Cheers Snapper. I will take it on board. I intend to run round & swim through Abes loch (near Glasgow) when the weather gets a bit better.Should help with the wet and muddy running. It is more of a personal challenge. I don't expect to get a great time. Under 3 will do for me. I remember climbing Nevis a few years ago. My mate and I stopped for a "herbal" cigarette and these 2 guys a good 10 years older than us ran past us. We were not on the tourist route, it was tough groung work and these 2 crazy foccers were running up, no gear, no water, no food, no nothing. Then passed again before we reached the top. At that point I realised I was never meant to be an athlete, although the smoking should have been a hint!
But it is good to challenge yourself, within your own ability.