Third run, Capplestone Gate (Bycliffe) 5.3m 1190', all runnable apart from the yomp up to the Dib cairn.

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Seem to be running better every week, felt like i had a spare lung today compared with previous weeks. Sticking with the power walk warm ups and frequent rests though didn't drop to a walk until Bycliffe Gate when the trail flattened out, that's 500' without stopping. Persisting with the forefoot strike which is getting easier to execute, especially going uphill, i can get a nice calf bounce going without any sense of jolting which is what i want out of it. Picked up a right turn of speed coming off the trig, don't feel totally safe forefoot striking under those circumstances, there's a big ankle injury risk and you'd never save it like you could if you went over on your heel.

Oh yeah, Talons letting me down monumentally descending from the Dib cairn! A Walsh just doesn't have to fight for bite.