the long run and not wimp out with a 10k and set off into the driving, freezing rain. That is a tough moment to deal with but it does toughen up your brain no end.

We managed a good time of 1hr 48 min 42 secs for the 13.1 miles and were very happy with that performance given the rain and cold and the hilly route. That would equate to a 3 hr 50 min marathon which at this stage in our training is acceptable. Slotting in two half marathons a week is really building up my strength and producing some good times for the shorter training runs.

All-in-all a good morning and all you runners will recognise that slightly smug feeling of having achieved something that the average person would not have even contemplated this morning. Okay, I'll admit it - I'm feeling very smug!!