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Nope...I really didn't, that's the honest answer and I was pretty surprised almost shocked by it. I am running in the Worksop half marathon tomorrow, which offers nothing but 13miles of pain. It's part of my planned running comeback, having raced the Kilomathon in March this year and struggling through that I felt I owed myself to re-discover my fitness, motivation, weight loss plan and that competitive streak that used to make me pretty unstoppable when the mind was focused. So, after a few months of training and a calorie counting diet later I am 1 stone lighter when I started training and feel comfortable I can finish a half marathon. So, I check my race history, when you are a geek you have one of this, in a spreadsheet or other form to see when I last ran a half marathon...it was September, 2006!!  My head nearly fell off, has it really been 4 years? yes, yes it has, it was Nottingham Half, timed finish at 1hr 33mins. I shall be fortunate to make it under 2hours this

A challenge today as a friend of ours is coming for dinner to celebrate her completion of the Scottish Kilomathon last weekend and collecting an ebay purchase for us too. So as a treat I am experimenting on her with a nice piece of sirloin steak, with a homemade peppercorn and wholegrain mustard sauce with a red wine Jus. Homemade and roasted thick cut chips with a side of honey Carrots and mangetouts. While I am attempting this I also want to go out and view the model railway exhibiton in the town. So am preparing as much as I can now.