Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I have started my marathon training. I thought it would be an idea to write about my training progress.  If you don't hear from me for a while you can give me a prod with a big blog stick. What are my aims? To deal with the excesses of too much drink and food, would be start. I would like to run a 9 minute mile at a conversational pace. A  tall order, if you have ever tried to engage me in conversation whilst running.  I ran to Great Habton today. Had a coffee with Jayne and Ian, then ran back. Managed under a 9 min mile, but would not be able to maintain that. A question that could divide the group. Sleeping bag? Handbag?