Wednesday Oct 31 |
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| (rest day) |
| It's starting to look like this is gonna be my first 0 hour week for some time! Packing today, flying Thursday and Friday... I suppose I could do lots of running at the weekend. Or not. |
Tuesday Oct 30 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Andy cooked me and Neil steak last night and bought beer and champagne. Then today I packed up and left Sheffield, then my parents took me out for dinner. Getting treated like this, I'm starting to think I should go to Oz more often. |
Monday Oct 29 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Had my PhD viva tis arvy. I take back my comments about my internal examiner - he's a legend. He really didn't give a crap and I was out of there in a little over an hour, with only a handful of minor corrections, which I've already done. So I'm not a doctor quite yet, but I will be in the next couple of weeks, and I don't have any more work to do :o) And I'm off to Oz to see Gracie on Thursday! Sweet. |
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| C • Dr Crane 15 |
Sunday Oct 28 |
| Running 47:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Andy was chomping at the bit to go for a run with me today and eventually I succumbed to his relentless badgering. I don't know how I'm going to manage to do any training this winter/summer without my training buddy driving me on and shouting motivationally at me. |
Saturday Oct 27 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Didn't feel great today after a late night at the Princess Royal last night. |
Friday Oct 26 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Didn't feel great today after Rob got me drunk at the Ash gig last night. Bastard. |
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| C • thanks for the 3 |
Thursday Oct 25 |
| Footy 1:00:00 [2] | |
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| I scored a goal from inside my own half. |
Wednesday Oct 24 |
| Running 45:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Did some of the old skool loop but obviously starting at Lodge Moor it isn't a true old skool. I didn't really feel very strong or fast. I have a feeling Middleditch actually went for a run today, although I could be wrong. |
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| C • haven't you checked out his... 2 |
Tuesday Oct 23 |
| Running 55:00 [2]+185m | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Gareth's put intensity 2 so I guess I'd better. Out through Rivelin to Headstone, then over and round back of Redmires Dams. Glad Gareth left before the answers to the pub quiz - he'd have been dead smug that Destiny's Child are indeed the biggest ever all girl group, and that Mike Catt has played in 3 World Cup semis (and even more smug than that cos we changed his answer to Lawrance Delaglio after he'd left). D'oh. |
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| C • another camp aussie 6 |
Monday Oct 22 |
| Running 59:00 [3] | |
| (sick) shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Cos I only shower after I've been running, my cold's meant that I've started to get quite smelly. So I went for a run so that I could have a shower. Legs felt unused and heavy and not breathing well neither. But glad I got out, almost over my cold, a nice winter evening, and met a proper Yorkshire guy who told me that "one day ahl be fit as thee". |
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| Is it always this cold in October, or am I going soft? I just noticed that I wrote "winter evening" without thinking about it, but really it's Autumn. Hmmmm. Doesn't really matter anyway, not gonna be my problem much longer! |
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| C • Gay 3 |
Sunday Oct 21 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
| Didn't do much except kicked Andrew's ass at cards |
Saturday Oct 20 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
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| C • boo boo 2 |
Friday Oct 19 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
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Thursday Oct 18 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
| Don't feel too bad, but no point getting properly ill, especially when I have plenty of other stuff to be getting on with. Also it's very cold today. |
Wednesday Oct 17 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
| Uh oh sore throat again |
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| Had my "Case Conference" with Derek, Dave and Nick. Scary stuff. Survived though and still in the squad! Starting to feel motivated too which is nice. However, not gonna do any proper stuff til viva done and I'm in temperatures above 20degrees. Fortunately that shouldn't be too far away... |
Tuesday Oct 16 |
| Running 42:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| I am a cock. |
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| C • nevermind 5 |
Monday Oct 15 |
| Running 1:13:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Out on trespass, pole, High Neb... Then fancied a change so came straight across Hallam Moors, through them quarries above Redmires where I found a pornographic magazine - I was shocked and appalled at the filth inside, anyway, then I came through the woods by the waterworks and bumped into that funny short guy with the funny voice and curly afro in Dark Peak whose name I don't know and we ran back to Lodge Moor together chatting. |
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| C • porn 10 |
Sunday Oct 14 |
| Running 45:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Whilst it was disappointing that WCH didn't get in the compass sport cup final, it did mean I could (a) have a few beers last night (b) not feel guilty about having a hangover (c) have a lie-in (d) not get scratched to bits at Blidworth (e) not get beaten by GG at Blidworth (f) not go to Blidworth (g) have a Sunday roast at the Three Merry Lads instead (h) do a gentle run later in the day to loosen my legs off. So I'm not really complaining. Rivelin dams, headstone, conduit, Wyming Brook - I like that loop. |
