Thursday

Did the Manchester 10k at the weekend. I wasn't going for any particular time, but felt good so ended up going quite quick- I got 42:25, which is quite a chunk off my previous personal best. It's strange how sometimes, if you take the pressure off, you end up doing better than you expected anyway.

I felt a slight twinge from my knee around 4km, but it went away & didn't come back for the rest of the race. Excellent news, except it didn't feel all that great later in the evening. After a few days of rest, light cross training & stretches, it's pretty much gone, so it looks like I'm on for Sunday.

It's an odd waiting game at the moment- we can't go out, but can't do any useful training either, so want it to be Sunday and get on with it.

I had a quick look at the weather. I figure it's probably pretty accurate at this point, and it's looking a bit on the hot side- 21 degrees and patchy clouds. Not great news, so slow with plenty of water is order of the day.

3 days. Bring it on.