Hi all and welcome Andy and well done on the weight loss.
Been off the internet for a few days, loads going on at the moment, including a new allotment plot.
Its about two miles away from where I live, so quite a nice short jog to get there, do some work, then jog back up a long fairly steep hill....nice workout !
Very sorry to hear about your friend Speedy 
We're off on our travels on tuesday, going to France in our campervan for 5 weeks, plenty of new places to run, and hopfully catch some sun before winter!
Have increased my longest run to 11 miles and am really feeling the benefits of my weight loss, it impacts on just about every aspect of life 