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Sunday Apr 16, 2017 #
12 PM
Running 40:39 [3] 6.92 km (5:52 / km) +165m 5:15 / km
slept:4.5 shoes: Mizuno Wave Rider 19
Another big mood swing today. No motivation and getting worse through the run. Decided to try and make myself ill and pushing hard up the last hill could have worked. Might spend the rest of the day in bed.
https://www.strava.com/activities/944693976
https://www.strava.com/activities/944693976
Saturday Apr 15, 2017 #
1 PM
Running (Over the Bridge) 1:43:31 [3] 19.01 km (5:27 / km) +125m 5:16 / km
slept:5.0 shoes: Mizuno Wave Rider 19
Logistics for planned run didn't really work out and lack of motivation to do much else so caught train to Patchway and jogged along the roads to Chepstow Castle. Second run to get used to new rucksack and about the right loading today.
Thought it was quite a still day but in fact was very windy.
Someone got on the train at Pilning, which is a little unusual.
https://www.strava.com/activities/943293178
Thought it was quite a still day but in fact was very windy.
Someone got on the train at Pilning, which is a little unusual.
https://www.strava.com/activities/943293178
Thursday Apr 13, 2017 #
10 AM
Running 3:01:26 [3] 25.11 km (7:14 / km) +650m 6:24 / km
slept:5.5 weight:73.5kg shoes: Mizuno Wave Rider 19
Trying out the rucksack, complete with full kit (well, missing hat/gloves/mug but replaced by 2 bottles of water). Felt heavy, particularly uphill, but hard to tell how whether that's the extra weight, that I'm pretty tired, or the hill is very steep. Shoulders feel sore - but didn't rub or cut.
First climb was Cam Peak - and felt embarrassingly slow and walked the last half. Segment time puts me well in top half so others must feel even more embarrassed. Broke out food before coming off Cam Long Down (note to self - open foot packets before the start as took well over 2 mins stopped trying to make hole with teeth as wouldn't tear properly...) and felt better for it.
Cotswold Way is really nice along this bit - was a shame to have to peel off for Woodchester Park, which isn't so nice (but has quite a lot of bluebells on way to the house). Tired out for climb up to Minchinhampton Common - another embarrassment - but this was pretty steep and don't think many have dared "run" it. Struggling to get the OS map to match reality on top so some odd routes and several stops to try and work it out.
Very tired for canal - and noticing it since it's boring and straight. Counting down to 25k where I'd planned to stop as today about time on feet with full kit rather than trying to run lots of distance.
Will still plan on a rest day (from running at least) tomorrow despite stopping at 25k.
https://www.strava.com/activities/940539524
First climb was Cam Peak - and felt embarrassingly slow and walked the last half. Segment time puts me well in top half so others must feel even more embarrassed. Broke out food before coming off Cam Long Down (note to self - open foot packets before the start as took well over 2 mins stopped trying to make hole with teeth as wouldn't tear properly...) and felt better for it.
Cotswold Way is really nice along this bit - was a shame to have to peel off for Woodchester Park, which isn't so nice (but has quite a lot of bluebells on way to the house). Tired out for climb up to Minchinhampton Common - another embarrassment - but this was pretty steep and don't think many have dared "run" it. Struggling to get the OS map to match reality on top so some odd routes and several stops to try and work it out.
Very tired for canal - and noticing it since it's boring and straight. Counting down to 25k where I'd planned to stop as today about time on feet with full kit rather than trying to run lots of distance.
Will still plan on a rest day (from running at least) tomorrow despite stopping at 25k.
https://www.strava.com/activities/940539524
1 PM
Walking 1:17:00 [3] 6.4 km (12:02 / km) +40m 11:40 / km
shoes: Mizuno Wave Rider 19
From 25k point back to railway station.
Glad I wasn't running as the footpaths weren't great. Very rough ground, poor signage, many electric fences, crops planted over path, aggressive cattle... So really slow going. Had to give up and take the road for the last mile as wanted to make the train.
