Training Log Archive: Thraws

Perfect day (hot!) for an easy stroll round Thorney Island. Barely counts as training but any time on my feet must be doing my back/hips some good. Very pleasant, all butterflies and birds.

As it was a bit early I decided to continue along the Sussex Border Path through Westbourne for about 3 miles before finding a route back over the fields.

13 mile trail run on a route of Lucy's devising (and naming) starting from Whiteways and heading over Glatting Beacon to Eartham, then down to and back along Stane Street to Bignor. Down the long grassy descent of Great Down, turning left at the bottom to Madehurst, then left up the lane to Stammers and finally back along the Denture. Good job I took a map as the nav wasn't as easy as I thought and I even missed the Great Down turn and added half a pointless mile. Something - the stopping and checking, the heat, the hills, this weekend, a lack of food - made me feel more tired than I'd anticipated and I was running on empty by the finish. Hip felt 'all wrong' as usual but didn't seem to interfere with the running, which was good for about 70 mins (as usual) but very tough going after that. Good to get out together though.

Slight headwind home.

Naturally the day's only shower coincided exactly with my ride home.