Well it has been a very cold & icy December! Have run around 55 miles all month, so not going to break any Forrest Gump records with that, am I. Couple of weeks ago I ran to a friends house & back to deliver Christmas presents & cards. Probably would have been better wearing ice-skates it was so slippy out. Perhaps I wanted to break my ankle to get out of further runs! Still managed 8.5 miles total that day (with tea break in the middle). Furthest I had run since the Medoc in September.

Christmas Eve was pretty impressive though! Woke up with a raging hangover from a tad too much wine & champagne on Christmas day! The Stoke Stampede was running its 20th race so in true spirit, my step-mother, sister & I all decided to run.

Felt a bit sick at the start line, but armed with Santa hat, I completed the 10k in exactly 1 hour, so was pretty pleased with my wee effort!

New years resolution however, is to give up the wine etc from Sunday - Thursday and only indulge sensibly Friday & Saturday. All for MdS prep of course!!!!!