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Hope everything goes ok Andi.
But get what sleep you can NOW cause there isn't going to be much after!! Our little un arrived on New Years Day - and we haven't had any sleep since :eek: :eek: :eek:
Actually first run for me tonight since he was born - rather hard work after two weeks off.
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8.35 miles with Tryfan and Sinatra plus two other work colleagues on the road tonight straight after work and we managed to miss the rain.
Was dry and quite mild here this evening after all the earlier rain - managed 45 mins all on road bar the steepest short uphill stretch on grassy verge!!
4.5 mile to work, tracks over moors were like rivers:eek: Ended up running through the heather. Was gonna cadge a lift home off me mate at 10pm but the radiators blown on his car so we both ran/walked home. Tried to motivate him into getting a bit more exercise and leaving the car at home and he said 'f***k you its easier to buy a new radiator' Lost another mate:(
Right I am going to get into this thread this year!
Last night was a club road hill session which felt good and I felt fast despite this being my first speed work since October. Thighs dead by last two hills and stomache very tight, but good work.
This morning was an easy 5 recovery run, ie 10 min miles, on hilly country lanes from the house (largely due to guilt as the dog is alone most of the day for a change).
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Congratulations Bleaklow. I was looking for your mobile number this morning but had a different phone with me. Glad your baby is well, nice day to have him, right at the start of the new year. Helen OK?
Right, I am off for a 30 minute run. No such sleep to talk about in the last 48 hours, but got a few spare hours before I get to hopefully bring the two great women in my life home.
Another 30 min trail run today, looking forward to some longer runs soon. Started my core stability routine as well, keep falling over though :rolleyes:
7.8miles 1200ft from Snake Inn all the way up Fairbrook direct to Kinder Downfall-across to Crowden Tower-across to Grindsbrook-Hartshorn Rock and across and under Seal Stones and down Gate Side Clough.
28 Dark Peakers having a good Warts night run joined by MattHunt for his first night run, I think he enjoyed it:)
Stunning night no wind you could see for miles, saw a head torch by Hayfield Res, was that LuvS and SteveT?
As above.And yes i really enjoyed the night and will be coming back for more!!!
Out again this morning from my house and over the local hills to run the stiffness off much more colder/wetter/windier.
6.5 miles 1800ft very muddy
Out late last night so not up for much today, just a steady, hilly, trail & road 4 miles first thing in the morning.
Cold wet windy and black, I am really sick of running in the dark! Dog was happy (blooming border collies!) and she had another 4 in the afternoon with my other half.
Felt tired all day so not out this evening but half day tomorrow so will try a daylight hill run, maybe the Whangie!
4.5 mile tonight on the XC/trail route around Pex Hill. Very heavy going in places on the XC section and the hill climbs.
dropped car at garage and ran into work today
bloody soaked :D
mixed trail/ road hilly 4 in the dark, but no rain yet so made the most of it. Took it easy as hoping for something more fun on the hills this afternoon.
Jason
4.8 mile/ 1031ft. Wet,wet,wet:eek:
4 miles very easy after my v02 max test yesterday
:mad: got to run back to the garage now
A boring 4 miler (2 out and 2 back) along the canal at lunchtime...... made somewhat more exciting by my realising the need for a poo at the half way point.
Made it back in the nick of time - phew!
Yet another wet and boggy trail run loop onto the King's higway. Both legs feel fresh so I am slowly building up the milage. Don't mind all this wet & windy stuff, I like running in adverse weather.
8.5m, 1500ft ascent, twice round the Whangie Whizz route.
A classic scots 'Bog and Burn' route to make the most of a half day off work.
Straight into a stiff lung bursting climb, then carefully pickeing my way over the rocky second half of the climb. It was wet. Then rounding the cliff (the Whangie) the full force of the wind hit me. Suddenly I was putting in tempo effort to move forwards at all. Slightly on and leaning 30 degrees to keep upright, head turned 90 degrees the other away to breathe. The ground was wet, the bogs were knee deep in a couple of places and calf deep the rest of the way, the burn is usually a nice trickle in summer but was now a torrent to be jumped with the bank on the far side in danger of crumbling...made it. Just then at the turn round the cattle had mashed up the peat for a good 100 yards so more boggy grinding it out. Then the final climb to the summit, again a mega wind, being channeled up the two cliffs below, luckily always blowing me away from the cliff edge:eek: .
