Cycling 17:30 [1] 7.2 km (24.7 kph) +20m
shoes: Shimano Road Shoes
The plan was a long ride over to Cannock Chase, bit of a loop taking in a climb or three, and back home - about 85k or so. Went out mid-afternoon after the cricket (switching over to TMS this morning turned out to be an inspired choice), and the conditions felt near perfect - warm with virtually no breeze.
Reached the first small rise through Stapenhill and heard a noise - put it down to the bad road surface, but it carried on over the smooth bit - a regular dull thud, guessed it was wheel-related. Stopped to find the rear tyre bulging out in one location, looks a bit worn on the main tread at the same point.
Didn't want to risk it so deflated the tyre a little and rolled back down the hill to home. A little frustrating given it was such a good day for it... will add new tyre(s) to the shopping list.
Running 1:05:30 [3] 12.6 km (5:12 / km) +190m 4:50 / km
shoes: La Sportiva C-Lite
Wasn't going to waste the day, but left it a bit to cool down and let food settle. Decided some hills were needed today, so out to Sinai via Oak Woods - to the far end, up Battlestead, down and then up the 'Rock Face' and then back along the top and home.
Was interested to see if I could run all of the rock face climb during a continuous run, rather than the stop/start Darts' runs as before. Managed, though harder work than before, but also ran off the top fairly easily, which I wasn't expecting. Felt quite good on the way back, feeling smooth and comfortable at sub 5 mins/km without a great deal of effort going in. Calves not as bad today - will be interested to see how they cope with the race on Wednesday.