Extreme hill reps today. There is a great section of track close to home where I can run up one side of the valley (rocky and steep) jog down and run up the other side (easier under foot and not so steep but a bit longer) and jog down. Repeat 4 times and you have a great hill session. Each hill takes about 5 minutes to get up so with a warm up and warm down it takes about 1hr 45 mins.

I thought this was a tough session until I met a Scottish guy training for the Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc. He was doing Ben reps - yes reps up Ben Nevis times 4 now that is what I call hardcore.

Now I have a shed load of work to do before leaving home tomorrow morning at 5am for two days in Southampton followed by an Ed & Phil sales trip to the North West and Scotland. As a well earned treat Phillip and I are running the Moray Marathon on the Sunday. This will be a very special event as it is Mel's 100 marathon and the first time I have see her since she got engaged to my good friend Dave Ross.