26 Weeks to go

• Monday 40 min run
• Tuesday (Christmas day! Ate half a goose and heaven only knows how many of those little sausages)
• Wednesday Ran/Walked for 1 hour with 16kg (Son) on my back. Plus hill sprints in evening.
  
• Thursday Ran 18km 1hr 28min
• Friday 50 min run
• Saturday 1 hour easy trail run
• Sunday 37.2 Km in 3 hour 30 mins

Have the Nice prom Classic 10k race this Sunday, hopefully get sub 45min but we will see.

27 Weeks to go

• Monday Rest
• Tuesday 1.5 hours Jog
• Wednesday 8 * 400m
  
• Thursday Full day Skiing (Cross training)
• Friday Half day Skiing
• Saturday 1.5 hours
• Sunday Full day Skiing

First week of my holidays combined with the slopes at Isola opening, clear blue skys and Martin turning up did not create a high milage week.
Blog is late due to our internet connection being closed.

28 Weeks to go

• Monday Rest
• Tuesday 1hr 13.5km
• Wednesday 4 * 1km each 3min 50s
• Thursday 18Km
• Friday 13.5km
• Saturday 6km
• Sunday 31km 2hr 58m

Felt very bad on the Saturday but made good recovery on the Sunday ran for the first time with a sports drink and forced myself to have a mouthful every 15 mins. First time I have finished a long run and could pee! Just had the race pack sent through. A little concerned with some of the wording it looks like we will be 'weighted' at the checkpoints.

29 Weeks to go

• Monday Rest
• Tuesday 1 hour 13km
• Wednesday 8 * 400m
  
• Thursday Missed
• Friday 40 mins hills
• Saturday Rest
• Sunday 11Km hill race was 55mins and came 43rd out 167
• http://crossamnesty.free.fr/11km.pdf

A busy week our puppy went missing on Thursday (Bob Jack Russel 7 months old) and has still not turned up Kids keep asking for her and the other dogs are pining. Amy got the Chicken pox on Friday night so Calvin is bound to get it in 10 days should make a great Christmas picture.

30 Weeks to go

• Monday Rest
• Tuesday 40 mins
  
• Wednesday 10 * 200m
• Thursday 1 hour
• Friday 30 mins
• Saturday Rest
• Sunday 3 hrs 20 mins (21km) Cross Country then 6km fast on road

Cross Country race next week 12km

31 Weeks to go

Hard to define where week 1 should really start, but I suspect where the blog starts is as good a place as any.
So Week 1

• Monday: Rest
• Tuesday: 6.5km sub 30 mins
• Wednesday: 4 * 800m with 200m recovery plus warm up / down
• Thursday: 'Missed'
• Friday: 18km 1h 30m
• Saturday: Rest
• Sunday: 4hrs 20m 2000m ascent 26km

So It Begins

With some apprehension I start my training for the West Highland Way Race . After watching a friend (Tony Westbury) complete this in 2005 I knew I would have to try it. It has taken two years to pluck up the courage.