Today's Great North Run reminded me of how much I like the big events, mainly because I can get lost in the crowd, and the support at these events is just fantastic. Id' love to run it again next year, but it all depends on the London Marathon ballot.
If I get in, then I'll have to get to half marathon standard for mid March, probably for a run out at Silverstone, ready for my assault on the capital a month later. That'll leave the Autumn possibly marathon free, so I could return to the Great North Run, or perhaps have a first go at the Great South Run.
If I don't get in, then it'll be an October trip to the Highlands for a crack at the Loch Ness Marathon. So I'd be looking for a local half marathon in August/September, and a spring/summer free to improve over shorter distances.
First, however, I've got to get to 5K and enter Parkrun in Norwich.
So many options...
