Training Log Archive: Mark Two

Penrhyn park run. Hillier than the course description led me to believe but very scenic - around the National trust gardens of Penrhyn Castle. Beaten by both Alice and Eileen on the age grading .

A warm up lap

Swansea intervals on Black Pill. Special guest appearance from Kris's more talented older brother. Or at least that's how I understand some of the Tring runners refer to him.....Good to catch up with him. Also his dad on his first run since a hernia op....

7 X 2mins ish with a rolling recovery.

SWOC Street race from Haydn's in Whitchurch.

Indecisive early on and got strategy wrong. But felt like I was running OK.

Good turn out - Mulled wine for the third night in a row ! Shame the rain shower came as we were out there.

Slightly bonkers MDC run round various members houses in Radyr, Tongwynlais, Taffs Well and Pentryrch with a Mari Lwyd ( decorated horse skull, with bells etc) singing songs, being rewarded with mince pies and mulled wine. Its what happens when you have an expert in welsh folklore in the club. I suspect it will become an annual tradition.

Surprised we went as far as we did - fortunately the rain had cleared and it was a lovely clear moonlit night. A lot of fun..

In order to celebrate the demise of the Severn Tolls, we hosted the Bristol Monday night run from our house.

Twmbarlwm via The Dell of the Nightingales and the Solar farm. Back straight down the lane.

Blue course at British Camp on the Malvern Hills. Legs felt a bit tired from Saturday's efforts, and lack of a rest day this week. So opted for the Blue. In fact quite short so maybe I could have done the Brown, but very much enjoyed what I did. Not particularly difiicult, but a couple of route choices - of which I think I probably got one right and one wrong. And because it was short, I felt able to attack it. So a nice outing. Glad we weren't running in the downpour we had on the drive home.