Sunday 25th - 56 days til Marathon - 90mins 3 Parks run.

Janeywife and I have done nothing all weekend apart from eat well, take it easy, go bowling and go to the cinema. I've been feeling better daily and whilst I've still a mouth ulcer, i'm no longer suffering from the constant aching that punctured last weeks training plans. Ran for 90mins around the 3 parks and feel a lot better.

The somewhat scary truth that the marathon is 8 weeks today continues to dawn and I'm hoping that between now and Aprill 22nd I can maintain the healthy knife edge balance between exercising/eating/training and recovery.

It sounds cliched but Bison bought it up - so I'm compelled to use it!! - but apparently I'm a finely tuned machine - I guess he means I have to use supergrade instead of regular gas, keep my spark plugs clean and run regular diagnostics!

I agree - for the next 57 nights I've got to enusure early to bed, regular knee raises to combat sore patellas, plenty of greens with carbs and limited business trips. Apart from a trip to Orlando for CTIA Telecoms show March 22nd (competitor event not one of mine so reduced in demands) I'm training in the UK.

Have a 10k race March 11th, my 3hr / 21mile run Sunday 18th March around Richmond Park and then a 16mile race April 1st in Kingston.

March is going to be a busy, yet hopefully injury and sickness free month as I head towards April 22nd.