Training Log Archive: ba-ba

severe case of the CBAs.

Event: Gravy Pud Fell Race
 

BH, tunnel, Glen, along the bottom, up coppice, back via Sandygate. Feeling better.

C • feeling better 1

Out to the 1st fairway, back via xpool. Fairly late in the day but better than nowt.

Still feeling lethargic, but better by the end of the day.

E. coli waits for no man. Less time in the lab today, but feeling pretty drained. Shopping at Tesco was enough mentally for the day, the trek back up the hill enough physically.

Felt good this morning, but a day in the warm lab left me lethargic and feeling yesterday. Everyone had already been on their run/I wasn't fancying fartlek, so headed out on my own, Bole Hill, Riv Glen, valley bottom, Blackbrook, back along the top and stables. Whilst the intensity was pretty low, the effort was fairly high as dragged my sorry self around. Lots of bushes were at hip-height due to snow weight, so some paths were interesting. Saw more igloos than moving cars, Hagg Lane is completely clear, and many people appear to be eschewing the tradition of snowmen, instead building massive cocks. Alas I fear only one of the many offending sculptures I saw was intended to be a cock from the outset.

Thankfully I had a light day in the lab, so was out by 11.30, even after spending time fannying about. With the snowfall ramping up since last night it would have been rude not to enjoy it properly. Sent around many texts and managed to get 4 of us on the way up to the Golf Course, where Dan and Dave left myself and Ralph to go a bit longer. Followed along the top of Rivelin, which was in good condition, to Fox Hagg before dropping down to Rivelin Dams, the snow making what is normally a pretty dull track much more enjoyable. Then headed up Wyming Brook. I'd been thinking of a snowy Wyming as I drifted off to sleep last night and I wasn't disappointed - silent apart from the brook, barely touched (a few footprints helped me find the path which was useful) and completely empty. From the top I was debating going longer around the ressers and possibly towards the headstone, but I'm glad we decided to head back along the conduit as 2hr+ would have recked me, and there was a bit of a biting wind once out of the woods. Finished off with a bit of GC fun (including stacking it as I couldn't see the lay of the land) and back onto the top path - where our footsteps from 60mins previous had been mostly filled in by the snow which had fallen whilst we were out - Allotments, stables, Bole Hill and Home. Steady enjoyable pace throughout.
'Perfect' run, purely for the joy of running, although slightly bittersweet in that Wyming brook will probably never look so pretty again. That said, it won't stop me trying to visit it again tomorrow!
route - imagine the map is white.