June

[Moyleman]

After a deep sleep following a 20hr day yesterday. I dragged my sorry carcass up at 7am for this glorious run. Becoming a favourite on my calendar despite the arduous terrain.

Fantastic weather beckoned as I picked up Remy and Gill from Patcham @ 8.
Got to our destination in plenty of time to pick up our numbers and swap banter with Ash, Rog, Stevio and Irish Mike. Finally met the (in)famous SP, still resting.

Kick off @ 9, a very lowkey send off and we were away.
Set off at a fair old lick with another 2 Brighton ladies, Cathy and Amanda.
Managed to avoid the bottleneck up the ascent at 2 miles to a gate, still single file for a way after that but was able to maintain a good pace for the first 5, one bugger of a long hill later - the ladies had left me for dead.

My right calf hasn't fully recovered and I had to ease off the gas, between 5 and 10 along the Cuckmere river. I started to flag - it was hot, hot, hot. Not quite in South Africas league, but nor far off. Despite having fluid, I doused myself and drank plenty at each station - took 2 gels on board today, needed them.

Plodded from mile 10, walked up the next stiff climb and hit some road up to Seaford Head golf course - met by SP, a gripe at my calf, a photo posed, another dousing and I espied GB Rog-air within touching distance. The lord's spring in his step.
Crikey, better get a shift on - Habbakuk Harriers hot on my tail. Sped up over the path skirting the golf course down the sharp descent back into Seaford and hit the esplanade. Shifting gear again to run the long finish in and pipped Rog by a few seconds.

Around 2hrs, which was a good days outing on this hilly affair - nursing my calf at present.

Got Kader tomorrow (Ming the Merciless), Algerian masseur supreme to work his magic on my appendages.

Another race done and dusted, next stop Dorney Dash and a little matter of a 50th birthday bash to attend. My 40th this year and I aim to hopefully, like Andy celebrate it in some style come November.

Brighton 10K beckons then, hopefully I'll be a much sharper, fitter, springier MM by then. A PB for my birthday would be good, ha! 39:50 is going to be extremely tough to beat 10 years on from when I set it.