It’s been a muddy old month in Blighty – not that I can complain when so many people have bigger problems to contend with. The flooding has seen entire communities losing everything they have, so a spot of mud seems like heaven in comparison. I have to say, it’s making my jogging routine feel a little more like an adventure – exactly the kind of thing you want when you’re training for an obstacle course! And the dogs are having a blast as well…

The storms haven’t been without casualties here though. A few trees have fallen in my local woods, making obstacles of their very own on the pathways!

Hopefully, the worst has passed now and the mud will recede soon! Until then, I’m quite enjoying the sense of achievement I feel when I get home and have to scrape the mud off my trainers. And joggers. And legs. And arms!