Easy Saturday

The last run of the year and what better way to see the year out but to run with Laurence and Brigitte in the forest towards Corra. I managed to persuade Nico to come along too and take it easy for once. I know Saturday is sacred and devoted to running to Corra and back at ever faster pace, but it was the 31 December and all traditions should be rested every now and then.

Brigitte will be running her first ever marathon in 2012 and she will officially be starting her training next month. Laurence has agreed to run with her in order for her to achieve her objective of 4 hours for the race. With this in mind, we set off easily into the forest and Nico and I chatted with the girls as we ran around being able to enjoy the surroundings for once without being completely knackered and focused on the trail ahead. There was a slight drizzle that was not disagreeable and the temperature was mild - perfect conditions for a marathon !

We ran the 14.2km in 1:18 or an average pace of 5:30/ km which would be sufficient for a sub-4 hour marathon. Nico came back to the house to taste the famous chocolates and we had to wrestle the box back from him before they all disappeared at a rate of knots. It was at this point that he explained his eating habits when his wife is away: frankly 1 kg of M&Ms in a night is not good for racing. At any rate, we've almost converted him to becoming a tea-drinker. It won't be long before he's singing 'God save the Queen' and saluting the Union Jack.

Anyway, turning into an Englishman is a far better prospect than his other antics recently reported on the web where he's taken to running in flowery pink shorts. I'm in the process of acquiring photgraphic evidence of these antics so that the world can realise the shame that he's bringing to himself, his club and his country.

Watch this space...!