I am pleased with the last month of running. I have been on a very long run each Sunday (for around 3 hours each) and I can tell that I am building up the stamina to approach the Paris marathon next fortnight. Ideally, though, I would have another month for training. I am still not certain that I would be able to run for the whole 42.2km. I also need to practise my focus - when I am past 3/4 of the way through the run, I haven't been able to avoid thinking about how much further I had left to run. I would like to be in a state where I didn't have this at the front of my mind and I could enjoy the run more. Or at least, not get distracted by my sore legs. When I am at the running expo in Paris on the Saturday, I will have a look for other marathons that I could enter for the end of the year. I would have a rest period after this marathon, of course, but then I would like to pick up with some medium/long runs as soon as practicable. I am estimating that I will get between 4 hours 20 and 4 hours 30 for this marathon. It sounds average, but at least it will be a better time than the last time I attempted a marathon - all the way back in 2007. It seems like such a long time ago.