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OK so I'm a week into this and I still haven't said anything about my proposed training schedule. For anyone who's interested, here goes.....

Thinking about this at work today it occurred to me that there are two important facts to remember:-

1. I have three months to prepare for this, and

2. I'm not in it to win it. I do not aspire to win gold , silver or bronze but merely to finish and do the Grangetown Dap Dance for a few seconds before enjoying a victory cwrw.

SO... here is my plan. I will concentrate on endurance and not distance for the first two months. By the end of the first month I propose to be able to run for one hour regardless of the distance covered. At the end of the second month I should be able to run for two hours. In the third month I will cover the 13 mile distance once a week before the event. I will intersperse these distance runs with shorter runs 3 or 4 times a week.

Having researched the average time it takes to run a mile ( 7 to 10 mins according to Ask.com ) the above schedule should mean that I'm just about ready to tackle the course at the end of month two. Month three will be all about "making assurance doubly sure" in the words of the bard.

I have checked the above schedule with AmeriCymru's resident physical fitness expert and he agrees that it makes sense. As I reach each of the above milestones I will post in this series.