Training Log Archive: philm64

Another solo run, felt pretty frisky again, thin, desperately in need of food. Twice round Victoria park; over Totterdown. 45mins, some hills too. Some fast efforts - but not sustainable - who am I kidding?

Bonking last 5 minutes, as hadn't eaten remotely enough today, took blood sugar & found my levels were so low they were .... normal! (5.9mmol). So most people feel like this? I'd never get anything done. Almost shaking. Tea toast & crisps restored me.

Need to find a race / event - am keen now. Legs still feeling good. Fit?

Good run up malago & round the edge of whitchurch. Felt great. Very light & nimble with strong (from mountain walking) legs. Felt more like the Phil of 2013-14 than the lumbering unfit & injured jogging lump of 2015. Hope this continues.

ABle to accelerate a few times as well, could have gone further / faster.....

More Portland sport climbing with Steve after a nite in his camper van which was ace!

6 routes, all 6a or 6a+ like yesterday, all flashed. quite sore (fingers ) and a bit hungover / dehydrated.....

sore left elbow - think I banged it. back to Bristol. KNACKERED.

Sport climbing on Portland. With steve

6 routes all 6a or 6a+. brilliant day. very light & nimble, but out of sport climbing practice.

best route by far was this - 6a+, 27m high. incredible position. got it by skin of teeth after steve put in the draws (and he had to rest....)

http://www.ukclimbing.com/photos/item.html?crag=26...

Unpacking & sorting. Unending stuff to do.

Not bothered about going thru this again in a hurry!

Trip was overall a success, tho the bad bits were too bad for words. (9 day ME/CFS relaose in 2nd week - wiped out Liz my partner's aspirations - devastated me at the time, tho I made a 100% recovery).

Ilve lost a lot of "fat" but not much weight, so have put on muscle in legs etc.

Got to top of 2 4000m peaks (Allalinhorn, 4027m, & Bishorn, 4159m), and so lungs & heart etc are very fit, and I'm acclimatised (irrelevant in the UK).

Should try to convert this lean fitness into running fitness. Feel I have no speed tho, & won't regain it.....

C • Towpath 5k tomorrow? 2

Steady and enjoyable run with Simon, from his house in Honley. Legs working today :)

Then horrible drive down to Bristol (after nearly 6 weeks away) - the M6 from Manch to Brum is evil, and should be shot.

Home at last.

Mountain bike ride with Charlie. No skill at all, tho lungs ok on the up hills - not surprisingly.

Easy 11 min jog at end to see if legs would work. They didnt'.

Easy run with Helen on Ilkley moor - after 45 mins very slow as she wasn't up to it. Then I ran ahead flat out to get car (We were late). So last mile in 7:15-ish. That was hard - VERY!!!

http://www.mapometer.com/running/route_4155611.htm...

Then some bouldering with family at a nearby gritstone crag - fun. With nieces.