Mon 11 Apr
7:07pm 9 miles steady with Andi Jones.   

Tue 12 Apr
12:32pm 7.5 miles easy solo run 

Wed 13 Apr
12:21pm 5 miles easy solo run
7:13pm 6.5 miles including track session. 2km tempo, 5x300m (100m jog).  6:15, 48, 49, 47, 49, 47.  

Thu 14 Apr
11:44am 5.5 miles easy

Fri 15 Apr
REST DAY

Sat 16 Apr
4:02pm 4 miles easy, felt really good

Sun 17 Apr
8:59am 19.28 miles including 17.21 miles of London Marathon.  Withdrew just after 17 miles with Hamstring injury.  See race report. 

Weekly Mileage: 56.78


Mon 18 Apr
REST DAY 

Tue 19 Apr
REST DAY 

Wed 20 Apr
REST DAY 

Thu 21 Apr
REST DAY 

Fri 22 Apr
7:30pm 5 miles easy

Sat 23 Apr
8:28am 8 miles including Bramhall Parkrun (1st, 16:17).  Promised the organiser before London that I would run this.  Started easy and hit the front after a mile.  Felt so good to be back running properly, although hamstring wasn't great. 
5:48pm 6 miles with Simon Horsfield

Sun 24 Apr
10:14am 3 miles very slow jog to work
4:20pm 12 miles steady with Simon, really hot today.  Hamstring wasnt too bad for 8 miles then started to give me problems. 

Weekly Mileage: 34


Mon 25 Apr
7:30pm 9 miles steady with Simon and Andy, clipping along reasonably well tonight, hamstring tight

Tue 26 Apr
7:00pm 8.5 miles including track session 4x2000m (2mins) 6:03, 6:02, 6:03, 6:01. Great session on the cinder track at Altrincham.

Wed 27 Apr
REST DAY.  Felt ill today, completely wiped out all day. Slept 12 hours in the evening and felt pretty much back to normal.

Thu 28 Apr
6:42pm 8.5 miles including track session 5x1000m (2mins).  2:53, 2:53, 2:53, 2:53, 2:55.  Ran a 64sec 400m afterwards to help another athlete around the last rep of his session.  Reasonably happy with workout especially after yesterday.  Spent the morning at the physio and discussed my ongoing hamstring problem.  It gets tight and sore every run, but especially so when I run up any hills or run long distances (9 miles seems to be ok).  Duncan identified the cause as an extremely weak left leg - I am unable to hop on my left leg at all.  He described my right leg as an athletes leg and my left leg as that of a sedentary person.  He has said that I can continue to run on it and that it will help to do so as I need to strengthen my left leg but that the exercises he has given to me are key to rehabilitation.

Fri 29 Apr
7:24pm 7 miles easy

Sat 30 Apr
REST DAY.  Sickness and diahorrea all day, second time I've been ill this week.

Sun 1 May
5:50pm 5 miles easy

Weekly Mileage: 38


Mon 2 May
8:50am 11 miles including ROTHWELL 10K (3rd, 31:16).  See race report.  Windy morning, was pleased with this run in current circumstances.

Tue 3 May
7:05pm 9 miles easy

Wed 4 May
12:08pm 7 miles easy
6:15pm 7 miles easy

Thu 5 May
8:30am 3 miles easy
6:15pm 8 miles including track session 6x800m (2mins).  2:21, 2:18, 2:20, 2:20, 2:20, 2:20.  Not a great session, tired tonight.

Fri 6 May
REST DAY 

Sat 7 May
8:20am 10 miles including Heaton Parkrun (2nd, 16:14).  First ever Parkrun defeat!  2nd behind Andy.  Hamstring a huge problem on uphills.  Didn't run well.

Sun 8 May
7:30pm 10 miles steady.  Stayed on the flat, was clipping along well last 4 miles.

Weekly Mileage: 65