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Ok first off an easy comment to answer, about the running chip (or lack of) at the Cardiff Half. I was not wearing one, not because I was being awkward or anything like that but because I forgot it! In the whole rush of racing back from Birmingham, eating, trying to get to bed quickly and then getting up early to go to Cardiff it just slipped my mind. When I got there I let the organisers know as these race's usually have spares and they said as I was likely to be at the front end I could run without one if I wasn't bothered as my time would be gun to tape. They wanted to keep the spares for people further back in on the start line which would be more beneficial as they might not cross the line for a few minutes etc,.

The comment made by 'guest' which is pretty easy to work out and didn't need to draw on my 'diagnoses murder' skills for I have picked up over time was a fair comment in the fact of Simon Lawson winning which I don't have problem and agree...he is the fastest guy ever in Britain at Half Marathon for U20 and braking Andreas Jones Welsh record of 30.05 (I think) earlier this year was very impressive as he run second half alone and Andreas went on to run 28.00 for 10k. I disagree however with the vest issue but have decided to comply with it as I have told Welsh Athletics....I now have a white Saucony vest (second registered vest colour for Belgrave) which I will wear at Championships from now on and everyone will be a winner.

The weekend went well I think if not a little wet. Lots of guys were missing from the group for different reasons Saturday so I was all alone (well for a while) for 8x1k alternating fast and controlled in 2.49 / 3.03. Now this was the great bit....former hero as a young gun growing up was Mark Morgan who is doing a bit of training now and he turned up for the session and could see I was all alone so offered to be my rabbit. He would go off in front and then as I caught him he would run at the front for as long as he could which was great and a bit surreal to be honest. It would be amazing to see him get back and involved with racing again at a decent standard but no pressure, it would be great just to have him in sessions regularly and around the group as his story's and presence can only be a good thing.

Simx