Training Log Archive: Craney

Chris Palmer mentioned this race to us on Friday night, and in the beer/cider haze, Heather and I agreed to it. Glad we did though, as it was an awesome race. Something like 700 people decending on a tiny village, running round some quaint country roads for a bit, then all hitting the beer garden and soaking up a bit of sun, while a Midsomer Murders-esque village fete was going on. This is definitely the kind of thing that I do miss about England! My race wasn't great, probably because I haven't run much recently, but I did enough for 2nd, which meant I got to shake hands with the local celebrity - someone who used to be in Casualty. Great to see Heather running well - it must be in the genes!

Spent the day in Cheltenham having a great celebration with Mum and Morgan :o)

Did a bit of shopping in Bristol with Heather in the morning, then we went out to Clevedon for an afternoon at the 'seaside'. It was surprisingly quite nice! Then winged our way up to Matt Palmer's to watch England destroy the Swedes.

Had a walk in the Mendips with Mum and Heather, including a stilton ploughmans lunch - I'm progressing nicely through my list of English things to do. Caught up with some of the BOK crew in the evening at Tim & Laura's.

Day out in the Cotswolds with Mum - walked from Broadway up to Broadway Tower and got some lovely views.

Nice run from out the back of Mum's up Leckhampton Hill. Had a nice day after exploring Cheltenham and Cleeve Hill - fish & chips in the evening :o)

Did a proper English countryside public footpathy run up Bredon Hill (Worcestershire) in the rain/drizzle. Then headed down to Cheltenham to stay with Mum for a few days.