Today's Training

[Mike T]

ODG - Three Tarns - Crinkles - Blisco - ODG. Just under 3 hours, 8.23 miles, 3415 ft. Constant drizzle, and a cold wind from the NW; poor visibility from half way up. Glad to finish. Got into bed to warm up - I don't like having a shower when cold.

[MattPo]

Been trying to get under 23 minutes for a Parkrun since March. 2020 and 22.57 in Newtown - Mid Wales and then 22.53 today at Fountains Abbey. Well pleased; so now back to fell running!

[Witton Park]

Not sure I'm cut out for this. Off to do a steady 6-7 mile/1200ft or so around Billinge Woods but 2 miles in turned my left ankle.
Tried to walk it off for 15 minutes or so, but couldn't get running again so headed off home.
4.8 mile 935ft 73 minutes
Looks like bike for the next week with a canal run if I'm lucky next weekend.

[PeteS]

Not done any running (or cycling) since before Christmas as I've been struggling with a viral throat infection. Feeling like I'm back to 90% fitness now so took on the Fladbury Festive 5 trail race, more as a training run than anything. The ROs briefing of doom regarding mud didn't seem to materialise or perhaps they are just fair weather runners in the Evesham vale and not used to the mudfest we normally contend with in North Worcs! Admittedly the 2km along the River Avon was reasonably muddy and I did struggle for grip at times but elsewhere it was pretty fast going on farm roads and hard footpaths. A most enjoyable morning and pleased to get round the 5.5 miles in 20th place and 41.20 - about a minute or so slower than my CR. Perhaps the break has done me more good than harm.
Back on the bike tomorrow.

[Travs]

48 miles 10,900ft this week.

Brings another 10 week block to an end, which averaged almost bang on 40 miles and 11,000ft per week.

With an absolute proliferation of races coming up (in the next ten week block I’ll have 9 races, 8 if I can drop a cross-country), I think it will be a case of recovery through the week, rather than getting much in the way of quality sessions in. Hopefully keep up the mileage/climb though, even if it’s all steady.

[Llani Boy]

Calf giving a bit of jip after Saturdays XC so a 30 mile bike ride his morning, mainly on High Peak and Tissington trails. Dry but a very cold and gusty wind.

4 mile walk with dogs this afternoon when it must have been at least 5 degrees warmer!

[Travs]

Back on the track tonight for the first club session of the year.

16 x 400m with 100metres walk/jog recovery.

After a hectic racing schedule over xmas, feeling mentally sharp and really wanting to push hard, but the legs are disagreeing at the moment... probably unsurprisingly feeling rather tight, especially in the hamstrings, so couldn’t go full pelt...

So it was a case of digging in and focusing on staying on the back of my little group. By the end of the 16 i’d only dropped about 5 seconds off the back of the group, so went well enough.

8.5 miles, of which 4 were track effort.

Cross country again Saturday so will be very steady all the way until then!

[Llani Boy]

Another 30 mile bike ride yesterday, trying to save the calf for tonights RATRun.

[Travs]

11.5 miles, all fairly steady, on the inner city streets of Cov...

Can only describe the weather as absolutely pissing down.

But good miles in the bank for a midweek session, and apparently it’s “character building....”

[Llani Boy]

A lovely dry and clear moonlit evening for tonight's 7mile and 1'300 feet RATRun from The Quiet Woman, Earl Sterndale which took in Chrome,Parkhouse and Hitter hills.

A welcoming open fire was blazing in this fantastic time warp hostelry where pork pie was washed down with Marstons EPA and a delicious XL Mild.