Shouldn’t I be tired??

Well the weekends combined 80 miles of racing has given me 2 things

A minor (but annoying) back ache in the morning that goes away later in the day only to return the next morning........

The ability to run like linford christie, to get the legs turning over after the weekends activities i've done a short 5 mile loop each night and frankly the turn of speed and my ability keep going at that speed is startling, one of my post Arctic goals is to do some speed work and finally do a 3hr marathon but at this rate Haile Gebrselassie better watch out!!!!!

Random thought:- confidence is a wonderfull thing........

A Sunday stroll

Some brisk walking, a little running saw the 40 miles completed in 9hrs today, walked the entire distance with Gary Grey someone who i had bumped into at the MDS last year, this morning he was up to for going home but i sort of convinced him to at least do the first bit and see how it went, 40 miles later we were at the finish!! hats off to him, his feet and ankles were shot, he was exhusted but he kept at it.......

Felt fine at the end, infact better than yesterday which is not bad considering that that was two back to back 40 miles races...

Bring on the Arctic.....

Lean mean running machine...

Well i might be getting a little carried away.....

6:40 for 40 miles in todays Town to Tring race, felt good up to about 30 miles, things got tough for a couple of miles but then bumped into Jo 'killers' Kilkenny and ran the last 7 miles with her, we will ignore the fact that she tried to out sprint me at the finish line, needless to say i was having none of that....

Now some food and a rest before i do the whole thing again this time from Tring to Town....yep another 40 miles tomorrow....

Round and round and round and round....

I decided not to do the Thames path ultra after seeing some of the pictures of the course, now i like a bit of adventure, but with waist deep water along big chunks of the 50 mile course their was a real chance of getting injured or drowning!!! and with only 7 weeks to the 6633 Ultra it was a risk i decided not to take.

So what to do instead, I know my local 'just short of 10 mile' loop I'll just do that 5 times!!

Firstly i must say it's not the most interesting route, and doing it repeatedly somewhat did my head in but it was good 'mind' practice for the Arctic....
Secondly, it rained the whole time and i got just as wet as i would have done if i have done the Thames path race......

Ended up doing the loop 4 times, the last loop being quite tough, but i ran all the way and recovered well once finished, and feel in quite good shape for tomorrows marathon!!!

Damm - wish i had gone to the swimming lessons now...

Flash flooding in Loughton - Again!!!

For the second time in recent months we have such a downpour that the big hill between Buckhurst Hill & Loughton turns into a river (and i live at the bottom of that hill!) and both times i have been out running in it!! it's all good practise for this weekends Thames Path Ultra which at the moment is under 3ft of water in places!! if the forcast of more rain is true i may have to review wether i compete, the risk of injury/blisters and drowning!! maybe too great.......

Cajun Chicken, Meatball Melt and a Chocolate Muffin...

Tested myself against the cycling might of Jay, Tom, Duncan (sorry duncan!) today, i think i held my own!! and i certantly won the McDonald's eating competition at half way!!!
Right shin seems to be OK, did an extra 10 miles after i left the others without any problems....
Must get myself some skinny/smooth tyres, my big chunky offroaders produce too much drag which was highlighted when i swopped bikes with Tom, his bike was so much easier on the reasonably smooth tow path surface...

I wish i had gone down the pub now!!

Pub or long walk in the dark, well thanks to my dedication to the cause i opted for the long walk in the dark - Idiot!!! checked the weather and it was going to be cold but dry, so it makes sense that it was actually cold, windy and very very wet, and just to finish off the miserable night my right shin started to hurt quite a bit, so called it a day at 25 miles - so much for dedication.....