I've entered the Derwentwater 10 on Sunday November 1st. 

I have to confess that I had mistakenly thought that this was a flattish course, with some pretty scenery, however it appears I have been somewhat mislead and it is rather more hilly, as evidenced by the height profile of the course kindly supplied by Barry (who I'm sure told me it was mostly flat in the first place!)

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I've been running reasonably consistently over the last few weeks, and have now extended my 'normal' lunchtime run to be slightly over 7 miles.  Added to this, I've been whittling away at the time I take to complete the distance, so that now I'm clocking in at just over an hour.  I know this isn't particularly speedy in comparison to people like Paula Radcliffe, but I'm pleased about it, and in this case, that's the only yard-stick that counts .  Anyway, its her job - so she should be good at it

All in all I'm feeling much better prepared for this than than some of the runs I've done in the past, so am quite looking forward to it. Its only 10 miles, what's the worst that can happen?

So after tempting Fate so carelessly, you have every right to expect me to follow up with a post full of tales of pain, inclement and surprisingly unseasonable weather and multiple blisters in tender locations .  We'll see...