Glad I wasn't running as the footpaths weren't great. Very rough ground, poor signage, many electric fences, crops planted over path, aggressive cattle... So really slow going. Had to give up and take the road for the last mile as wanted to make the train.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017 #
6 PM
Running - off road (Kenfig) 1:34:38 [3] 13.02 km (7:16 / km) +95m 7:01 / km
slept:6.0 shoes: Adidas Kanadia tr7
Nice easy recovery run around Kenfig and catch up with Ben.
Pretty slow pace but legs felt much better for it - possibly the last chance of year for it being really nice before the vegetation grows. Sadly quite a lot of motorbikers so we bailed out of taking the footpath by the river as about 10 of them coming other way...
Tide quite in so feet got wet. No swimming. Altimeter has now behaved for two runs in a row.
Picked up the tag for site 216 on way back. This was one I had to revisit since the tag "wasn't there" - pretty hard to miss today (and every previous time I visited when planning/putting out)
https://www.strava.com/activities/939468660
Pretty slow pace but legs felt much better for it - possibly the last chance of year for it being really nice before the vegetation grows. Sadly quite a lot of motorbikers so we bailed out of taking the footpath by the river as about 10 of them coming other way...
Tide quite in so feet got wet. No swimming. Altimeter has now behaved for two runs in a row.
Picked up the tag for site 216 on way back. This was one I had to revisit since the tag "wasn't there" - pretty hard to miss today (and every previous time I visited when planning/putting out)
https://www.strava.com/activities/939468660
Tuesday Apr 11, 2017 #
6 PM
Running - off road (MDC Cribyn) 1:35:14 [3] 9.17 km (10:23 / km) +930m 6:53 / km
slept:6.0 shoes: inov8 Mudclaw300 Dayglo/Blk
MDC run following Cribyn race route. Legs very tired so after initial climb put in very little effort for the rest - so it doesn't really feel like I've done nearly 1,000m climb today.
First descent wasn't fun. The descending part was fine, contouring with both ankles bent 90 degrees the wrong way and hurting - not. Could barely walk so had to opt to go straight down and find less steep ground to contour on. Definitely won't be doing this race - too much of an injury risk at the wrong time.
Climb up Cribyn was long, slow and steep. Caught up with most of the others by mid way - once reached path up spine was noticeably flatter but stuck in traffic. Very long wait for regrouping - set off for descent a little early so kept pace very slow.
Didn't really put much effort into climb up to Pen y Fan - so it's quite good to be only 6s slower than last time - when I was trying really hard. Think sub 8 mins for the segment ought to be fairly easy (which would be top 20 placing out of c.1900).
Opted not to hang around on top so as to take descent very gently but going ok once it flattened and took the grass to side of track. Straight down descent at end was steep but not so unpleasant. Caught thumb on a stile just before the end and it now hurts quite a lot if I try to stretch it or put any load through it.
Nice pub after.
https://www.strava.com/activities/938093974
First descent wasn't fun. The descending part was fine, contouring with both ankles bent 90 degrees the wrong way and hurting - not. Could barely walk so had to opt to go straight down and find less steep ground to contour on. Definitely won't be doing this race - too much of an injury risk at the wrong time.
Climb up Cribyn was long, slow and steep. Caught up with most of the others by mid way - once reached path up spine was noticeably flatter but stuck in traffic. Very long wait for regrouping - set off for descent a little early so kept pace very slow.
Didn't really put much effort into climb up to Pen y Fan - so it's quite good to be only 6s slower than last time - when I was trying really hard. Think sub 8 mins for the segment ought to be fairly easy (which would be top 20 placing out of c.1900).
Opted not to hang around on top so as to take descent very gently but going ok once it flattened and took the grass to side of track. Straight down descent at end was steep but not so unpleasant. Caught thumb on a stile just before the end and it now hurts quite a lot if I try to stretch it or put any load through it.
Nice pub after.
https://www.strava.com/activities/938093974