Spent 2 hours in A&E last night after getting mithered at by too many people at work! Anyway after waiting that length of time was very pleased and vindicated that no fracture showed up on the x-rays!!! So some rest, some use and a lot of crossing of fingers and I will be OK. Wasdale .... bring it on...!
On the other hand I'm getting frustrated already. 3 days with no exercise and also no really ability to do all the other things that are normally ignored due to running, climbing and riding like the chores!! My arm is moving better though today.
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Monday 29 June 2009
Good and Bad
This weekend has been much awaited due to the completion of our campervan! It was time to pick it up. It just happened to coincide with a mountain biking weekend in Dumfries and Galloway organised by some friends so we took Friday off work and headed off early to get to North Berwick in the late morning to pick up our VAN! it is beautiful! Having been briefed on its inner workings we set off in convoy for D&G.
All this driving left us a little goggle-eyed so we stopped off at the top of the Kirroughtree black route, at the bottom of heartbreak hill for a short ride. We did the top loop of the black back to the vans - me on my new bike (feeling a little usurped in attention due to the arrival of the van!). We kipped in a beautiful spot near Loch Clatteringshaws and managed to keep in the wind to keep the midges at bay. It was a fantastic first night in the van and was everything we knew it would be!!
So that was the good bit - now for the bad...
Saturday we meet up with mates at Kirroughtree to ride - 13 of us. All was going so well for me enjoying my new steed until we got to McMoab! There I expanded my bubble a little too much and came crashing to the hard ground. At first I thought I must have broken something such was the thud with which I hit the solid granite bedrock but I got up and managed to push/ride my bike to the bridge. On close inspection I'd missed damaging the fork stantions by an inch and have a lovely scratch by the rear derailleur. As for me, a very large bruise on my hip, grazes on the elbow and an increasingly sore upper arm. I bailed back to the vans and cleaned myself up. As I could move my arm I was sure I hadn't broken it and managed to drive to Newton Stewart for a curry - it would happen when we had two vehicles with us!!
But that night I was very sore and woke very early convinced I'd broken my arm, but in the cold light of day somehow P and I persuaded ourselves that I hadn't. So off to Dalbeattie for the others riding and me sitting drinking tea and reading yesterday's paper! I then drove home in what turned out to be a matter of pain management from having to hold myself stiller than normal to drive.
This morning it is better again but still very painful, and I've got it in a sling for resting. Still umming and arhhhing about whether I have actually broken it, if I have its a hairline fracture as I can hold things in my hand and do some stuff. But it's really frustrated me, as Wasdale is only 12 days away and the BG attempt 4 weeks after that - I can't afford a broken arm!!
All this driving left us a little goggle-eyed so we stopped off at the top of the Kirroughtree black route, at the bottom of heartbreak hill for a short ride. We did the top loop of the black back to the vans - me on my new bike (feeling a little usurped in attention due to the arrival of the van!). We kipped in a beautiful spot near Loch Clatteringshaws and managed to keep in the wind to keep the midges at bay. It was a fantastic first night in the van and was everything we knew it would be!!
So that was the good bit - now for the bad...
Saturday we meet up with mates at Kirroughtree to ride - 13 of us. All was going so well for me enjoying my new steed until we got to McMoab! There I expanded my bubble a little too much and came crashing to the hard ground. At first I thought I must have broken something such was the thud with which I hit the solid granite bedrock but I got up and managed to push/ride my bike to the bridge. On close inspection I'd missed damaging the fork stantions by an inch and have a lovely scratch by the rear derailleur. As for me, a very large bruise on my hip, grazes on the elbow and an increasingly sore upper arm. I bailed back to the vans and cleaned myself up. As I could move my arm I was sure I hadn't broken it and managed to drive to Newton Stewart for a curry - it would happen when we had two vehicles with us!!
But that night I was very sore and woke very early convinced I'd broken my arm, but in the cold light of day somehow P and I persuaded ourselves that I hadn't. So off to Dalbeattie for the others riding and me sitting drinking tea and reading yesterday's paper! I then drove home in what turned out to be a matter of pain management from having to hold myself stiller than normal to drive.
