"Club Track Relay"

Week 7. Weekly mileage 16. Annual mileage 178. Races 5.

"Woodbank Park XC"

Last  Manchester fixture of the year with the grim weather matching my performance!

Week 6. Weekly mileage 27. Annual mileage 162. Races 4

"Alsager 5"

Week 5. Weekly mileage 24. Annual mileage 135. Races 3.

"Ducking out of Knowsley"

For the first time ever I have ducked out of a race on the day. The thought of running the northern championships at Knowsley after a solid twelve hours of rain was a race too far. Instead it was an easy four miler round Billington.

Week 4. Weekly mileage 22. Annual mileage 111. Races 2.

"Not The Forest 5"

A good week of cross training including a thirty minute grit plyometrics session made a steady run over the Forest 5 course very easy.

Week 3. Weekly mileage 20. Annual mileage 89. Races 2.

"Kenworthy Fields"

Round four of the  Cross Country League and a new venue at the  Manchester University Playing Fields. An excellent and varied six mile course of "hills, trails, run, repeat" in 53.27.

"Victoria Park intervals and driving rain"

First interval session of the year (15 x 90 seconds / 30 seconds recovery) in driving rain all alone in Victoria Park