Bloody Shift Work

Just entered the Snowdonia 2010 marathon. I'm having a hard time trying to find an event in march / April, the events i want to enter are on the weekends I'm working. I'm going to enter the Big Black Mountains Challenge in May, so suppose I'll just have to focus on recce's for that and the Lakeland 50. I've got a cross country run event on Sunday 24th Jan (west glamorgan cross country league), it's 5 miles, should be fun, wonder how I'll do?

Top Day

Had a good 3hr run today. It was a nice clear day but bloody cold. Had great views of the snow covered beacons. I'm feeling good and hoping to up the mileage / time of my long runs. New rule, short runs to be 2hrs long runs 4hrs+.

Snow day

Went out at 630 this morning for a two hour run on the mountains, great fun. I don't normally do early morning runs but the wife was supposed to be on a course all day for work and i had the baby, after spending the day running around after my 18month old daughter don't normally have the energy for any further exercise. When i got in at 830 she told me the course as cancelled because of the snow, great news, i had time for a sausage toasty, build a snowman for the baby (which jasper cocked his leg up on) and go for a further hour and half run on the mountain