Hi Dad- I would like a copy of the music you have downloaded please.

As you can see I've spent some time fiddling about with the blog design. This enabled me to while away time that was supposed to be spent reading for an essay. Productive, no? Did you know that if you are in a similar mind to procrastinate, you can play pacman on our blog now? Bottom right hand corner. Please do not blame me if you get too excited.

Yesterday, I did manage a short run with Siobhan. She peeled off after 8miles and I continued the rest of the 13mile route. The last bit is over the cliffs and it was fairly windy so I was hoping that I didn't get blown over the side. But lucky me, I'm still here. Did you see the article in the Sunday Times last week about regional causes of death- Glasgow remains the place where you are most likely to be murdered (it is the number one cause of death for teenagers in the area) and for Cornwall it's drowning. This fact started playing in my mind as I tried to run crouching down and as far from the edge as I could be....!

Siobhan got a bit worried about me and decided when she got home that she was going to come out on a mercy mission to try and find me (by then it had also started raining heavily). However, by the time she made it out, I was already home and heading for the shower. She arrived at the house some time later after having sat in her car at the bottom of the cliffs for a while...oops! Wasn't that good of her though?

Today, is my second study day this week (I would normally be at uni, but its half term) and as such I'm still in my jammies again. I have done some reading for my essay though. Later, I might go for another run, but the forecast is for heavy rain so perhaps not. Next week is my last week of training for the Marathon. The following week is a rest week before the race on the Sunday. I say race, but I'm using that term loosely. I've looked at the route online and the description of it sounds horrendous. Words such as arduous and strenuous are used frequently. Apparently there's a 3mile hill at mile 22, just to totally finish you off. If I manage to finish I'll be happy. The Cornish is rated the 3rd hardest in the UK, so definitely not PB material. Do you see how I'm preparing you and myself for if I can't do it, or make it home in a really slow time eg. 10hours...?!!! Telling you all this beforehand will preserve my running self esteem (if I have any!). Bof and Maggie, from the 3 Peaks, have asked me if I want to join them to do the Paris Marathon on the 5th of April. But I think I'll wait and see how I get on with this one first....