This morning it is better again but still very painful, and I've got it in a sling for resting. Still umming and arhhhing about whether I have actually broken it, if I have its a hairline fracture as I can hold things in my hand and do some stuff. But it's really frustrated me, as Wasdale is only 12 days away and the BG attempt 4 weeks after that - I can't afford a broken arm!!
Thursday 25 June 2009
Langstrath Fell Race
Last night I headed over to Stonethwaite in Borrowdale for the Langstrath fell race. I'd not done this one before and had spotted it in the calander and the fact that I had a free night so why not. Friends had warned me that it was a little fast and furious and at 4.5 miles its likely to be! But I wanted to see how I was fairing over short distances after all the endurance runs I've been doing.
It was a hot evening with a little breeze, and I had a bit of a fraught time getting there due to having to do other errands first, but ditch one major errand until after the race so I arrived in good time. Not the best way of preparing for a race, and I didn't eat well before hand either. So with all the excuses on board I wasn't expecting much, but went off fast at the start, so much so that I felt sick at the top of the first climb, over Lingy End to Dock tarn. Gathered my self together again and kept pushing til the finish. Previously I've always settled into a hard but liveable rythym on these races, but I've found out that when you're going well and in chance of a placing then you really do put the effort in.
I was worried that I might get caught heading into the finish so pushed hard back along the valley, completely out of sight of any other runners except for the briefest of glimpses for time to time, and came in second woman in about 51 minutes. My gps said it was 4.9 miles! It felt like a long 4.5... Was really happy with the result especially as my legs felt awful. I'm sure I have to run at least 6 miles now before I warm up. Great race and a beautiful night. Only downer was still having that one outstanding errand left to do... so another late night!
It was a hot evening with a little breeze, and I had a bit of a fraught time getting there due to having to do other errands first, but ditch one major errand until after the race so I arrived in good time. Not the best way of preparing for a race, and I didn't eat well before hand either. So with all the excuses on board I wasn't expecting much, but went off fast at the start, so much so that I felt sick at the top of the first climb, over Lingy End to Dock tarn. Gathered my self together again and kept pushing til the finish. Previously I've always settled into a hard but liveable rythym on these races, but I've found out that when you're going well and in chance of a placing then you really do put the effort in.
I was worried that I might get caught heading into the finish so pushed hard back along the valley, completely out of sight of any other runners except for the briefest of glimpses for time to time, and came in second woman in about 51 minutes. My gps said it was 4.9 miles! It felt like a long 4.5... Was really happy with the result especially as my legs felt awful. I'm sure I have to run at least 6 miles now before I warm up. Great race and a beautiful night. Only downer was still having that one outstanding errand left to do... so another late night!
Wednesday 24 June 2009
double trouble
Now I know I have no pretentions of being a triathlete (one triathlon does not a triathlete make) but I do not know how you switch between cycling and running and vice versa! I guess lots of practice!
I rode to work and back yesterday (the usual 23 miles round trip), grabbed a bit of food at home, and my running kit, then rode over to Gosforth for the local Blengdale Harriers annual hash. Its a very low key family friendly affair, with a 'hare' having set long loops for the runners and a shorter trail for the kids and 'non-runners'. The weather was wonderful, warm and sunny, although the wind kept threatening to die leaving us very exposed to the midges and horseflies! My legs really struggled to get going having already done 30 miles on the bike! Ouch... I covered about 6 miles with all the loops and false trails. After a drink in the pub, I rode back very hungry, and again the legs complained mightly once back on the bike!
Blengdale Forest:
Blengdale in the autumn:
I rode to work and back yesterday (the usual 23 miles round trip), grabbed a bit of food at home, and my running kit, then rode over to Gosforth for the local Blengdale Harriers annual hash. Its a very low key family friendly affair, with a 'hare' having set long loops for the runners and a shorter trail for the kids and 'non-runners'. The weather was wonderful, warm and sunny, although the wind kept threatening to die leaving us very exposed to the midges and horseflies! My legs really struggled to get going having already done 30 miles on the bike! Ouch... I covered about 6 miles with all the loops and false trails. After a drink in the pub, I rode back very hungry, and again the legs complained mightly once back on the bike!
