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Sunday Nov 26, 2017 #
11 AM
Running - off road race (Howling Bull) 53:25 [3] 10.02 km (5:20 / km) +255m 4:44 / km
slept:5.0 (injured) shoes: inov8 Mudclaw300 Dayglo/Blk
First chance I've had to run Dan's race from Walford - really nice route (better even than yesterday!) with lots of single track, good descents and climbs that weren't too punishing.
Not ready for full racing yet so plan was to pootle around - and was running well within my capabilities throughout. Started about 1/3 of the way back and surprisingly was getting held up through most of the first mile - turns out that even without trying I'm faster than some people through mud, up hill, and even descending... Clearly attracted lots of road runners.
Plenty more hold ups on single file climbs by Kerne Bridge. Although I could have got much harder heart rate was pretty high so suggests still recovering from previous runs.
As being cautious was generally losing places on gentle ascents and wide descents but started making up places heading to 6k so picked pace up a bit more to faster comfortable on the Howle Hill loop, but found it a bit rough on the descent after under the leaves so slowed down and lost a place again. Took the wimps descent route which looked very un-trodden, once reached the road was very fast tracks so able to really speed up and minimise places lost. Carried speed down the hill and picked up in the field so think I ended in about the same position as where I was at the top.
Maybe more road than I wanted, but the trails are good fun - could run a night race around here. Plenty of cake after - but I only had one slice.
Heated car seats were nice for the trip home.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1291399440
Not ready for full racing yet so plan was to pootle around - and was running well within my capabilities throughout. Started about 1/3 of the way back and surprisingly was getting held up through most of the first mile - turns out that even without trying I'm faster than some people through mud, up hill, and even descending... Clearly attracted lots of road runners.
Plenty more hold ups on single file climbs by Kerne Bridge. Although I could have got much harder heart rate was pretty high so suggests still recovering from previous runs.
As being cautious was generally losing places on gentle ascents and wide descents but started making up places heading to 6k so picked pace up a bit more to faster comfortable on the Howle Hill loop, but found it a bit rough on the descent after under the leaves so slowed down and lost a place again. Took the wimps descent route which looked very un-trodden, once reached the road was very fast tracks so able to really speed up and minimise places lost. Carried speed down the hill and picked up in the field so think I ended in about the same position as where I was at the top.
Maybe more road than I wanted, but the trails are good fun - could run a night race around here. Plenty of cake after - but I only had one slice.
Heated car seats were nice for the trip home.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1291399440