"More Bloody Snow!"

February half term and with a few days off I was hoping to get in some good solid training, but with yet another cold earlier in the week (two in two weeks!) and snow for several days running at the tail end its ended up a real old mixture.

Once again I returned to Macclesfield Forest and although the snow wasn't as deep as the other week and there was a clear blue sky it was still a real challenge.

Whilst yesterday I managed a good solid eleven miler along the canal as preparation for the upcoming half marathons, the highlights of the week were an ice skating session with the kids at Trentham Gardens (even managing to stay upright!) and an hour on the bike today, again in the snow over the local hills with the legs having to work really hard to keep the bike moving at times.

Next week sees the climax of the cross country season with the English National in Leeds. Lets hope that colds and bad weather don't get in the way!

Weekly mileage 26 (week 7). Annual mileage 202.