Blengdale Forest:
Blengdale in the autumn:
Monday 22 June 2009
Summer Solstice Kinder Dozen
After a bit of a quiet week and a ride to work and back on Friday, P and I went down to the Peak for the weekend. Main reason was to pick up my new mountain bike! But also to visit friends. It was a pretty showery day on Saturday so P and I headed to Rubicon to the all weather climbing venue. It was reasonably busy. I wasn't in the mood to flailing on routes so acted as belay bunny for P on an 8a, and in between got some bouldering in. I didn't think I'd actually done much but by the end of the day I couldn't pull on the biggest of jugs and was pretty stiff the next morning!
Sunday a mate and I set out to do the Kinder Dozen (listed as 24 miles, 10,000+ feet ascent). Despite mutterings by him in the pub the night before about possible bail points, we trotted around in 7 hours 12 minutes. We made it to be 22.52 miles and about 9860 feet ascent. It was fairly good conditions, although on the south side of the plateau we were out the wind and it was very muggy and hot there. We set off just after 10am from the Nags Head in Edale and went clockwise round. The hardest parts were in the bracken. I would suggest to others that a better time to do this would be earlier or later in the year when the bracken is lower, as it makes a couple of the legs much tougher.
I didn't carry enough water with me and by the time I'd thought about it I was already a bit too dehydrated. Luckily we found a good supply near Upper Ashop and refilled both bodies and bottles. Without this I'd have seriously struggled. It is a good tough outing and I really enjoyed it, despite not being used to the terrain any more - where are the rocks! and doing it on sight was a good challenge. I'd like to go back and do it again in cooler conditions and I'm pretty sure I could take up to 1/2 hour off. One of the reasons it's a tough outing is that you do very little flat running - it is either up or down and almost all the ups and downs are steep! and rough too.
A great way to spend the summer solstice.
Sunday a mate and I set out to do the Kinder Dozen (listed as 24 miles, 10,000+ feet ascent). Despite mutterings by him in the pub the night before about possible bail points, we trotted around in 7 hours 12 minutes. We made it to be 22.52 miles and about 9860 feet ascent. It was fairly good conditions, although on the south side of the plateau we were out the wind and it was very muggy and hot there. We set off just after 10am from the Nags Head in Edale and went clockwise round. The hardest parts were in the bracken. I would suggest to others that a better time to do this would be earlier or later in the year when the bracken is lower, as it makes a couple of the legs much tougher.
I didn't carry enough water with me and by the time I'd thought about it I was already a bit too dehydrated. Luckily we found a good supply near Upper Ashop and refilled both bodies and bottles. Without this I'd have seriously struggled. It is a good tough outing and I really enjoyed it, despite not being used to the terrain any more - where are the rocks! and doing it on sight was a good challenge. I'd like to go back and do it again in cooler conditions and I'm pretty sure I could take up to 1/2 hour off. One of the reasons it's a tough outing is that you do very little flat running - it is either up or down and almost all the ups and downs are steep! and rough too.
A great way to spend the summer solstice.
Thursday 18 June 2009
a quiet couple of days
Although I haven't done that much in the way of runs or rides in the last few days I've felt happy to have a couple of quiet days. Sometimes this is just how it is - sometimes I push myself though these days and make myself go out and often don't feel better for it and other times, I'm happy with a rest and don't beat myself up about it. So the latter is for now. I have been doing more core exercises in the last couple of days though and went out for a short trot yesterday with P, doing about 2 3/4 miles although it turned out to be at a reasonable pace. Work has been keeping me busy this week which might also explain the chill.
We've got a few busy weekends coming up so calm before the storm?
