Training Log Archive: RobB

Had entered for the Southwell 10k. Drove to race but wasn't sure whether to run or not - woke up with a slightly tickly throat and legs were still sore from the fell race. Decided to start, but clear after 1 mile that was not firing on all cylinders. After slowing down on the 2nd mile, decided to continue at tempo pace. Good field and fast course - won in 30:04. Saw Andy P on the start line - he ran a pb.

C • Not a bad time considering! 1

Steady run around Frieston bird watching sanctuary whilst Clare hung out with Dad and checked out her new binoculars in the hide. Dead flat run (except the slight incline up to the sea wall) right hand hamstring really tight.

C • did she see any tits? 2

Devil's Chair Dash fell race. Perfect running conditions on this up and down fell race - up the Stiperstones. Felt good on the race; was third on the way up the steepest section but managed to get to the top (had about 500m of running on the top) first. Tim Werret got ahead just before the steep decent but I managed to beat him to the bottom for the win. Running down was quite scary - there were loads of people still on their way up on the hill and we were on the way down and there were quite a few near misses.

Good fun - was pleased with my time (20 seconds off Tim Davies' record) and to beat Tim W, Tim D and Richard Roberts (who beat me at the time trial a month earlier). Need to get used to being known as "Charlie's son in law" at races in this part of the world. Clare was still not feeling great and was taking pics.

Warm up by myself and warm down with Tim Werret up to the top again. Tim was trying to persuade me to run some of the Fell running season. Hmmm..

Long run on the Mynd. Did a course that was set out on the Wrekin - where you had to run to a check point with a defined grid reference and then you were given the reference for the next point. Lovely conditions and I took it nice and steady.

Feeling really tired today and trying to avoid Clare's cold. Decided to have a day off.

Run to and back from work. Keeping it very easy.

RTW (2 miles) RHFM (5 miles). Still nothing to report. Feel like a dead man walking at home - Clare has a really nasty cold / flu bug. I am being sympathetic (from a distance).