Run Ten - Hashing

29th September 2008

Bit tentative tonight, probably because it was the first time I have run in the dark for a while, plus the adventure race on the weekend. Great hash anyway plenty of river crossings to get everyone moaning. Ran OK but cold still hanging on, hopefully it will have gone by the weekend.

5km

1hr

Bike Seven - Summers Here!!!

What a great ride in, but a long time since my last exercise!! Summer is most deffinatly here at long last. No really problems today although I couldn't catch a runner on the last hill which was a little embarassing, oh well at least I did ride up the hill without stopping. Nothing on this weekend but only two weeks to the Adventure Race!!!!!!!

32km

2hrs 05min

Bike Six - One Fall, One Submission

Thursday 11th September 08

So back to back there and backs, if you get my drift. Weather much kinder today, unlike the other bikers out there that kept coming zooming past. Oh well. I had a little fall today after a van passed me in a narrow lane near home. I pulled in to let him past and left the road into a small ditch when I tried to ride out I failed and over I went. Again no one watching, and no damage done, getting quite competant at falling off. Then the submission had to stop half way up the final hill to collect my thought, well I was nackered..... Hopefully a rest at the weekend, and I will be fit to try again next week.

32km

2hrs

I still need to train................................

Bike Five - Game of Two Halves

Nice ride in this morning sun shinning, no wind, well some but that's a different blog. All's well legs OK. But about 15min before I leave to ride home the weather reverts back to type for this summer and the monsoon continues. So a ride home in the wet, but not as bad as I thought, as the wind was behind me so quite a fast trip all in all. Legs feeling the effects of the morning ride and the last hill up to home is still proving a hill to far. Having said all that I was still home in 1hr 4mins. May do first back to back trip tomorrow, but I will wait until I commit........

32km

1hr 57min

Run Nine - Hashing

My turn to lay the trail, so out I went a 1700 and bashed around the moors for two hours, then out for another hour with the hash. Not a bad evening out, I am going to call it a Zone One run as you can call any movement that. It was good hash and the first I have laid on my own for a while. The nights are drawing in and this led to discussions about bike lights for my journey to and from work, which takes includes a cycle trail through a valley which gets very dark. £150 apparently gets you a good bike light!! So I know that's not a goer so I need to come up with a different plan. Have to get my thinking cap on. Meanwhile it's back on the bike tomorrow...........

12km

3hrs

Run Eight - Orienteering

Orienteering at Craddock Moor today near Liskeard, Cornwall. Not been feeling great, slight cold and just feeling generally tired. So wasn't expecting much today. As I committed myself to the Blue course earlier in the season I didn't really have a choice of course, which I was glad as the brown was 9km. I messed up early on and I expected that would mean my chances of winning were pretty well gone early on, which is never the best feeling. The rest of course went ok if a little untidy at a couple of controls. The running part was OK but I still lack basic speed, although I did feel stronger on some of the hills.

6.7km

61min 10secs

Questions, Questions, Questions

Will the cycling add to overall running speed?
Should I use my heart rate monitor when competing?
I am I getting fitter?
How do I tell?
Have I lost any weight?
Do I need to weigh myself?
Should I just bin it all, go to the pub and take up Darts?

Bike Four - There and Back

Tough one today it was really hard work. Into a head wind this morning and just plain knackered this evening. So now it's time for a rest until Sunday and Orienteering, might even treat myself to a beer or ten.

32km

2hr 18min