Training Log Archive: Craney

Glorious day out at Exmoor. Feeling a bit sniffly when we rocked up, so knew that running would make me properly ill, but it was such a nice day and I was probably gonna get ill anyway, that I decided I had one run left in me. A good choice too, as I felt really good once I got going. Some fast guy shot off the front early on and I sat in 2nd on my own for the next hour or so. The people at the 9mile drinks point got excited telling me that I was closing on him, and sure enough I got to within 10-20secs of him not much later. He then shot off up the last hill and somehow finished 2.45mins in front, so that was the end of that excitement. Still, really pleased with how I ran (I think we did the 2 fastest times ever) and it was a gorgeous day and I really enjoyed the course - defo gonna have to go back to Exmoor for some training and exploring sometime. Won 4 bottles of wine. Well worth getting ill for.

Blaise - felt a bit tired.

Ran round AC with Gracie after work just before it got dark.

IW - first frosty one for me this winter.

I ummed and ahhed long and hard about training today, indeed at all ever again, as despite being perfectly fit and healthy myself, if I decided to train I would be opening the door to catching other peoples illnesses. In the end I decided I would take the risk, foolish I know, and head out into the cold and do a run HFW via AC for a change.

C • Foolhardy 16

Nice sunny, slightly chilly, longish study day afternoon run of exploring. From Winterbourne Down up along the Frome Valley path to Iron Acton and back on country lanes and paths via Ram Hill. Nothing spectacular or exciting, but all very quaint. Got a wee bit lost in a random field far from anywhere and while monkeying around looking for the way out found £10 nestled in the grass. Lovely.

C • you 4

IW

Ran from work to the car to dump my bag, only it was raining heavily. Decided it'd be better to use the car to get home, and run from there once it had stopped - the plan worked pretty well, although the run from home was a roady one in the dark. On the plus side, it did mean I ran quite hard in places, especially up Parry's Lane onto the Downs.

Team Monday with bumper turn out. Through AC and AP to Failand. Then a bit of road running back to AC which I tried to get over with as quick as possible. And a nice jaunt back from there. Tim let out a huge sigh of relief at the finish.