Hilly Run 1:56:16 [2] 15.46 km (7:31 / km) +1216m 5:24 / km
slept:9.0 shoes: Hoka Torrent 2
Week 2, Saturday
Had an early night last night and slept through till 6.30 so banked a solid 9hrs. Coffee and a bagel with avocado for breakfast and dropped wife at work before heading to Pentlands. Started at Flotterstone for an hour out and back.
Misty day with little visibility and a cold wind chill with the rain on and off. Never too heavy but ground was boggy and greasy and tentative descents ended up causing core temperature to drop quite a bit.
Felt good on the first climb but coughing up a bit. Some initial tightness at bottom of calves and top of Achilles but figured this was just a factor going straight into a 10-15min climb. After the first top I was moving better and pressed on. Went over my left ankle on one of the muddy descents and face first into the heather. Initially sore but could still put weight on it so ran on.
The next few tops passed quite quickly and actually lost track of where I was. Descended West Kip and hit the drove road before realising where I was. Maurten gel at 55mins and then turned at 58mins.
On the way back I added in another top but again, fairly uneventful on the way back. Hiking a lot of the climbs today to keep the intensity low. Felt good on the last couple of descents and back to the car at 1:56.
No swelling on ankle after the run which is a relief and full ROM.