mr b's latest comeback

[mr brightside]

2 weeks of pretty much nothing after a spike in problems, but you've got to learn to take it like a man and figure out how to move forward, not keep going through it. Change of tactics include not taping anywhere to see what effect this has, and to move from steady 5-6m runs to shorter, steeper, harder routes run faster. I'm hoping that the increase in muscle recruitment that comes with brute force might change something about how i move, if i see a decrease in patella soreness it's working but i'd expect some tendon strain pain too. The best laid plans of mice and men.

Todays run, Stebden Hill 3.2m/780' from Linton.

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Classic short route this, it looks easier on a map than it is. The run up to the hill is an energy sapping bog and undergrowth bash with trods here and there, but no clear route. The hill quickly slows you to a walk and if you drop off it straight from the summit you end up hampered by crags and rabbit holes and contouring to hit the little gill in the right place. I should have come off the col, don't know why i ignored my own local knowledge really.

Managed to avoid another John Smith's related faux-pas in the Fountaine Inn after. I'm switching to Wharfedale Blonde from now on, Bridestone's Pennine Gold doesn't have any sort of kick and i'm still mourning the loss of Fountaine Pale. Tomato and chilli soup, tasted better than it sounded.