Chris Quits

OK, so this £1-a-day Challenge has got me faster and fitter than ever before, but now my ankles are starting to disintegrate it's time to look at the bigger picture, which is that I don't want to spend the rest of the year hobbling around on sore inflamed ankles. I therefore am taking the executive decision to officially quit the challenge, albeit I will probably still try to run more days than I'll miss.

But at the moment I need to take a break, otherwise my ankles won't recover in time for the Defi de l'Oisans at the end of July, of the GR20 en 5 Jours in September.

Coming apart at the seams

The One Pound Challenge seems to be sliding into an ignominious trough. Enthusiasm appears to be fading, just as the weather has settled fair and the long evenings are upon us. Big Chaz hasn't posted anything since May 17th and Crispin's contributions are becoming increasingly sporadic. Dave seems to be back on track after a bit of a dodgy post-London phase, and Chris is still churning out personal bests on an almost weekly basis, having come through a bit of a crisis last week (when he missed his first day after 153 consequetive runs). Damon is finally starting to get his act together after a few disastrous months of hobbling and wheezing. As for races, Crispin, despite (or perhaps because of) his frequent lazy days pulled out a cracker at Duddon, Damon lost his Yetholm Hill Race crown, but avoided humiliation and Dave is knocking off a few low-key road-races to get his legs back after London.
WE WANT CHARLIE BACK... NOW!