Looking forward to doing a my first ever race. A 10K this winter sometime.Never thought I would enjoy running but with the right shoes and encouragement it's been great.

Left UK in Sept 02 and now running in NZ where getting out in the winter is somewhat nicer than it was in Co.Durham (altho' I really missed doing the Blaydon Race this June). Loads of hassles

(Sheffield BUPA), followed by lovely Clumber 10k and ending on a high with a 1:05:48 PB at Scarborough in October. Dropped off a bit over the winter as I struggled with the weather and new shoes, picking up

. I'm going around the world next March as a career break and fully intend to pack my running shoes, until then I aim to run in road races over the winter with my goal being to run 10Km in around 50mins