It’s time to vote, readers.

So after two months and with only a couple of weeks to go, it’s time to deliver your predictions. Only you know who really deserves your vote…

Who needs to train harder? Who needs to up their game? Who can relax with victory safely floating on the horizon?

Training Diary, Day 67: Winning is a good habit

Training Diary, Day 64: Panting and dehydrated…oooh, wine!

Training Diary, Day 61: Egging myself on

Retaining the motivation to go running is the toughest part of this training regime. Being 61 days in and with only 26 to go until the big race, now is not the time to lie down and take advantage of the easter egg reductions.

However tempting.

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Training Diary, Day 58: Welcome to teletubby land

dsc00067“Over the hills and far away, an exhausted runner jogs away” – and no, my modest beer belly doesn’t resemble that of the teletubby (before you say it).

Exhausted is a bit of an exaggerration on my part but I felt tired and quite surprised having found that the nature trail around the Leek Road campus of Staffordshire University leads you up and down a large hill several times – wasn’t quite the light morning jog I had in mind. Continue reading

Training Diary, Day 56: Cycling at the Peak of a downpour

Manifold Valley

Training Diary, Day 54: Surely we should be allowed to rest now?

badminton, Fenton Manor Leisure Centre. Champion