Recent training has been going well and I've now started including more speedwork as it's only 10 weeks before the Commonwealth Championships. The organising committee have set up a new website at http://www.cmudc2011.org/en/ Well worth a look.
A couple of long runs last Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning showed that I've recovered from the 100 miler. The Monday run especially as that was my first long fartlek since 31 May.
Yesterday evening I took part, again, in the Otley AC organised Washburn Valley Relay for the club's B team. Sadly I'm not quick enough any more for the A team although someone mentioned that for a club to have an international runner in their B team ...
I ran the first leg (of three) and covered the 3.02 undulating miles in about 20:30. Pleased with that as it improves my course best by about 50 seconds. An excellent event at which there appeared to be a record number of teams taking part - the large car park was overflowing. Official results are not available yet but check the club's website in a few days and I'm sure they'll be there. Thanks to Nick Hodgkinson, John Dade, Andrew Robertshaw and Julian Mawson for their work in organising this relay in, what regular readers will know, is my favourite local running location.
This morning, bright and early [well it was when I left home !!!] I ventured out for a session of hill reps up and down Newall Carr Bank on the northern outskirts of Otley. After about 20 minutes it began raining and progressively got worse over then next hour or so. I just smiled to myself as I remembered the ULTRArace.100 in the Cotswolds when it rained continually for 12 hours or so.
After that deluge I'm sure I'll never be put off by rain ever again.
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