Week 13 Day 5

Ran 8 miles this morning around rural Somerset.




Saw some wildlife......





And some motor vehicles....,





I think that the pace of life is a bit slower down here.

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Week 13 Day 2

Ran 5.8 miles this morning in North Wales, from Brnyford to a nearby village and back. Staying withy parents for 2 nights. Having eaten three roast dinners on succesive days, i was not the fastest, so tried to run fast to work some of it off.




Was given some running gloves as a present which were v.useful today. Driving to Taunton tonight, so will be in the warmer South West by this evening.

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Week 11 Day 5

Not much chance of a run today








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Week 11 Day 5

Managed 10.32 miles this evening. Very pleased.

Ran from Reddish through Heaton Moor, East Didsbury, Withington, Fallowfield, Levenhulme and back to Reddish.

Going to have a glass of wine to mark breaking the 10 mile barrier.



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Race Photo

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Week 11 Day 1

The Longridge Christmas pudding race is 7 miles, 3.5 uphill and 3.5 down. I decided to use two older guys as pace setters as I has heard that some people set off too quick and have to walk up some of the steepest hills.





Once the warm up was over the gun sounded and we were off. I stayed towards the back in the hope that the tortoise approch would prevail.




I was more than a little dissapointed when at the first hill my pace setters stopped and walked. Not a good start.




But my target of 1hr 10 mins (without stopping) was not totaly out of reach.

The hills got steeper as we reached the 2,3 and 4 mile markers. Plenty of people started walking so I could pick them off. Likewise on the way back down I was passing other runners.

No time for photographs, it was all about the running

As I approached the finnish I was pleased to have made it round in one piece. 1 hr 2 mins was a good time but the 199th place was not quite as good.

Pleased with the prize though, it is called the Christmas pudding run after all!




I finnshed

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Week 10 Day 4

Had a good run today. Feeling a bit fitter and healthier alround.




Past the cement works, through west Bradford back through Waddington near the River Ribble and back along the past the allotments.




5.6 miles.






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Week 9 Day 4

6 mile run in the lake disrict this morning after a big roast dinner and several glasses of wine last night.





Ran from Gamblesby to Renwick and back. I was pleased that there were a few hills on the route as I need all the training I can get before next Sunday.






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Week 9 day 1

Four mile run at lunch time with a collgue from work, Matt.

He's a bit faster than I am and used to the run, so it was good to try a new route and have a pace setter.




I'm off to the lake district for the weekend, so should hopefully get some more nice scenery and one or two hills ahead of the Longridge pudding run.







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