70 races that is awesome... Well done. this year was my first season, and by comparison I've only done 10 fell races... (albeit I live miles from the fells, and only started in may)...

I'd say to anyone who reads your blog, to just turn up and have a go... I was nervously on the start line of my first race in may, thinking about possibly doing a 'long' race before the end of the year... Next thing I knew I was doing 3 longs in 5 weeks (Stretton Skyline/Black Mountains/Langdale)...

I'm also looking ambitiously at next year... 3 peaks in April, Lakeland classics over the summer, at least 1 of Jura and Welsh 1000m, and possibly Manx mountain marathon...

I also packed up football a few years ago, then packed up kickboxing at a decent level to concentrate on running, and don't regret it one bit...

Good luck for 2016...