Dovedale Dipper, 2016

Photo courtesy of the Rotary Club of Matlock's website.

Photo courtesy of the Rotary Club of Matlock’s website.

In what felt like such a bizarre situation, 2016 so far had not featured any competitive events for me. I’d covered a lot of mileage, plus I did run at the Manchester Marathon in April, BUT, so far none of this mileage was at competitive pace; I’d not yet had the chance to test my top speed against anybody except myself. It was time to get back on the horse!

Unfortunately, my horse was a bit lame.