Been finding training somewhat difficult recently. I have been trying to up the mileage, but every time I get to about 10 miles I run out of Juice. I was starting to get a bit concerned as the Grunty Fen Half Marathon is only a week away. Was it all going to be an embarresing failure??

Well I put a query on the runners forum and a couple of the people replied suggesting Jelly Babies, both as a pre-run snack and a during-run pick me up. Sounded good to me, so whilst Liz and I were in Cambridge last night I thought I would buy a pack of Jelly Babies, how hard could it be? Very hard as it turns out. You want Haribo or some horrid looking own brand sweet not a problem, tried Sainsbury's and the Tesco Metro, nothing and then finally just before closing time tried our Local Co-op. There they were a fully stocked shelf of Bassetts Jelly Babies. Local shops don't you just love them.

Tried them out this morning; 13 miles in 1 hr 50mins and 10 Jelly Babies. They work Eureka!!!!!! Grunty Fen bring it on!!!!

Still time to sponsor me on behalf of Cancer Research Sponsor Peter