Been Busy

Quite a few runs, Cycled to work at least half a dozen times and feel moderately OK

Peelers

Lots of Photos, Successful run

Beacon Bash

Did the Beacon Bash, muddiest that I have seen anywhere! However seemed to go OK, Managed to keep with fairly hardened walkers. Did I mention there was MUD!

I think it had been delivered. Photos to follow!

Ran Last Night

Shoulder hurt, Back ache and dreading work - so why was the run a good one?

Maybe it was the Zatopek effect or just angry?

Stuff going on!

Well as far as cycling is going on not a lot. I did lose a cleat screw from the bottom of my right shoe. Pretty dangerous because if I couldn't get my foot out I would fall in the road instead of on the pavement! It seems that A friend of mine did this in a spinning class and had to have the bike turned over to remove his shoe. My guess an exaggeration.

Folding at home is going well. The LazylikeSunday team  is folding proteins like mad. This rig has folded on both cores 147 working units, the whole team has scored 218 units, Thanks Kyle! and the rest of the Forte Media people.
Got over my bad back at the bottom, I now have a bad shoulder. Oh well the paracetamol seems to keep it away!

Back in harness!

Harness being the operative word. More like a back harness. Its gone again. Not so much gone, as very much obviously still here throbbing. I do like my body bits to be invisible. The new year started fine 5 runs, gradually going a little farther each time. Then the pain. Managed a cycle ride on the Sunday, Growing pain still. Off work. Hopefully back on Thursday. Ride baby ride on Monday.

Bottoms Up!

Well it's still raining. 1.30 in the morning. The dog's been for a walk. He is looking balefully from under his blanket. Hates the rain and loves going out - he can't win.

Bottoms Up - "event" organised by West Lancs LDWA. Wonderfully organised in fact. I suppose it is more or less the last major event of the year in the West Pennine part of the country. Having just spent 8 weeks cycling to work, felt I could give this event "big licks". This is my second go so I thought I knew the route. My sense of direction! Weather at the start OK, reasonably warm in fact, even at 8.30. This was probably the warmest I would ever be. Ran of at the start with Tigger and managed to put some space between us and the following walkers. before the mud! 800 yards in the mud started. As a road runner my laces were too loose. Having lost - and recovered both shoes in a sucking clingy bog before checkpoint one, tightened the laces and we were back to trotting to checkpoint 1. Which wasn't really checkpoint, more an open canteen, hit the tea just right - magnificent brew. Actually kept a really good pace to check point2. No-one passed us and we felt pretty please with ourselves. Between CP2 and CP3 the pain in the legs kicked in. Cramp in all 4 leg muscles. At St Lukes church, made the big mistake of sitting too long. My calves were actually really painful. I've only bailed in one event in the last 3 years.

My spirits were high, my legs weren't! After the oatmeal cake we were off. Strangely legs seemed to improve- for a while -until the gate. Climbing over managed to lock at leaast my left calf and my right thigh - I didn't know which hurt the most. Tigger guided me off, laughing hysterically. Made it to the end though. West Lancs did promise they would clear it of mud for next year!

Good event - nice badge and I bought a tee shirt to flaunt at work. They are even more concerned about my mental health now I am cycling as well as running.

Thanks for a great event West Lancs - see you next year! If any one reads this be there!

Still Going

Back into training. After the successful debut plus 1 in the Blackpool 50 mile racewalk. I've upped the training. Now managing to walk up to 6 miles a night. Reasonable style at times. Not much slower than than my running speed.