time. So my target will be to set a personal best time and of course enjoy the whole event.November and DeccemberNovember and December were bad months with the two races I had been preparing for going badly.The Ballbuster was a disaster. After some

almost over-trained, having done three 20 milers plus the 22-miler in preparation and wouldn't have been well enough to run if I had tried to keep to the training plan the last two weeks. I almost forgot, the lady (God Bless You) around the 23.5 mile mark

way around. Bring on the next race! I think in future I'll be careful of over-training - as a novice I think it's easy to think that one is not doing enough and thereby actually end up doing too much.A big thank you to everyone involved in making my

not have these overtraining injuries. I would also hang onto a water bottle so that if the water stations ran out of water I would have some with me. Also... don't bother with text messaging on the day - my friends sent me loads and I got them

, and the last four miles were an amazing finish to a great event. Coventry Cat, 4:22What an amazing day!I woke very early, way before my 6am wake-up call, opened the curtains at my hotel to see the clearest of blue skies. I stuffed breakfast down before greasing