Training Log Archive: fluceluce

Spin around the upside down lollipop with Sal's friend Lou. Generally feeling exhausted so incredibly steady (glad Lou is normally a Fell runner/mtber rather than a roady!). Legs not too bad and probably did them some good. Cake to finish :-)

Rolled L ankle twice coming off Yewbarrow due to not being cautious enough with the heavy pack. First time was a bad roll - irritated Tib Post. Highlights there is still plenty of strengthening I could be doing.

Knee niggle on the steeper descents as was definitely running a bit wonky on it from there on in.

Leg 4 and 5 with Rich T on his awesome 18:28 BG. He had the pacing nailed, steady away but at a decent pace all the way to Kirkfell, taking 18mins off his schedule to here. Then once honister was 'in sight' he beasted Great Gable to honister - making his support crew work. Arrived about 25-30mins up at honister.

Almost didn't continue as was pretty dehydrated from the most humid of conditions (2 of the 2.5L of water I'd carried were not for me obviously). Downed a bottle at Honister, transferred kit and then threw caution to the wind and carried on. Thankfully the steaming pace was reined back in until portinscale at which point my watch min/mile started with a 6 and I dropped back, arriving a min or two behind at moot hall. Give Rich sight of a finish line or a chance for a sit down and he's off!

No TT today - rode to Douglas and wandered round the paddock, got new pedals for will after he snapped an egg beater, pootled around the sea front then took the scenic route back to the campsite along the coast to Groundle Glen - over the excellently named 'bibaloe beg road' and through Onchan then Hillberry back to Strang.

Packed up tents and rode to Douglas to catch the ferry fully laiden again.

16.6miles with 375m of ascent.

Lazy day - watching TT at the railway so only 2miles riding with 50m ascent.

Met friendly Welsh people and 'timebomb' Tim who had had an impressive crash in the TT 5 or so years ago!

IOMTT - ride with mega weight to campsite, ditched the weight and pitched the tents and then back to Douglas, picnic shopping and off up to watch the TT at Hillberry. Back down to union mills for practice laps then back to the campsite.

15.4miles with 340m ascent

Carroting on Windermere, bit of a faster pace down the lake than I've done yet this year so was feeling it a bit but great to be out after a stressful day.