Training Log Archive: Craney

Nice 'fell' race in the Mendips - not really a fell race, but as good as you get in these parts. Enjoyed it though. Didn't mean to get in a lead as early as I did - felt great for the first ~45mins, but was still about to be passed by Leaney from Clevedon, only he stacked it making his move. Unlucky! So I found myself on my own but dying up the long drag back up to Beacon Batch. Slowed a lot and the next guy made a lot of time on me. Hung on for the win though - fastest time since 1997, but I don't think I ran great.

Got rather outdone by other APers - it wasn't quite a World Cup medal, or a Lakeland Classic victory, or a fast Pentland skyline win, a marathon pb, or a sub 3hr Chicago marathon. I bet they didn't win a round of golf for 4, a bright orange womens running top and a bottle of wine though. Grace also won a hamper of organic dairy products :o)

C • nice one craney, you are an... 3

Fairly nice run up mainly on the Frome Valley Walkway, including Frenchay Moor, some old hill fort and Oldbury Court. Quite nice. Took it fairly gently as I've been feeling tired recently and it's the Mendip Muddle tomorrow. Felt pretty good this time.

Roady run after work, not feeling particularly great.

IW

Ran with Gracie from the Frome Valley down to the city farm to see the pigs and piglets. Didn't see any though as they were in their sty, so hotfooted it back across Purdown and home to eat some bacon as consolation. In my belly.

IW via Stoke Lane and Clifton.

Bit of a teaser tonight - Apprentice or Midsomer Murders. Which to watch first and which to record?

C • NCIS all the way :o) 6

HFW, having dumped my bag in the car, via AC and the Dingle. Still feeling a bit tired.

IW - students everywhere.

HFW via Montpellier, some city farm thing (cute piglets), Purdown (didn't find the trig again, but narrowed it's location down to a patch of brambles), Airbus, golf course... Now the golf course bit was interesting. Police helicopter hovering over and 15-20 police fanned out surrounding a thickety copse. I stood and watched for a bit hoping that whoever/whatever it was they were surrounding would make a dash for it, but nothing happened. He/she/it must've been very naughty though. Anyway, felt a bit like I was being watched as I ran off but was relieved when the helicopter didn't follow me home. That was all a welcome distraction from the fact I felt shite.

Dark run round Blaise with newly repaired headtorch which seems to be working much better. Saw some bats. Let off some post-exam steam - it didn't go great but boohoo. Re-found the Shitehampton GC trig which I was worried had been dismantled but is actually only covered in nettles.