Into the Groove - Madonna

Had my second marathon of the week today with another Marathon des Sables hopeful in the shape of a very nice young man called Ben Wilding. As ever on these long training days out in Derbyshire, I was able to share an enormous amount of information about the event but also hopefully enthuse Ben to do as much work between now and then to get the most out of his race next April.

He's not got too much to worry about as although he's relatively new to running, he has a very upbeat attitude to life and was a real pleasure to spend time my time with today.

I must say that I loved the last 6 miles and felt really strong and totally positive now about my running prospects for later this year. Another marathon on Thursday will really put me back on track.

Happy Days...