Wednesday 17 June 2009
midgy mountain biking
Once again our plans to ride in the Duddon were thwarted and one of our mates was delayed at work and so it meant we set out later than planned from Eskdale. It was a glorious evening, with only thin high wisps of cloud and warm sunshine. No need to lots of layers in the camelback. We did a new combination of routes by heading up Irton Fell, down through the forest of Miterdale, up that valley and over White Moss past the stone circles, and the great descent into Boot, and back along the valley bridleway. Only downside to the ride were the midges - lots of them! Somehow we didn't seem to be moving fast enough except on the downhills to escape the little buggers!
Ride completed and was followed by a swift pint in the local. Spot on!
11 miles, 2400' ascent
Ride completed and was followed by a swift pint in the local. Spot on!
11 miles, 2400' ascent
Tuesday 16 June 2009
infrequent blogging!
The last couple of weekends I have at the last minute stepped in to support BG attempts. The weekend of the 5th I was asked on the thursday evening to do Leg 2, starting at 4am from Thelkeld. For some reason this sounded like a fine idea! So I said yes, and then realised That I had to leave home at about 2:15am to get round to Thelkeld! Nevermind. I then realised that the forecast had changed and that what I thought would be a pleasant night had turned into forecasts of snow up high!
So the alarm woke me up at 1:50 am and I was out the door for 2:15 and on my way to Thelkeld. There was light in the sky to the east as it was already approaching dawn, and it was slightly strange to realise that most of the traffic on the road were people heading home from a Friday nights partying, not heading out as I was! As I approached Keswick, the sky has started to look ominously darker in the east, and as I parked up in Thelkeld the rain arrived.
The BG contender Nick arrived 2 minutes up on schedule and after 5 minutes rest we headed out towards Clough Head. I was relieved that by this time we did not need torches. The rain got heavier as we gained height, and soon lost the two teams in front of us in the cloud. As we reached the summit of Clough Head the rain turned to sleet then snow as forecasted with a stiff easterly wind. We were doing fine schedule wise and trogged on through to the Dodds.
But the weather was against us and the snow started falling much more heavily and it became almost a whiteout with gale force easterlies battering our left sides. By the time we were approaching Stybarrow Dodd, the conditions were making it hard even to follow the footprints in front and Nick had slowed considerably. I'm not sure I'd have been mentally prepared to endure essentially winter conditions in June!
So as we approached Sticks Pass, Nick decided that enough was enough. We all live locally and the hills would be here another more summer-like day! So we bailed off down to Stannah to await pick up by Nick's wife. I can't really reccommend 3 wet and cold adults sheltering in a telephone box for over an hour as a great way to spend a saturday morning but the craic was good - we were down and safe!
This effort took a reasonable amount out of me as it took me a long time to warm up coupled with the very early start and loss of sleep. I managed to drive home safely, and spent the rest of the day pottering at home doing odd jobs. Sunday I had to fight off major lethargy to get out for a run but only managed a very slow 3.5 miles. My legs felt dead! But a good nights sleep on the Sunday got me back on track!
I rode to work and back on Monday and then made the best (?!) of a trip to Surrey for a training course to get 3 runs in of 6.5 miles (1700'), 9.5 miles (1700') and 3.5 miles (1100') on the roads and tracks around where I was based. I also ploughed up and down the hotel pool for a while managing a 600m swim.
The phone rang again on the Thursday asking if I would provide navigation support for leg 4 on a BG for a friend of a friend. I got home at 10:30pm on Friday night and Ryan wanted me at Wasdale for 8:30am! So I got up fairly early and found enough dry and sweet(ish) smelling running kit to use! I met up with the other support guy at the NT car park amoung what seemed like thousands of 3 peakers, and sat down to wait. Ryan arrived ahead of schedule and we were off soon after 10am up Yewbarrow.
I set off at a bit too fast a pace, but Ryan kept it up, until we realised that the pace was too good, and slowed up to avoid over cooking it. We still reached Yewbarrow summit 9 minutes up and set off in thick mist towards Red Pike.