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| C • git 2 |
Saturday Oct 13 |
| Running race (FRA Relay) 56:00 [4] | |
| shoes: jalas o-shoes |
| British Fell Running Relay Champs. Ran the 3rd (navigation leg) with Neil and pulled from 4th to 3rd, before Lloyd on last leg did the fastest time by 2mins to bring Dark Peak home in 2nd place :o) Wasn't really looking forward to it, but really enjoyed it in the end. Proper fell race with lots of terrain running, big hills, mud, thick mist (about 50m vis) - awesome fun. Felt like I was running quite well on the climbs, but can improve my descending. Opposite of last week - weird. |
| Running warm up/down 15:00 [2] | |
| shoes: jalas o-shoes |
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Friday Oct 12 |
| Running 41:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Nice wee jog out round the 2nd Redmires Dam and back through Wyming Brook. Legs rather stiff after footy yesterday. Saw the biggest stag I ever did see in Rivelin - didn't even know you got deer there. Huuuuuge antlers. |
Thursday Oct 11 |
| Running 55:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Down to Goodwin on the roads to play footy. Then burped my way back along the top of Rivelin afterwards with coke sloshing around in my belly. |
| Footy 1:00:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Friendly match on the astroturfs with other maths nerds. I bagged some cracking goals (2 or 3, I forget) and my team won. |
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| C • I forget... 1 |
Wednesday Oct 10 |
| Running 1:15:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Went along to Dark Peak for once, mainly cos it meant I could get a pint in after, but the run was actually pretty good. Felt quite nippy on the roads - some bits pretty dark. Tim Tett lead the way for a bit, then it was down to Neil and me and we didn't quite go the right way. Don't really like running on busy roads in the dark. |
Tuesday Oct 9 |
| Running 1:06:00 [3] | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| Took my new swoops out for a spin so thought it best to stick to little paths/terrain which also made the run more fun. Quads still painful at first, but seemed better by the end and felt fairly fresh. Cut through the forbidden wood up near the pole - quite nice, Oli should map it when he's done Kinder, or maybe Neil could map it and we'd have a new map of it by 2010. Can't help wondering what goes on in that building up there. Hmmm. |
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| C • building on't moors 2 |
Monday Oct 8 |
| Running 1:10:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Bit misty and cool today - kinda like it when it's like that. Took myself out to Burbage mines, Oxstones, Stanage trig, pole and trespass. Quads really tight at first - probably from throwing myself off mountains yesterday and not warming down after, but felt ok once they'd loosened off. Ran past a cow with a load of red shit hanging out of it's ass which I thought was a bit odd, then realised it was licking a newborn calf - awww. |
Sunday Oct 7 |
| Running race (Ian Hodgson Relays) 1:16:00 [4] | |
| shoes: jalas o-shoes |
| Got stuck with a drugged-up Baker on last leg. Knew the hill (Fairfield) would be big but didn't know we'd be racing for so long. Don't think I've ever really done any actual races up proper mountains before so no wonder I'm not really that good at them. Just had to hang in there up the hill while Baker skipped along merrily, but did alright on the descent. Very nearly got caught by the Dark Peak vets team, but a fast finish made sure we weren't embarrased. Set off in 5th and came back in 5th.
Lesson of the day: fun though bum-sliding is, the soreness isn't worth it. |
Saturday Oct 6 |
| Running 1:07:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Rob and Mike called on me and we went out to play. |
Friday Oct 5 |
| Running 36:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Redmires and Rivelin Dams run. Felt pretty good but didn't really push it. Going round monkey's for din dins in a minnie, hope he cooks sausages. Mmmmmmmm. |
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| C • Sausage 2 |
Thursday Oct 4 |
| Running 55:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Nice day I guess, legs working alright, still stopped for a bit to have a squiz at the nice view. Sorta feel like I'm just running for the sake of it at the mo. |
Wednesday Oct 3 |
| Running 1:13:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| It was squirrel tastic out there today, don't think I've ever seen so many. Must be squirrel bank holiday or sommit. Even saw a couple of dead ones that had fallen out of a tree lying in a road. Guess they'd been fighting over a nut or something. Otherwise the run was quite dull and I felt a bit tired. Down to waterworks, up to Stanno ridge, down Spoon Lane, down Loxley Valley to Malin Bridge, up Rivelin Valley and up to top of Lodge Lane. |
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| C • Gangland squirrels 3 |
Tuesday Oct 2 |
| Running 1:11:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Same run as sometime last week: up to Pole, along to High Neb, over to conduit and back via Wyming Brook. Nice, still, quiet evening but pretty cloudy. Had a good old sit down and think on the top of High Neb for a while. Hard to make myself run again after that. Felt pretty good really. |
Monday Oct 1 |
| Running 41:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Brooks Cascadia somethings |
| Back to normality again. A nice cruise round Rivelin just before it got dark. |