Doyen of the Downs

So last night Sarah and I, as well as a couple of friends of ours, signed up to run the Doyen of the Downs (A ‘Doyen’ is apparently analogous to a ‘Dean’ – the “eldest or most senior in a group”). It’s a 50km ultra-marathon in December, and considering I am in pretty bad running shape at the moment I am a little bit scared! We did 45km a couple of years back, it was fairly tough but we were doing a lot of running back then. Since little Sadie was been born we have been pretty slack on the running front so I expect it to be a bit of a shock to the system…

Still, nothing like a challenge to get you out on them there hills. And it is on our home turf (nearly) in the beautiful hills around Arundel, so it should be a nice scenic one.

I’ll try to post some training pictures and updates here eventually for anyone who is interested. And for anyone who wants to join us there are still some places available if you’re quick!