13.3 miles, 2450 ft climbing in 2:31. Super hop up Chew Valley from Dovestones to Chew, across Laddow Moss to Black Chew Head. Down to the PW & , yes, up to Black Hill, down to Wessenden Head. A quick ship up West Nab to see the moor fires which have been burning for four hours now. Down Meltham Moor & Oldfield springs, along the water courses and home to Slawit.
Yesterday's training:
11 mins.
2.5kms inner-city road race (700-runner obstacle course Vienna). Friend spotted me on the tele! Got to the finish tape just behind celebrity runner and flung my arms in the air like a winner. Entry fee was €15 so there was a €10,000 cheque for the Pink Ribbon Cancer Charity Appeal handed over at the end of it all.
Today's training:
bike/TV
The last week or so en-route to/from and in South Wales:
Sunday 11th pm: an hour on and around the Clent Hills just SW of Brum
Monday 12th am: half hour out and back to summit of Bredon Hill from Elmley Castle
Wednesday 14th am: 42mins on Merthyr Mawr Warren sand dunes including the 'big dipper' (biggest single dune in UK)
Thursday 15th c12 miles in total coastal and inland walking on Gower.
Friday 16th 2hrs 15mins run/walk - Corn Du/Pen y Fan/Cribyn from Taf Fechan forest - c 9mile 2200ft
Today: Eastnor Castle 7 mile trail race 55.52 mins.
All in glorious sunshine
75 minutes slow, flat, saw a few hills but they looked way too steep so stuck to riverside path up near Durham.
Mrs Bother came along too and kept up nee bother
14/4/10 7ish with club off-road social
14/4 - Theatre
15/4 - family meal and wine
17/4/10 - 8 miles flat road in Abingdon with brother - good workout but boring.
18/4/10 8.5 off road hilly
12 miles on the roads this morning using the Cheshire loop line near Speke up to the Rocket and back towards Sefton Park. I had hoped to do 17 miles today but after being under the weather for most of the week cut is short. Lovely foggy morning to start then bright sunshine.
Storiths - long way round to Simon's Seat - Valley of Desolation - Storiths.
1.45 in total.
A bit chilly but only 1 layer required.
No rain whilst running and ground still wonderfully dry.
Buffers shut though on Mondays.
Originally Posted by BGSec
Buffers shut though on Mondays.
Bad planning that BGSec!
Poacher turned game-keeper
Ran to work today... well 4 miles out of the total 132 miles anyway
Forgot to bring a bra with my clean work clothes again though
Ran 13-14kms of woodland trails (1hr 40min) with Mick Jagger [an even bigger bang] and bagged an Austrian alp outside Vienna. The 'Sophienalpe' summit is a large plateau, the highest point being Exelberg. It is 516mtrs above sea level. Nearby there's a pub, a radio mast and a car park.
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