Training Log Archive: Zan

i missed breaking my record for this race by one second :( but it was very very muddy this year unlike last year when it was frozen and runnable so was probably actually a better run today.
very slippy, dangerous bridges, lots of gates and freezing hands but no cake

C • there was cake 3

I saw things in the peak district for the first ever time today - I could see little streams and rocks and sheep and things it was so exciting I didnt know it looked so pretty and was not just a big blurred expanse of green and brown which is all I have been able to see for the past 2 years

i went for a short fast late run because i was drawing the peak district all day, my legs are sore and i thought a chicken might be burning.

tired and busy until late-ish but finally dragged myself out and of course really glad i did as running made me happy again

discovered lower legs are very sore when i press thumbs into them.

down to boots to pick up new lenses - i can now see, but the world is smaller because it does not have half a centimeter of blur around everything any more

i decided on no spinning or intervals - tight muscles at front of lower legs

I cannot run and read maps together - so I'd planned to run with someone who knew the way - and did not look at the map before I set off.
but then i decided to run it the Other Way Round, alone, to get the long hill from hunters bar to crookes in (i liked this way round, its a good hill)

however looking at the map afterwards I did some daft long routes somehow adding a lot on. i had to keep stopping to stand and read map. wandered around for a while trying to find the leopold st one. And stood outside the train station for ages at one point wondering what i was doing there. oh well

C • surely you've done it befor... 2

ice everywhere early this morning so careful running. did bit of extra cycling

meant to do 10x2mins but only did 7 - got pain then cramp in feet and both legs on the front/side - too cold maybe?? duno why else?
I really do not like unfinishing a running session - especially on such an uneven number as seven

C • least it wasnt thirteen. re... 4

legs ok for warm up and down but feet cramps at home - how annoying
maybe i'm just not suitable for cold weather

lectures til 5.15 so ran down late with laura and her loads of bags

run after, that included 10 hill sprints

C • good to see you did them ev... 2