Today's Training

[Stolly]

I did some 'city centre' 'fell' running on Sunday morning .

I ran into Holyrood Park by the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh heading east I guess, then back on myself up and along the nearside ridge (with a cliff dropping off to my right) before dropping down to the foot of the steps to Arthur's Seat, up said steps to the top (fabulous views from the top), then down a nice fast grassy bank descent, around the top side of the park to the north, back out onto the main road and back to my Premier Inn

A good solid hour's run and all nicely runnable too.

Edit: Edinburgh city centre was 'quite lively' on Saturday night by the way, following Scotland's win at football (which of course got everyone to the pubs and bars especially early...... just after breakfast I'm guessing ) and then later on England's win in the Rugby adding some fuel to the fire - in my experience England doing well seems to put a bit of an 'edge' to Scottish lads out drinking, especially when the occasional pissed out of his head England supporter wanders by singing and shouting less than complimentary points of detail about Scotland losing to Argentina the week before!

Another edit: Later on Sunday morning I went up Edinburgh Castle. If you're on top overlooking the main Edinburgh shopping drag of Princess Street, you can make out two or three different Scottish Pipers wailing on their bagpipes for the tourists down there. A part of me wished I had a sniper rifle handy

[david]

I did some 'city centre' 'fell' running on Sunday morning .

I ran into Holyrood Park by the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh

That was the venue for the World Mountain Running Trophy event in 1995.

[XRunner]

That was the venue for the World Mountain Running Trophy event in 1995.

It will also be the venue for the World Cross Country Championships on Sunday 30th March 2008

[Pinno]

Managed to do 30mins on the Treadmill yesterday, the first bit of running for almost two weeks hopefully on the mend after the hip injury and will be upping the mileage again. Think the physio treatment may have helped.

[nobbut a lad]

That was the venue for the World Mountain Running Trophy event in 1995.

Which just goes to show what the WMRA think constitutes a mountain. The World Mountain Trophy on Arthur's Seat ? What's that all about? Aren't there any real mountains in Scotland that could have been used for the event?

[Stolly]

Which just goes to show what the WMRA think constitutes a mountain. The World Mountain Trophy on Arthur's Seat ? What's that all about? Aren't there any real mountains in Scotland that could have been used for the event?

Yeah I have to say that running up Arthur's seat, whilst it puffed me out quite nicely, didn't feel like anything more than a steep hillock to me.

Holyrood Park though is so unusual I guess, being an area of hilly wilderness smack in the middle of Edinburgh. I can't think of any other city that I've ever been to that has the same thing.

[Purpleplodder]

From Glenridding up Mire's Beck.
Then up Striding Edge and north along the ridge to Stybarrow Dodd.
Then hung a right to Green Side and finally Sheffield Pike with a corking steep descent back to the car.
Sun was just setting as I was on top of Sheffield Pike.
Magic.

[Hollingworth tortoise]

How good does that sound!! Quick bike home from work in gloom and rain then 25 mins short hill reps. Dog is most confused as i go up, then down then up ....!

[ajohns352000]

How good does that sound!! Quick bike home from work in gloom and rain then 25 mins short hill reps. Dog is most confused as i go up, then down then up ....!

That dog of yours is mad as a march hare anyway

[Hollingworth tortoise]

That dog of yours is mad as a march hare anyway

Hi matey, you're right the dog is mad, but the up, down, up, down.... hill reps really cause confusion! I'm waiting for him to sus out that staying at half way is the best option!