My get up and go, got up and went.... but it's back now!

What a sad day today. My love and best wishes to everyone, hope you're all holding up ok.

A tough week of training for Simon and I, but things are really starting to improve. As Simon has mentioned, I had a bit of ligament trouble in my left leg which stopped me from running for a month. I did other sports to try to keep my legs strong and cardio fitness up, so fortunately I didn't have a terrible shock when I returned to running. I'm delighted to report that my bad leg seems to be holding up just fine. Fingers crossed the good health continues.

Today I ran my first 10k since hurting the ligament. Simon and I ran to France and back! Really - the French border is 5k from our flat. There were lots of other runners out and about, and I am delighted to report (for the sake of my ego) that I seemed to be back in the club. There were lots of "bonjours" and a couple of "courages" from my fellow runners today. Our time was 1 hour 13 minutes, which I was delighted with (although I'm sure that a couple of our Team Atko pro runners will be almost finished in that time).

I am nervous about the actual run. With my history of injuries and lack of any natural sporting ability, I know that I'm not going to get a super duper time. But getting this far with my training over the last year and being able to take part is something I would never have thought possible. I'll be delighted with crossing that finish line.

Good luck team, keep up the good work and I'll see you soon.

P.S. Simon finally got the super duper polar watch working, which is how I know how far I ran today. The watch has also just made me a cup of tea!!!!