[joglynne]

Originally Posted by Russ

Cheers guys - no idea how I managed it and it was disheartening at one point when I was halfway around a 3 mile lake to see some of the younger runners coming out of it the other end! But I noticed that only 4 or 5 people overtook me so I'm quietly confident my position won't be too embarrassing

Hey kiddo, the fact that you finished is brilliant. Virtual couch potato to dedicated runner in such a short time shows how single minded you have been.