Hello February....
First my appeals for being a little AWOL on here for a while, but January seemed to whip buy in a blur of new job and mainly running, and not doing DryJan.
With the hangover of New Years Day I did contemplate it for a day or so, but then a few long runs in and the only thing that kept me going was the thought of a very large Gin & Slim at the end. Plus the ice they serve it with can handily be used to soothe those immediate aches and pains so I decided that quite the opposite to the rest of the country, in January booze was essential.
But now it's February and as the chilly days seemed to be making it harder and harder for me to get out on the long runs I bit the bullet and signed up to the army of treadmills that live on the 1st floor of Oxford Streets Plaza Shopping Centre in the EasyGym. Nothing that goes on in this orange world of gym is fun, but at least its a lot less chilly than the open road.
I also purchased a copy of the Runners World "Complete Guide to Women's Running" in the hope that by complete it may offer some advice on Make-Up and Hair Styles to make me look hot whilst I was getting hot. No such luck I'm afraid, but none the less it has been invaluable for its advice on training and nutrition and the vital tick sheet of pre-race runs.
So today as I write this on a "Rest Day" with an ice pack on my right ankle the countdown really does begin. 12 days to go !!!
