So far, so good with the calf. Minimising my running for a week appears to be working. I’m still doing a couple of slow kilometres each day and supplementing that with walking. I really want to start the New Year with a bang, which means ensuring my left calf has completely healed. I’m terrible at holding back, usually ploughing back into the heavy stuff before I should. This time I’m trying really hard. I hope I’ve developed a little more restraint with age.

Christmas is a time when many celebrate in some way or another. Well, the photo below is of an entirely different kind of celebration. This was taken in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the historic part of town. The occasion was when the Hud (left of photo) and Dave (right), along with Sue and Jo, joined Carmel and me on the world run. We simply had to try these giant beers in boots to celebrate the occasion.