Thanks for the great comments. I'm very jealous that you get to run on the beach LowCarbFemmeFit!!! That would be great but my nearest sandy beach is a 60 mile round trip away and the others are stony - my son used to run them as a teen when summer training with his rugby club. Very hard work and I'm not fit enough for that, let alone young enough!! Good luck Jstaparrothead. I haven't signed up to do a run yet, but my daughter and I plan to do one together - hopefully not too far in the future. Let me know how you get on.