Started off the week with a lovely 9 mile hike from Carding Mill Valley up over part of the Long Mynd with a dear friend (& fellow blogger smirnieoutdoors.blogspot.co.uk). Considering the weather throughout the UK we were treated to a dry day with patches of sunshine! It was lovely to natter away and soak up the lovely sights and sounds of a beautiful spot. Nina, prepared as always, had her mini stove at hand to boil us up some water and make a brew, along with a taste test of Noodle, Chicken & Black Bean from Mountain House (http://www.mountainhouse.eu/) which went down a treat.
Monday to Friday saw the usual runs and cycles to and from work to keep things ticking along. I did make it back to Bioticfit at long last for Thursday night circuits & yoga which was great. A monster session of circuits followed by a relaxing outdoor yoga session listening to the birds tweeting and the thunder rolling. It did stay dry however.
I attended an event through http://www.eightpointtwo.co.uk on Saturday morning in Hathersage in the Peak District, which was the Dig Deep Ultra Talks, so got to listen to Marcus Scotney talk about his experience of ultra running and some tips on training, nutrition and gear. This was really beneficial for me and I got to meet some great fellow runners as well. I missed out on going for a run with them all as I had to go to work 😦 Still managed to fit in a quick 8 mile run after work, went up from Didsbury through Stockport and back through Abney Hall Park. I love the fact I now bound up the steps to the overpass instead of gasping for breath!
Sunday saw me head out for a 10 mile run, with hill reps x 6 and some good ole hills along the river path just for ‘fun’. Hill reps are not my favourite by a long shot but I know I need to get these in for Kalahari, really good at pushing the heart rate up (as you can tell by my photo!). So a total of 40 miles running, 35 miles cycling and a 9 mile hike for good measure.
Running Dutchie 