mr b's comeback

[mr brightside]

Bramley parkrun this morning, 21.08, a very slow day made worse by some very soggy conditions on the fields, mudclaws would have been useful. First proper speed session in about 3 weeks, kwl giggleswick next week which will be my first race of the series, I'm not bothering with scout scar.

[mr brightside]

Lied to by the weather again causing me to depart for the craven arms in a wind proof, not a water proof. Pelted on for an hour or so and arrived drenched to the skin. Luckily i got all my gear dried by the fire whilst i drank 3 pints and ate a hot pudding. There were plenty of dogs to say hello to and a cricket team turned up in a minibus, it was quite busy.

50m in total, legs weren't performing.

[Graham Breeze]

Lied to by the weather again causing me to depart for the craven arms in a wind proof, not a water proof. Pelted on for an hour or so and arrived drenched to the skin. Luckily i got all my gear dried by the fire whilst i drank 3 pints and ate a hot pudding. There were plenty of dogs to say hello to and a cricket team turned up in a minibus, it was quite busy.

50m in total, legs weren't performing.

3 pints?

Do you ride a trike so you don't topple over?

[MattPo]

3 pints?

Do you ride a trike so you don't topple over?

No. He's hardcore and can handle his ale! If I'd done Bramley Parkrun, I'd have needed more than three pints!

[Llani Boy]

i drank 3 pints and ate a hot pudding.

Do you eat the pudding first or down the 3 pints? Or perhaps you take them together

I suppose whatever floats your boat!

[mr brightside]

Do you eat the pudding first or down the 3 pints? Or perhaps you take them together

I suppose whatever floats your boat!

Pudding first, there was quite a scrum for fire space.

25 reps of 160kg on the inclined leg press this morning, warmed up with 100 bodyweight squats.

[mr brightside]

3 pints?

Do you ride a trike so you don't topple over?

It's the optimum, G. 4 is too many, 2 is too little. I just like to spend as much time stood by the fire as i can.

[mr brightside]

I've decided to abandon getting sufficient counters for the KWL, my hamstring recovery will make it risky, one instance of the splits and i'm reinjured. I am instead going to prepare for the legendary local dog's egg dodge now in its third year known as 'We Need To Talk About Chevin'. A 9m/2150' navigational nightmare strongly favouring local runners with LK, poo-bag spotters with eyes like a shithouse rat, and any runner who is confident around a spooked horse. The big bonus here is that you look really hard in front of walkers who think the Chevin is a big hill. My preparation for this can include a few KWL races, and can be undertaken as a taper which is far more sensible given the state of my hamstring.

[mr brightside]

10k with horsforth harriers last night at solid zone 2 pace, nose breathing possible for most of the way. Hamstring is now a category 5 niggle, almost out of the acute phase. Need to get back on the bike in prep for the chevin race.

[Graham Breeze]

The big bonus here is that you look really hard in front of walkers who think the Chevin is a big hill.

I have always thought the Kate Moss line that "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" was straight to the point and when I go out pushing pedals for 30 miles (1000 feet) in the wind and rain I know that I will still have that glow of superiority keeping me warm inside.

Whenever it rains I love to follow the River Wharfe to Harewood Bridge and reflect that on some days in Ilkley you can walk across the river in boots and keep your toes dry but after rain the river can readily reach 12 feet deep.

Thank goodness for bridges.