One week closer

Times ticking at the Beachy Head Marathon is drawing ever closer.

It is now becoming ever clearer that every day that goes by, is yet another day closer to those 26 miles of arduous endurance! With the amount of work on the go never getting less, fitting in these longer 15-18mile runs is proving challenging to say the least. I aim to run roughly every other day with a 'rest' day in between however the success rate at this method is less than impressive! 

This aside the runs that I'm going on now do feel a lot more steady and controlled with a really purpose to not stopping and walking up the steep hills. Partly down to Indi my Springer spaniel and her limitless amounts of energy to charge up even the steepest of incline. Generally after spotting a pheasant or some other game strutting elegantly along.

The times also come when I'm asking myself is it time for some new specialist trainers to last the testing terrain. The answer to this is probably very simple...yes! However the choice on the market is lost with me. All these different brands competing for 'The Ultimate' running shoe. I feel I'd have more chance of getting a good shoe if I just did a lucky dip. Also the garble that some salespeople come out with just goes straight over my head and I end up judging the shoe on its aesthetic values! A really good website to help with all things running related I've found is The Running bug.

Anyway back to sorting out some more bits and pieces, more to come tomorrow...