Run - Trail 2:40:01 [2] 20.59 km (7:46 / km) +812m6:30 / km shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2016
Really interesting explore from Treorchy with Nicky and Richard. Definitely going to plan an MDC run talking in some of these trails. Hopefully whenever that is the weather is nicer as today was wet and windy, though thankfully not all that cold.
Nicky feeling slightly tender after a late night to start and both Richard and I feeling yesterday's race in our legs. Once out of town and into the woods Nicky started running well and it was a struggled for my tender legs to keep up, especially up the last climb and I didn't even try on the final descent.
Run - Trail warm up/down 18:28 2.97 km (6:12 / km) +154m4:56 / km shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite (5)
Warm up up the first hill with Ben. Surprisingly warm, had to strip to just the singlet.
2 PM
Run - Fell race race 34:53 7.12 km (4:54 / km) +381m3:52 / km shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite (5)
Tor y Foel fell race. Sort of wanted to do this as the climb is so brutal, wanted to test myself on it, not so keen on the the descent as there's a long flat fast bit.
Managed to run all the hill, but not as strongly as I'd have liked. Got passed by Mark P about half way up but passed a few others and summited in 5th. Took a while to get the legs turning off the top, so much lactic. Followed Mark's route off the side of the main track, slightly shorter and a more consistent drop, but a bit rougher.
Surprised to be closing on Mark when we hit the tram track and tried to get on my toes and reduce my stride length. Got enough speed to pass him a close a little on third, but he saw me and got away again.
Tired after but quads not hurting like after the last few fell races (descent not too steep), so should be grand. Time was about 50 seconds off the old record (Chris', so happy with that, but the winner took quite a bit off it today). Good day out and I ended up with a prize as the winner had already left!
Run - Trail warm up/down 11:22 [1] 1.69 km (6:43 / km) +30m6:10 / km shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite (5)
Very slow along the old railway track. Ankle really not very happy.
Good session tonight, much better than last week. Knocked 3 routes off on my first attempt that I couldn't do last week. Not so successful the rest of the day, several tough days of writing really seemed to have worn me down.
Bike - Road31:22 12.99 km (2:25 / km) +29m2:23 / km
Saw a Kingfisher along the river. Either that or someone has lost an exotic bird. Half a decent effort this morning.
8 PM
Bike - Road33:26 12.67 km (2:38 / km) +58m2:35 / km
Long day behind the keyboard, fried by the time I left and made it home 2 hours too late to join in on hills. At least I don't have to go back in tomorrow.
Bike - Road30:31 [3] 12.97 km (2:21 / km) +28m2:20 / km
IW. Tried pretty hard but traffic was against me. Lovely morning.
6 PM
Bike - Road31:07 [3] 12.84 km (2:25 / km) +53m2:22 / km
HFW. Tried quite hard again, but no favours from the lights and also nearly took out several pedestrian and another cyclist who were bumbling along in the near dark.
Bike - Road31:27 [3] 12.92 km (2:26 / km) +28m2:25 / km
IW. Dark and misty but dry.
5 PM
Bike - Road31:13 [3] 12.97 km (2:24 / km) +48m2:22 / km
HFW. Enough of a head wind to make it feel like it was uphill all the way home.
6 PM
Run - Terrain1:16:58 11.27 km (6:50 / km) +382m5:50 / km shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2016
Last MDC run from HQ for the winter season. Nice group out and a very social pace. Field across the river was unbelievably muddy but once through that it was just nice and soft everywhere. Put a bit more effort in on the Garth climb. Nice evening, will be strange not to host another one for 7 months.
Bike - Road30:15 13.02 km (2:19 / km) +29m2:18 / km
IW. Left the garage to discover that my rear tyre was flat again. Need to have words that that Lucy... Returned to pump it up good and hard which it then remained. Lovely morning and feeling good.
7 PM
Bike - Road35:28 [3] 14.42 km (2:28 / km) +71m2:24 / km
HFW via P2C. Nice dry and crisp evening. Still feeling good despite tired legs, so different to last week when I had no energy. No complaints there.