Some farewell recovery miles in Addis Ababa

20M double; recovery runs x2 & core strength exercises
12M am recovery run at 7.00min/M effort
Core strength exercises
8M pm recovery run at 7.00min/M effort

Today was about recovery and packing because, sadly, my time in Ethiopia is over. I fly home late tonight.

It has been amazing here.

Great hospitality and company - in particular Gudisa, who has looked after us here in Addis, is a brilliant, altruistic, trustworthy and sometimes hysterical host. Not to mention a very good runner! Running Across Borders have done well to find him. Between Gudisa, Mike, Ibrahim and the Bradfords, I had plenty of good company on my runs and between them.

Plentiful, healthy and tasty food - thanks to Meseret our cook (and lyre player).

Very hard training - 26 days; 46 runs; 14 hard sessions including 4 hard long runs; 432 miles; I don't know how many feet of hills. But also the time to recover well - a nap a day (and sometimes two) plus an extra hour or two every night.

And a fair chunk of luck - no illness or injury. Not even a niggle!

I feel at my fittest ever. I'm nicely lined up for a final four weeks of sharpening up... before absolutely killing the London Marathon.

My first task though is a long leg of the Southern Road Relay Champs on Sunday.