A.M. Winter strikes back with a last ditch attempt (hopefully) to thwart the onset of Spring…and it would have to be on long run day. Freezing cold, snow showers, and the worst of all a strong headwind to km17 that froze my jaw and cheeks and was just plain knackering. Pretty steady run, I ate a mini mars bar at km20, started to get stomach ache at km24 and had to make an undignified scramble into the bushes 4k later. I won’t point an accusing finger at an innocent little chocolate bar, the culprit might have been the water I drank which was very cold. Usual hard slog uphill at the end, better than last week but much room for improvement to get back to where I was in Jan/Feb. Total 36,3k in 2:48:56, av pace 4:39/k, 7:29/mi. | 