A fairly quiet and injury-affected couple of months with only a few competitive outings. October started ok, despite issues with left calf and hamstring, at Giffordtown 5k on the morning of Sunday 1st. However, an unwise decision to enter an afternoon race on the same day brought the injury problems to the fore. Plans to take part in cross-country events had to be scrapped and a complete break-down occurred resulting in a few days off running. After visits to the physio, quality and quantity of training improved during November and so eventually did race performances.

October days run – 28 out of 31

October mileage – 115.5

November days run – 28 out of 30

November mileage – 142.2

Races

• 01/10/2017 Giffordtown 5k – 19:47 2nd MV60
• 01/10/2017 Tufty Trail Race – 41:21 3rd MV60
• 27/10/2017 Nightmare Series #1 – 31:24 1st MV60
• 05/11/2017 Bob Stark Memorial 5k – 22:19 COURSE PB 2nd MV60
• 17/11/2017 Nightmare Series #2 – 22:45 COURSE PB 2nd MV60
• 19/11/2017 Hartley Cup mile relay – 6:17 and 6:23 1st MV60

Parkruns

• 21/10/2017 St Andrews – 20:53 1st MV60
• 28/10/2017 St Andrews – 20:35 1st MV60
• 11/11/2017 St Andrews – 19:44 1st MV60
• 25/11/2017 St Andrews – 20:29 1st MV60