After dark

Back home again now and, after a week's rest, ventured out last night for six miles. Running later in the evening in a vain attempt to miss the humid heat that saps the strength. No such luck - drenched within the first two miles. And s it got dark, I became increasingly aware of my vulnerability running on unlit roads.

Where possible I ran on pavements, but the surfaces are treacherous in the dark and I often resorted to the roads once more. And however bright and white and reflective the running top I wear may be, it's not much good as cars hurtle over the crest of a hill or round a corner. And plenty do...

Still, a good six miles run. Even if this morning that achilles tendon's acting up again. Time for another conversation with Rachel at Personal Best about how best to resolve this before my training disappears completely.

But on the bright side, I've passed 100 miles in the programmme...

110 miles down, 390 to go.