May 12th-May 22nd

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Since Ben lomond i have trained very hard in terms of Running and Cycling.I done the Snods edge 6 mile but i didnt run that well feeling a little tired but finished 2nd to my Blyth team mate Paul Whalley and felt alittle down as i won in 2007.a week later i did the tough Les Alcorn 10k and ran well but could only do 36.14.Cycling training included a very tough 63 miler on the hills of the North Pennines with Phil Sanderson of NFR.

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