The dog was going absolutely skipping crazy, frolicing and chasing me back and forth in the wind. Show off!
Hit the summit, briefly into the wind but suck it in big boy this is hill running not cross country. Then the descent but now the rocks I skipped over coming up were ankle breakers and with water, slippy mud and a strong wind behind me it was scary a couple of times, but easy down, no risks taken, tired, at the bottom, I.m alive, that wasn't so bad I think I'll do it again!!!
Finishing exhausted, exhilerated and extatic. This is life, this is running! :D
Jason
12 Miler
12 miles, 1200ft ascent. Good quality run from Cloughfold, Rossendale, Lancashire over Cowpe to Waughs Well, over to Ashworth Moor Reservoir down into valley bottom along River Irwell Valley Sculpture Trail home.
Mostly with the mist down, in driving rain. Usually peaceful moorland, now becoming littered with wind turbines. River Irwell burst its banks so the riverside trail was very muddy and very boggy.
Good quality training!!!
4m to work on singlespeed crosser. Managed to pedal up Ripponden bank for the first time ever, its 1mile and 20 odd % in places. Easy on a bike with gears, grunting hard work on a ratio of 42:18. 4m home in driving wind and rain, home now with beer,lovely:D
Short 3.5 miler all on roads from home -wet wet wet, windy windy windy!!!
Good tough session in Heaton Park with TGD and Jonny.
30 minute turbo session before Kinder tomorrow:)
walk along Howden edge past Swains Head, i've seen dryer swiming pools!
12.5miles along the West Highland Way, first 5 with my partner was a nice recovery run, then then next 7.5 were a steady push home.
Lovely bright still day, great views of Ben Lomond with snow glistening. This really is quite nice. Another lovely run and two 60mile weeks in a row so I am pleased.
Jason
The 3 Peaks - 7:25 :D
Previous quickest was walking it in 9:30 so I'm very happy with the time.
No way am I doing it in fell shoes again! :eek: Coming off Ingleborough was murder.
16 miles 4000ft. Don't usually post in this thread but was a great run and a great day to do it that I wanted to tell people.
A great run in some of the best dales scenery I have witnessed.
Kettlewell to Old Cote Moor drop to Buckden, up to Cray then up to Buckdon Pike, along to the Memorial cross, drop to Sandy gate, along to Tor Dike, up Great Whernside then down into Kettlewell again.
Some great views, some great ascents that were a hard slog but runnable in the most and some very long descents that seem to go on for ages.
Today was one of those days that really remind you why you go running on the fells.
Sounds nicer than the 3P... might try that next weekend. :)
Just a shortish walk today - 7 miles over Flasby Fell taking in both Sharp Haw & Rough Haw summits. Saw one runner descending towards Stirton.
Just done good 1hour 40mins with Bone and some others. I think me feet have turned webbed! Very very very wet. Going to be some flooding today.
did about an hour off road,the track up to hartshead pike wasn't a track today it was a river,with my crappy salomons on had no chance,fell right in,good wet and muddy fun
13.72 miles. 9 off road boggy, windy, rainy, up to me knees at one point. Fell over and jumped up, as you do, to see if anyone saw me. Not another soul in sight for miles:D 4 and a bit miles home on road cos i couldn't find any more off road without making it a 20 miler. Garmin sez i did it in 1:59:37. I think its lying coz i felt bloody awful in places coz i had too much beer last night:eek:
13 miles on the bike, hoping I haven't lost all fitness I might have gained last year. Tried to remember to keep pedalling downhill as there's not much benefit in freewheeling. Maybe I should buy a fixie. maybe not...
A steady plod with a mate today,6.85 miles
Just over an hour 80% off road from home, feet wet within 30 seconds of leaving road - wettest underfoot I've ever known the majority of that route or variations of it and Pudsey Beck the highest I've ever seen it.
All good wet and muddy fun:)
Hour circuit training Fri, 12mile walk yesterday up Beamsley Beacon over to Ilkley and back over Addingham Moorside. Briskish (for me) hour run this afternoon. Cleared hangover from last night's work's do a treat!
15 mile on and around the Longdendale trail, soaked when running for the 8th day on the run !