Only a week to go until the Great North Run. Already you can see far more people out on the streets running. Am not to sure about my prospects this year, with less than hoped for training.

You are supposed to taper down the training sessions in the week before a big run, but any more tapering and it would be a walk! For the first time in weeks took off on the tracks towards Willington and then Brancepeth. It was a very pleasant run, sun shining, light cool breeze and quite a few other runners, obviously having the GNR in mind.

It was so pleasant and easy that had to force myself to turn around and just run the half marathon. But it means a possible short run the next day.