Bramley, geographically closest.Originally Posted by MattPo
Bramley, geographically closest.
7m/1800' at Bolton Abbey today. Shorter loop not including Simon's Seat, felt a bit pooped after, still getting this fatigue thing. Bagged some good logs from Thruscross.
6m with Horsforth Harriers last night, steady zone 2. We went to The Billing, which is a trig i've never visited.
7m/1800' at Bolton Abbey today, same route as previous weeks and it's getting a bit boring so i might have to spend more money on petrol and do a few from Appletreewick. It was very windy on top and blustery in the valley, i was overworked a bit but ran fairly well. More logs from Thruscross on the way back, and tea and biscuits at the washburn heritage centre.
6m with Horsforth Harriers last night, about 8.30mmp. There was some awful morris dancing going on at a boozer we passed, they were making a right racket. Flipping good job i don't live anywhere nearby, i thought to myself. Aiming for 3 rides in this week.
I know a fellrunning Morris/Folk Dancer.
He does claim that all the "prancing around" (his words, not mine) has helped make his calves strong and benefits him when climbing.
There's a script for a movie in that. Local lad, struggling to place in fell races. Takes up morris dancing despite his mates and family teasing him for it. Ends up winning fell races. Earns a few bottles of wine and some socks. Still gets laughed at by his mates and family.
Road running strengthens your calves, also known as pavement prancing; so does more climbing in training. Either way you don't need to take up morris dancing i feel.
I beg to differ Mr B, although for a different reason.
Years, (and years), ago I did some ballroom dancing. I was pretty rubbish at it to start with, but after persevering with it I did get slightly better. Any dancing/prancing requires a surprising amount of brain-leg co-ordination, which can only be helpful to running on uneven surfaces and switching direction. It certainly seemed to help my off-road agility
I was at a competitive level in Thai Kickboxing, which required good balance for kicking (and returning to a balanced fighting stance after the kick).
When i started skipping regularly (ie daily) my balance and calf strength dramatically increased and i was also able to maintain a good "springy" stance without fatigue... i really should resume skipping again.
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