I was nervous before hand as although I know this leg well, I have never done it when it really counts i.e. supported someone on it and felt under some pressure to get it right. To be honest I needn't have worried as I got all the summits spot on and picked the best lines pretty much all the time. I did play it safe a couple of times opting for easy to navigate lines as opposed the really good lines which could go wrong in bad weather. After the intial climb up Yewbarrow we didn't have any rain, but the mist was as thick as I have ever known it to be with visibility down to 5 meters in someplaces.
The run took us from Red Pike, to Steeple, Pillar, Kirkfell (via Joss's Gully), Great Gable, Green Gable, Brandreth and Grey Knotts before dropping down to the top of Honister Pass. We didn't see a thing until we dropped off the summit of Pillar and the bottom of Mosedale popped out the cloud for a few glorious seconds!! I'm not sure if Ryan felt the uplift in spirits but it had an impact on me, even though I knew exactly where we were it always has a good effect suddenly seeing the surroundings!
As we approached Beckhead, we passed Ian Charters on his 55@55 attempt being support by a couple of mates. He looked to be going well at that point! Ryan was really doing well here, he was eating and drinking plenty and was strong up hills still, but was starting to suffer from painful shins which were slowing him down on the descents, but we were keeping to schedule . As we dropped off Green Gable we popped out of the cloud for the last time and had a lovely sunny run along the more grassy paths to Brandreth and Grey Knotts and a good descent to Honister, where the Leg 5 supporters were waiting and took Ryan on to finish in 22:33!!
I had originally planned to run back to the car at Wasdale, but had been offered a lift, which I decided to take given how tired I had felt that morning when I got up. With hindsight I should've run back but nevermind!! It was a good day out on the hill and gave me a lot of confidence on that leg that I know it as well I thought!!
Sunday, P and I walked up to the Samson Stones in Upper Eskdale to go bouldering. We both felt tired but it was a lovely dry day and so took advantage of the breeze and sunshine to boulder up there. It's about an hours walk in and in such lovely settings! I managed finally to do a proper V3!! and then found out another problem I did which our guide says is V1 is a V3 too!! Bonus!
Yesterday I rode to work and back in more sunshine. Tonight then plan is for a mountain bike ride in the Duddon. I'm watching the weather closely as it'd be nice if it didn't rain!!
So the alarm woke me up at 1:50 am and I was out the door for 2:15 and on my way to Thelkeld. There was light in the sky to the east as it was already approaching dawn, and it was slightly strange to realise that most of the traffic on the road were people heading home from a Friday nights partying, not heading out as I was! As I approached Keswick, the sky has started to look ominously darker in the east, and as I parked up in Thelkeld the rain arrived.
The BG contender Nick arrived 2 minutes up on schedule and after 5 minutes rest we headed out towards Clough Head. I was relieved that by this time we did not need torches. The rain got heavier as we gained height, and soon lost the two teams in front of us in the cloud. As we reached the summit of Clough Head the rain turned to sleet then snow as forecasted with a stiff easterly wind. We were doing fine schedule wise and trogged on through to the Dodds.
But the weather was against us and the snow started falling much more heavily and it became almost a whiteout with gale force easterlies battering our left sides. By the time we were approaching Stybarrow Dodd, the conditions were making it hard even to follow the footprints in front and Nick had slowed considerably. I'm not sure I'd have been mentally prepared to endure essentially winter conditions in June!
So as we approached Sticks Pass, Nick decided that enough was enough. We all live locally and the hills would be here another more summer-like day! So we bailed off down to Stannah to await pick up by Nick's wife. I can't really reccommend 3 wet and cold adults sheltering in a telephone box for over an hour as a great way to spend a saturday morning but the craic was good - we were down and safe!
This effort took a reasonable amount out of me as it took me a long time to warm up coupled with the very early start and loss of sleep. I managed to drive home safely, and spent the rest of the day pottering at home doing odd jobs. Sunday I had to fight off major lethargy to get out for a run but only managed a very slow 3.5 miles. My legs felt dead! But a good nights sleep on the Sunday got me back on track!
