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April 2017
If anybody still scrolls this far down the diary list.....this is an update on my latest endeavours.
My last outing in a hooped vest was September 2016. Quite a gap. A mixture of illness, acute back injuries (self-inflicted), exotic holidays and impending redundancy (that I've managed to avoid this time) has kept me from any form of regular training.
But there would appear to be some kind of light at the end of the tunnel.
On Saturday we found ourselves lazily pottering about by the river in Littondale. A quiet and beautiful part of The Dales and home to my favorite road race: The Arncliffe 4.
I find four miles to be the perfect distance for a foot-race. Never mind the sublime surroundings.
So it seemed a good opportunity to don my trainers and have a recce. I ended up running around the course twice for good measure. It was a very deliberate and uncomfortable outing.
But it marked some kind of psychological turning-point and I'm now resolved to attempt to get fit for this race come August. Not an enormous distance you might think. But to run it well will involve some significant commitment over the coming four months.
And I'd also like to tackle The Burnsall 10 on the following Saturday. An altogether bigger fish to land in your net.
Next stop a Lakes 'AM' fell race in 11 days time. I'll be struggling around with the back markers that's for
sure. But everything is a step in the right direction at the moment.
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