New Year, same race, same old excuses

Have trained, have lost pace and distance, have managed to strain/damage hamstring and am suffering just as I was trying to build up some return to form. It seems harder this year somehow but am determined to knock off those three minutes and go sub 2 hours so will press on regardless. After the niggling ITBS problems after GNR08 and then various illnesses and other miscellaneous reasons for not getting regular training in have now found that I am struggling for breath after a few km which is also a bit of a worry but I am jiggered if I am going to miss this year after the fun had last time round.

Hell, I even have a direct flight back from Newcastle on the Monday....at least until the airline pulls a fast one of course and sends it via Reykjavik or somewhere equally poverty stricken!