With just five weeks until the Lakou Backyard Ultra, training has been ramped up in style and I'm really hoping that the miles, the hills, and the strength work, all come together on race day, so I can go into the race feeling confident of hitting any targets I might set myself. Right now, I don't have a goal except to attempt one more lap every time I feel like I've truly had enough. I'd much rather time out on a lap that not start, but then I have said that before and gone again my word! This past week has been a great week of training, with a decent speed session on Tuesday that saw me comfortably running 7.00 to 7.30 miling despite a brisk wind, Wednesday saw me doing what is now known as my 10-mile classic simply because until recently, all I tended to do during the week were 10-milers. Then Thursday, I was back at the off-leash dog park, running up and down the hill in an attempt to get stronger at hill running and therefore making my hillier races feel easier. Th...