The comeback trail Written on April 29, 2010, by johnh.
Things seem to be getting better with my legs and on Monday I managed my first run in the five weeks since my bike accident, and yesterday I got out on my bike for about 90 minutes. My doctor advised me that as long I don’t go crazy with the training things should be okay. [...]
New Zealand Mountain Running Championships – Mt Campbell – Motueka Written on April 19, 2010, by annaf.
It was perfect racing conditions – slightly over cast, a cool wind, about 10º, and a steep forest trail to climb. The small woman’s and juniors boys field had 7.4km to tackle while the small but stacked of talent men’s field had 14km. I set off up the long consistently steep climb with Italian Antonella [...]
3 Hill Sessions Written on April 16, 2010, by annaf.
So far this year I have been taking my training build up nice and slowly, with long mountain walks and road bike rides. My (f)ankle is still troubling me a little bit after really damaging it in the Everest Marathon so I have not been able to run for as long or as much as [...]
British Champs – rnd 1 – Mournes (N. Ire) Written on April 12, 2010, by andys.
I doubt they’re as painful as John’s (see post below), but my legs are sore as well today. However, in my case it’s all my own fault and I can’t lay the blame at any haphazard metallic moving objects. The first British Champs race kicked off with a Medium race in the Mourne Mountains at [...]
Crash, bang, wallop! Written on April 12, 2010, by johnh.
A few weeks ago I was about to put up a post talking about my cross country season, but with some slight changes to the site my login wasn’t working. I sent an e-mail to get this sorted and then headed off to do a track session after a week of planned lesiure following the inter-counties [...]
it’s not summer yet Written on April 1, 2010, by andys.
After a week in Provence and even the odd sighting of bear-chested Brits on the summit of Mont Ventoux (ok, it was a bit cold), it was beginning to feel quite summery… But that didn’t last long. This week in Scotland we’ve had some pretty extreme winds and regular flurries of sleet and snow. But [...]