Another great run

It was a joy to watch Mo Farah in Birmingham on Sat. he ran another brilliant race and won going away from the field. It is really satisfying when you see a runner who is able to judge pace like that and know that when the button is pressed for the final burst, a good win is assured.
A bit different from that was the Cross Country racing I attended briefly in my home town on Sat. no great or particularly famous names there, but the object was the same - to run well and do the best you can. The runners had a tough course which was well cut up with the weather but that did not deter them too much and I'm sure they all enjoyed it....
For myself, I am enjoying building my distance up again, albeit slowly. Today I enjoyed a 2 miler which was slightly longer than my last 1.5 miles - easy does it. I hope to be at the 5k distance by mid March.

Is Training a Chore

Its got to be done. You will never achieve anything if you do not put in the work necessary. Training involves getting out and getting the miles in. How you do this will depend on many factors and the most important will be what your goal or target is. If it is to be a fun runner and complete the odd race then a relaxed schedule of running will do fine up to a point. If you want to be competitive then a more strenuous, targeted approach will be necessary. This will involve training up to 5 or 6 times per week and cover various elements of running ie. short runs, long runs, speed work, hill work etc.
No matter what level you are at you should try and look on it as an enjoyable experience - it will not always seem that way, but if you remain focused and keep to the programme then you will get the results you want and the satisfaction of achieving something worthwhile. The main thing is - stick with it......