Another new short sharp and ‘not my thing’ race on Wednesday evening. The day after Mearly I was feeling a little battered which was a bit humbling as it was only 3.8 miles! I gave the legs a rest though and had a really good climbing session, feeling very strong after our trip! Just how long that strength will stay who knows! P and I then ran to work and back on Monday via an extended loop, covering 4.2 miles in the morning and 6.8 miles in the evening on track and fell. Despite the damp conditions it was a good run, some of it on new terrain.
This was followed by the 22m commute on the bike on Tuesday, before the Latrigg race tonight. The race heads from Fitz Park, via Briar Rigg, to the summit and back via a short very sharp ascent and descent. I set off with the same plan in mind as Mearly Clough, fast and then hold on! Again I just couldn’t sustain the initial fast pace, and after being second lady for most of the climb, dropped two places before the summit. The first of these got away too much on the descent, but the other didn’t and after catching them to be just behind as we hit the track, I put my foot down and managed to pull away. It was pretty painful keeping the speed up into the finish, but I kept third spot to come away with a Silva head torch (not sure I needed another head torch but there you go – it’ll come in handy I’m sure!). I even had a short warm down for this race too, as the descent felt like it was hammering my quads.
Post race prize giving was by Kenny Stuart (photo courtesy of Dunc Overton, Keswick AC)
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