Saturday Jun 14 |
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| (sick) |
| Earache! |
Wednesday Jun 11 |
| Pilates 1:00:00 [1] | |
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| Thought that this might help stretch out some sore muscles and it did. Was a bit of a wimp and took it easy. |
Tuesday Jun 10 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Ankles and feet have swollen up like balloons and my toes are still really sore. Walking more normally today. |
Monday Jun 9 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Resting at home today. My legs are agony, I can hardly walk, two of my toes are badly bruised and the nails may do something like dropping off and I have two blisters. Not too bad really considering...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alibongophoto/sets/72... |
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| C • Photos 4 |
Sunday Jun 8 |
| Orienteering race (Mountain Marathon) 8:18:30 [3]*** 18.3 km (27:14 / km) +1200m 20:31 / km | |
| shoes: Walsh |
| LAMM Day 2 - Glen Dessary to Glenfinnan via Sgurr nan Coireachan
More bagpipes! A rude awakening at 5.20am. My legs were sore but my feet were intact, we taped our feet up, had breakfast, put waterproofs and soggy shoes on, packed up quickly and we were off at 6.40, no time to think about it...
Running as far away from the midges as soon as possible was a good plan. The route to #1 was along a flat track to a bridge - how kind of the planner to think of an easy one and lull us into a false sense of security... before having to hoof it up 400m down to 250m and then up to the top of a Munro! The feeling at the top was great but going down to the next control was horrendous for me and with the slope going down to the right, my shoe kept cutting into my left foot just on my ankle bone - it felt like a hammer hitting it with every footstep. I pleaded with Claire for us to go up to the ridge but she wasn't for budging. I just had to to grin and bear it for 2km but at least the clouds had lifted and the sun had come out!
We slid down the next descent on our bottoms as it was easier than walking, passed a few people here much to their surprise! We weren't too chuffed with having to go up another 150m in a short distance to the next control but the views down Glen Finnan and beyond were absolutely worth it. It was pretty hot down the last steep killer descent to the road and with only 3.5km to go we managed to run/jog/walk along before actually running into the finish. It was a great feeling to finish and still be walking - just!
It was a fabulous event and I might have whinged a bit at Claire but she was a great partner to have and I'm glad that I did my first LAMM with her - thank you Claire, you kept me sane. And yes, she did stop talking...! |
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| C • A proper adventure 5 |