I've always used this blog as a repository for my running and racing experiences, a place to reflect on things in years to come when I'm old and grey, to look back on what I've achieved over the years, the lessons I've learnt along the way, and maybe a way of encouraging others that read my posts to register for races, to try something different, and perhaps challenge themselves in a different way. I've been neglecting things a little lately and I seem to have lost some of that motivation and creativity for writing, that way of engaging people and sharing my thoughts and emotions during my races, and I just haven't felt like putting my life on display for the rest of the world to see. The good news is that for whatever reason, I am now at the stage where I feel ready to get back into the groove, to get back doing what I enjoy doing, and I'm ready to pick up where I left off in the summer. It's good to be back :-) There is no denying that m...