Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Mud, Glorious Mud!
Given my current state of health and mind (see 'Bethany' entry below), I decided to opt out of the Harriers Tuesday night run tonight! Had I run with them tonight one of two things would have happened:
1. On completion of the run, Dave, Laura, Ray & Paul would have spent 20 mins in the rain waiting for me to finish or,
2. I would have finished with them and then promptly died.
So instead I went playing in the mud on Cleeve Common. Dave emailed me his Sunday route adding that the trails were extremely muddy so I knew I was in for a mucky time today. To my surprise the Common has held-up really well to the persistent rain and was fairly clear of mud. However, the 'off Common' tracks were waterlogged and thick with mud. Thankfully Rusty decided to go swimming in the sheep dip pond toward the end of the run so that washed most of the mud off him, he was still a soggy, muddy mutt by the time we got home though. Nothing a wash-down with the garden hose won't fix ;)
I've just finished 'Running on Empty' - great book. Amusing and educational! I'm currently reading 'Dellaglio!' and then I have Dean Karnazes 'Ultra Marathon Man' to read which I think will be a book that on completion, the word 'nutter' will be my considered opinion!
As I type the rain is once again raising the river levels and adding to the mud mixture. Marvellous.
1. On completion of the run, Dave, Laura, Ray & Paul would have spent 20 mins in the rain waiting for me to finish or,
2. I would have finished with them and then promptly died.
So instead I went playing in the mud on Cleeve Common. Dave emailed me his Sunday route adding that the trails were extremely muddy so I knew I was in for a mucky time today. To my surprise the Common has held-up really well to the persistent rain and was fairly clear of mud. However, the 'off Common' tracks were waterlogged and thick with mud. Thankfully Rusty decided to go swimming in the sheep dip pond toward the end of the run so that washed most of the mud off him, he was still a soggy, muddy mutt by the time we got home though. Nothing a wash-down with the garden hose won't fix ;)
I've just finished 'Running on Empty' - great book. Amusing and educational! I'm currently reading 'Dellaglio!' and then I have Dean Karnazes 'Ultra Marathon Man' to read which I think will be a book that on completion, the word 'nutter' will be my considered opinion!
As I type the rain is once again raising the river levels and adding to the mud mixture. Marvellous.
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Welcome Bethany!
Well sometimes things really upset ones training schedule but in this case, I certainly don't mind. Our beautiful daughter, Bethany Louise arrived on 6 Jan 2008 weighing in at 8lb 11oz.
Still, I managed a 7 miler today although the temptation to crash on the bed and work on my already increasing sleep defecit was extremely strong. Glad I ran though, fresh (& windy) air blew some of the cobwebs away. It's been a rollercaster few days as Bethany arrived by emergency C-Section and had to stay in hospital for a few days observation. However, both my little princess and her amazing mother are both doing very well. Happy Birthday to Helen too for today!
Later.
Still, I managed a 7 miler today although the temptation to crash on the bed and work on my already increasing sleep defecit was extremely strong. Glad I ran though, fresh (& windy) air blew some of the cobwebs away. It's been a rollercaster few days as Bethany arrived by emergency C-Section and had to stay in hospital for a few days observation. However, both my little princess and her amazing mother are both doing very well. Happy Birthday to Helen too for today!
Later.
Thursday, 3 January 2008
Happy New Year!
So I started 2008 with a 12 mile plod (see below) which started off with a 2 mile uphill stretch including a 1 in 4 gradient for about a mile. Following that was a nice downhill section but I was pretty knackered so didn't benefit from it much! The remaining 8 miles was fairly flat and the weather & views were great although there were races on at the Racecourse so traffic was a bit busy.
Today (3rd Jan) was a bad run day. I ran the usual 6 mile lunchtime route and although I decided beforehand to take it gently, I didn't expect to run 7 mins off my PB ! Heavy legs, zero energy.
Today (3rd Jan) was a bad run day. I ran the usual 6 mile lunchtime route and although I decided beforehand to take it gently, I didn't expect to run 7 mins off my PB ! Heavy legs, zero energy.
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