Going it alone

Back in the UK after a stint in Adelaide. Great to see family and friends and have a run around places in the ol' home town. The heat was something different to contend with and both Jess and I struggled to come to terms with the difference in temperature. We are more used to running in near freezing conditions where the air is thinner. Therefore our running consisted of shorter stints and evening runs along the beach so that we didn't completely perish in the midday sun. Anyway, it was good to run in a different environment. Jess continues to run in Adelaide for another week while I shiver in London and try to manage my own running alone. It has become apparent in the last few weeks that we both rely on each other quite a bit (perhaps more than we realised) for pace, entertainment and support. It's hard running alone and I'm increasingly greatful for the fact that I'm not doing this challenge alone for the whole thing. This support, we both provide as allowed us to finish the year with impressive stats that neither of us thought we would achieve at the beginning of 2010 - considering we had never run in anger before June. So here are the cold hard facts of a 6 month running period that ended 2010 with the both of us feeling and looking fitter than ever. Total runs for 2010: 62 Total distance for 2010: 453.1km Total time running in 2010: 42:57:50 Average pace for 2010: 5:47 min/km (9.19 miles/min) I'm impressed... B