This is a very short blog from me, an update of Canada is to come from Jane next week, and I will do a wee wrap up too.

However with the Saint Clair Half Marathon two days away, (I can’t believe how quickly it has come round!) I thought I would let you know how my training is going and how I am feeling coming up to the race!  Things have been ok, and I am definitely feeling better than I was about it a month ago. Someone said to me that if you can run 18km before the race (which I did on Sunday) then you should be able to complete a half marathon.

Training has been a bit more difficult the last week as Jane and I have been in Canada, though the hotels we stayed in were fantastic and all had wee pocket sized running routes printed, and with various distances. I managed to fit in an 8km run in Vancouver, but it was very cold. In Ottawa, we only had about 24 hours and it was snowing, so I decided to give myself a day off. While, Toronto was beautiful and very spring- like, and as we had one morning off, I was able to conquer 15km!

It has felt like a bit of relief since Sunday, especially as all of the training guides say you can taper off, so there hasn’t been the pressure to run long distances, or to run every day. In fact, every second day has been off, and the last run I did was only 5km, though I do have to run tonight. Unfortunately I won’t be able to wear my Durvillea singlet on the day which is a pity, as I find it uncomfortable on the long runs. Now I can’t promise a photo after the run, as I will not be at my best, but there will be a debrief next week on how it went. I would like to do it around 2.5 hours…..