Training Log Archive: rcro

Don’t like resting at the weekend but as at 3pm roads are 30% covered in slippery slush, 70% clear. And, despite a few days to demonstrate how you don’t need to drive your car everywhere all of the time, there are lots of pillocks on the road driving inappropriately - 4 instances where I thought I’d get hit whilst walking down the carriageway on Caerau Road :-(

Should our road clear by 6 may venture out for a jog.

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Not cleared but probably ok to have run, just concerned about where it had drifted. Instead spent the day sorting out NGOC Club Champs and Welsh League spreadsheets.

Event: NGOC League 3
 

Took some motivation to get out today, but actually pavements a lot less slippery than I expected.

A mostly off road loop taking in the Ridgeway, High Cross and Gaer Fort. Thaw has definitely started but still deep enough to be hard work off road - well above ankle deep all the time and many patches where could be anything between 1 and 3 ft deep.

About 4 million people sledging off the Ridgeway, but only 1 on the field with the footpath, so really nice snow and did a few loops, really struggling heading up hill as was actually quite deep. The bottom field was hard for contouring and did quite a bit of sliding.

Along the canal, a hungry thrush tried to befriend me. It failed... Very few appeared to had walked this way so again nice underfoot - only had to be careful on the humped back bridges. Field at High Cross was remarkably un-sledged and not very snowy at the top, but bloody tough to contour the bottom - up to waist deep. Similar story on Gaer Fort with a battle to get up and then grass and mud - no snow - on the top.

An enjoyable outing. Rate of thawing means I might be able to get the car out tomorrow if I want (which I don't, yet) - need to find something to do, want to do a road run in Swansea at some point but no trains until Monday...

https://www.strava.com/activities/1434147973

Commute to work a bit warm and dry - and snow had stopped and wind died down, so added a short loop on to the morning to run in the snow before everyone else starts compacting it.

For 24 hours continuous snow, not sure where most of it went. Generally a blanket 6-12 inches on the ground with 2ft where drifted. Stuck to going through the drifts where possible as more guarantee of being soft and not slippery.

Isolated patches where deeper - towards top of Gaer was hard work and waist deep at the end on Spencer Road/Caerau Road and was a struggle. Great to get out ahead of the hoards of kids!

Saw about 10 cars moving (including 2 ambulances), and 4 cars stuck. All of the latter were invincible 4x4s.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1432334646/overv...

Digging a way out of the house

Took a lot to force myself out tonight. As overheating last night dropped down to *just* 3 layers and was really struggling to get any warmth. Needed bigger hills?

Came back through the cemetery and against a head wind.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1430266053

Adhoc MDC run on any route Marcus could find close to a pub in same chain as last week - so Treforest.

Very cold evening but no snow - straight up a steep hill then loop of Cefn Egwylsilan. Had to slow it down on the way up as overheating in 4 layers (note - up from 3 after the cold on Black Mountains a few weeks back), so stayed at the back, with added benefit of less time spent waiting.

Top cold, ground very frozen like concrete so trying not to scuff or trip on any bumps. Back was across frozen bog which was walk rough.

Found a go cart track behind the pub in Egwyls Ilan which was fun for a short "effort". Overall a nice route, and good for a longer summer one if we can get rid of some of the road.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1428942962

Entered Welsh Champs on a whim as deadline day. Will see if work/weather/logistics actually work out so that I can actually go.