I rode to work and back on Monday and then made the best (?!) of a trip to Surrey for a training course to get 3 runs in of 6.5 miles (1700'), 9.5 miles (1700') and 3.5 miles (1100') on the roads and tracks around where I was based. I also ploughed up and down the hotel pool for a while managing a 600m swim.
The phone rang again on the Thursday asking if I would provide navigation support for leg 4 on a BG for a friend of a friend. I got home at 10:30pm on Friday night and Ryan wanted me at Wasdale for 8:30am! So I got up fairly early and found enough dry and sweet(ish) smelling running kit to use! I met up with the other support guy at the NT car park amoung what seemed like thousands of 3 peakers, and sat down to wait. Ryan arrived ahead of schedule and we were off soon after 10am up Yewbarrow.
I set off at a bit too fast a pace, but Ryan kept it up, until we realised that the pace was too good, and slowed up to avoid over cooking it. We still reached Yewbarrow summit 9 minutes up and set off in thick mist towards Red Pike.
I was nervous before hand as although I know this leg well, I have never done it when it really counts i.e. supported someone on it and felt under some pressure to get it right. To be honest I needn't have worried as I got all the summits spot on and picked the best lines pretty much all the time. I did play it safe a couple of times opting for easy to navigate lines as opposed the really good lines which could go wrong in bad weather. After the intial climb up Yewbarrow we didn't have any rain, but the mist was as thick as I have ever known it to be with visibility down to 5 meters in someplaces.
The run took us from Red Pike, to Steeple, Pillar, Kirkfell (via Joss's Gully), Great Gable, Green Gable, Brandreth and Grey Knotts before dropping down to the top of Honister Pass. We didn't see a thing until we dropped off the summit of Pillar and the bottom of Mosedale popped out the cloud for a few glorious seconds!! I'm not sure if Ryan felt the uplift in spirits but it had an impact on me, even though I knew exactly where we were it always has a good effect suddenly seeing the surroundings!
As we approached Beckhead, we passed Ian Charters on his 55@55 attempt being support by a couple of mates. He looked to be going well at that point! Ryan was really doing well here, he was eating and drinking plenty and was strong up hills still, but was starting to suffer from painful shins which were slowing him down on the descents, but we were keeping to schedule . As we dropped off Green Gable we popped out of the cloud for the last time and had a lovely sunny run along the more grassy paths to Brandreth and Grey Knotts and a good descent to Honister, where the Leg 5 supporters were waiting and took Ryan on to finish in 22:33!!
I had originally planned to run back to the car at Wasdale, but had been offered a lift, which I decided to take given how tired I had felt that morning when I got up. With hindsight I should've run back but nevermind!! It was a good day out on the hill and gave me a lot of confidence on that leg that I know it as well I thought!!
Sunday, P and I walked up to the Samson Stones in Upper Eskdale to go bouldering. We both felt tired but it was a lovely dry day and so took advantage of the breeze and sunshine to boulder up there. It's about an hours walk in and in such lovely settings! I managed finally to do a proper V3!! and then found out another problem I did which our guide says is V1 is a V3 too!! Bonus!
Yesterday I rode to work and back in more sunshine. Tonight then plan is for a mountain bike ride in the Duddon. I'm watching the weather closely as it'd be nice if it didn't rain!!
Thursday 4 June 2009
absent without leave...
Well what an absence! Not all because of good things unfortunately, but I feel like I’m back on track now. I just lost the plot a bit, well a lot to be honest due to work stress and stopped running totally for about two weeks. I did keep riding but just couldn’t face running. Strange what stress can do.
This blog was supposed to be a record of what I’ve getting up to, so temptation is to at least place a brief log of the last few weeks, which I will do at the bottom of the post. Its also occurred to me that now the evenings are light I’m much less inclined to turn the computer on to blog away so I reckon the posts will be fewer and further between over the coming summer months – presuming we have a summer this year!
As for the last few days, things have been good! Back on track as I said! I decided at the last minute to race at Duddon, and bury a few demons from last years race when I got too hot and flagged. Those demons are well and truly buried too! I knocked 43 minutes off last years time and was just piped for 1st place as my calf muscles, which had been threatening to cramp since Wyrnose, decided they’d had enough crossing the stream at the finish. I just couldn’t sprint for the finish, which is what was needed to try and stay ahead of Karen. Hey ho… I’ll know better next time.
