Training Log Archive: philm64

Watching GNR in Geneva - why is Mo not knighted?

UK records 1500m - half marathon.

English record at marathon.

If its SIr Brad, it should be Sir Mo?

Surely ?

SUnbathed by lac for a bit. Legs tired.

C • Sir Mo 2

Lagginhorn, 4010m, big full on day, all went well & we summitted at 12:30 4 hours after starting, took 3.15 to get down (start height 3100m), and we made the last gondola with 5mins to spare!

Very tiring, obviously......

Very pleasing, a proper PD (peu difficile) route with slab rock climb, and steep exposed snowfields above 3800m to contend with, 5 people died on there in 2012.

6 hours reccying the Lagginhorn , 4010m, got to about 3580m, fresh snow making the rock difficult & slow, and the weather was turning. Great day - one of my best in the ALps. very enjoyable romp back down.

Decided to go for summit tomorrow..... same start time - 1st gondola up at 8am!

Travel to Saastal, 2 nights attempting a 4000-er (Lagginhorn) despite v mixed weather forecasts.....

Felt a bit shit in morning, possibly from hard Hash run then booze & too much food, or the 600m altitude it was run at .....

Fine later.

Geneva Hash, above the lac / Nyon, good fun, was sent the wrong way several times, so ran & climbed a lot more than some others.

at least 6.8 km before my Garmin died. lots of climb in the woods. Dark near the end & bonking! starving.

Held off the fastest runners, including a 23 yo Oz girly. Quite a quick end! predictably I was 2st back by about 1second.

beer & nibbles at the end - then a full on curry with wine & pudding etc! at a lawyers' mansion above Geneva. Overindulged. suffered in the night as a result.

Part Garmin!
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8987207...

indoor bouldering at TCA. Quite full on but good. Felt light.

Cycled there. Then cycled to Gym - 20 mins cross trainer, 5.5km, level 12! (due to beign only 66kg), then sauna with a lot of stretching. Bit worried about inner shin / calf - sore to prod.

Off tomorrow for 5 days but planning on running Geneva Hash tomorrow nite.... for a laugh.

Cycled home. Enjoying being "retired" . Not so keen on the way my heart sinks when I hear the key go in my front door though. Kind of cancels out the whole point of being "free" in life, I reckon. Eviction (ie. give notice) day minus 13.

Very sore inner r mid calf (soleus) - from parkrun or heavy walk (or both?)

wiped out too. rest.