Training Log Archive: philm64

Note: just googled the Skirrid fell race - insane! in snow you'd need an ice axe for the last descent?

But I also note: "Free bear and chips for all competitors" - So if they get 100 runners, how will they manage for 100 bears to get to the pub? And what sort of bears? Hopefully not polar or grizzlies.

OK OK. Sorry.

https://sites.google.com/site/welshfellrace/home/o...

C • I'm planning on being there... 7

Indoor climbing at Bloc with Liz, hurrah! not alone - for a change.

good training sesh, nailed an orange that 4 or 5 weeks ago I reckoned "impossible".

I'm definitely getting stronger. Looking good!

sunny day , could have climbed outdoors, but maybe another time.

Walked to LIDL as osteopath email said walk as much as I can. So, on my feet for over an hour, including staggering back with rucsac on.

Later, I cycled to windmill hill & back (visit a mate). a good hard blast back in 15 mins. including two hills.

Indoor climbing at UCR with Steve
on good form, despite feeling a bit rough.
16 routes (!), seemed to be flying, very thin & nimble. looking OK for Spain in 2 weeks.

Asthma today, & felt quite snotty - hope just allergy.

Note. All news overshadowed today by the death of an acquaintance from the Bristol climbing scene who died of cancer this evening. I didn't know her that well, tho we climbed together a few times years ago including the Avon gorge where she managed to forget her rock shoes! She was also a musician.

Liz was at her bedside when she died. She was only a few years older than me. (I think)

Walk up Skirrid Fawr, eastern most hill of Black Mts.

NIce day out if a little chilly. got to nearly 1500ft

Felt off colour, also leg a bit sore. Inner foot problems at end. Caused by mountain boots I'm not used to.

Nice day out tho, enjoying countryside rather than trying to race though it & "beat" other people.

Tasty half pint in Skirrid Inn after with a real fire.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1462543...

C • 40 hours! 3

Indoor bouldering at TCA with Liz & David. Went well. Climbing a few pretty hard problems. Did two full circuits - no falls. Climbed til my fingers were buggered. Good. "INjured" leg hurt quite a bit as I trained. As expected.

Spoke to the resident osteopath, Rupert Cross, opportunistically, He said i have a slight scoliosis (curve in spine) at the bottom & that it was definitely impinging on my buttocks & would be causing the pain down my left leg.

He also said that I should go back to Lisa to get her to jump on me & correct it. Sadly she's away til w/c 12th Dec, & I'm away that week, so it seems I will have to remain injured for the rest of the year.

Not a shred of motivation today.

No rush to resume running; down season here I am.

Cycled to Hengrove Leisure centre, to suss the place out.

prob 15-18mins cycling in all.

Swam - 32 lengths , 25m pool. Great pool - vastly better than Bedminster..... breast stroke the whole time (as will always be). 1 minute-ish rests in between efforts. Was aware of my injury / pain the whole time, annoyingly:

4 warm up
10 steady
10 steady
4 quite "hard"
4 warmdown (barely slower as technique was coming together).

So 800m then, like I did at Goodwin in 1985 for free.

Looked at climbing wall, will ask about bouldering there in future. It's poor compared to the others, tho.

Note: back felt "wrong" still & pelvis "tilted" - think I need to see osteopath soon, eg. Rupert or Lisa. I'm out of whack.