Spent Sunday out on the fells on a family walk with P and his parents. The weather was still fabulous and it felt refreshing to walk over ground and take in the views, instead of concentrating in the next rock or hole!
Monday, I rode to work and back despite having tired legs, it was just so nice I couldn’t face going in the car.
Tuesday, I popped out at lunchtime for a 3 miler along the coast in the heat. There was a feint sea breeze which did help but I had to have a cold shower after in order to cool down! In the evening P and I headed down to St Bees and met up with some mates there for an evening’s bouldering and BBQ. I managed to finally do two problems that I’ve been trying for a while - and just typically of St Bees, they felt easy when you do do them!! P flashed Yellow Desert Scream (V8/9) too so had a great big grin on his face for the rest of the evening!
Yesterday P took the day off for a day’s bouldering at Gillercombe, so I had to ride in, and I decided to take my running kit with me, for a run after work. I rode from work up to Brackenclose car park, swapping cycling kit for running kit, and ran up to Mickledore and onto the Pike. I stopped to have a look at Broad Stand, to see if I could see the bolts that have supposedly been placed on the line. Can’t believe that someone could do this! Anyway as I suspected I couldn’t see much from the bottom and I don’t like soloing BS, so headed onto the Pike summit and then picked up the Wasdale race descent line to Lingmell Nose and down to Brackenclose. Back into cycling kit and rode home. Only slight schoolgirl error was the complete lack of water or water bottle!! Was a little dehydrated by the time I got home!!
Total Bike:32 miles
Total Run: 5.2 miles
As for the last few weeks……here goes…..
Wednesday 29 April - Shortened Commute Ride: 13.60m
Thursday 30 April
Friday 1 May - Commute Ride: 23m, 3000’
Saturday 2 May - Mtb Innerleithen: Red Route: 11.81m, 1968.6’
Sunday 3 May - Mtb Glentress: Black Route & 1st & last half red route: 24.97m, 6860’
Monday 4 May - Mtb Newcastleton: Blue route & red route: 14.03m, 4440’
Tuesday 5 May
Wednesday 6 May
Thursday 7 May - Commute Ride: 23m, 3000’
Friday 8 May - Commute Ride: 23m, 3000’
Saturday 9 May – Climbing @ Great Ormes: Parisellas cave
Sunday 10 May - Fell Run: 14.29m, 5659.73’
Nantgwynant, Watkin path, Snowdon summit, Miners track, Pen-y-pass, PYG track, Snowden summit, Nantgwynant
Monday 11 May
Tuesday 12 May – Climbing: St Bees routing
Wednesday 13 May - Fell Run: 5.03m
Wasdale Head to Styhead Pass and return
Thursday 14 May – Mtb Miterdale, Burnmoor Tarn, Boot: 11.53m
Friday 15 May
Saturday 16 May
Sunday 17 May
Monday 18 May - Commute Ride: 23m, 3000’
Tuesday 19 May - Commute Ride: 23m, 3000’
Fell Run: 5.61m
Muncaster Fell trig & return
Wednesday 20 May – Climbing @ Hare Crag & Fisherground
Thursday 21 May – Mtb Whinlatter N & S loop: 10.74m
Friday 22 May - Fell Run valley boot & return: 6.93m, 1470’
Saturday 23 May - Fell Run valley boot & return: 6.93m, 1470’
Sunday 24 May – Climbing @ Esk Buttress
Monday 25 May - Fell Run: 22.3m, 9250’
Walnar Scar, Dow Crag, Old Man of Coniston, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Wrynose, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Foxes Gully, Scafell, Burnmoor Tarn, White Moss, Home
Tuesday 26 May
Wednesday 27 May - Fell Run: 3.25m, 1285’
Irton fell and return
Thursday 28 May - Shortened Commute Ride: 13.60m
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