Following this week’s Saturday morning group ride I packed my bags and jumped in my buddy’s car for the 3-hour drive north to the race site of this past Sunday’s Comox Valley Half Marathon (don’t look for it in your international race calendar).  This was to be my last significant test leading into the Flora London Marathon, now just 5 short weeks away.  Consequently, I wanted to run a time that would be a true indication of my current fitness, so took the week leading up to it nice and light.