A very busy week as I returned from holiday on Monday and played catch up before heading off to London for 3 days. The weather was extremely hot topping 34 degrees so I made sure I got a couple of gentle runs in first thing in the morning. Friday was a day off as I headed for Elie to spend time with friends and I got my first game of golf of the season. My foot hasn’t always enjoyed golf and forgetting my orthotics wasn’t a good start but unbelievably I had no pain - an added bonus was I came second!
On Friday my friend Kay took me out for a 8 km run around the beautiful costal town of Elie. Lovely trails though forests, past a loch, through countryside and down the beach. It was great,
Today was an early Chatelherault run, a couple of laps. I went out with a fellow ironman, Derek, for company and it was relatively leisurely. Instead of rays of sun which we have been basking in all summer, I was enjoying the cooler “liquid sunshine”. Think I might have to get used to this change in climate.
I said last week that I’d be announcing another race. On Sunday 18th November I will be taking part in the Tweed Valley Ultra. 65km through some beautiful countryside with 5,164 ft of climbing. My formal training starts this week with Genevieve putting together a 16 week plan to build on my form from the GGU. What will be interesting is to see my fitness level that I arrive at the startline with and how I can build on my pace on the GGU. I’m really excited about this race and it will keep my focus as I enter into winter training. All of this is part of a bigger plan as I contemplate my biggest race ever for 2019. But more of that when it’s finalised. In the meantime, back to training!
Sunday 29 July 2018
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