Next Challenge


Now that Stanwick is out of the way it is back to endurance training all the way, have the Stansted Trail Marathon late in December and planning for a 100km run very early in January.


For 2010 I'm planning

1. To run 100km - probably in January
2. To go back and run the Ridgeway end to end
3. Do the across Wales run, and then back again

I also have a few days in the Howgills in Feburary and in the Lakes in April so hopeful will get some good runs in there as well.

A big thank you to everybody who has helped me raise money for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital.

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Planning

So far it looks as if the logistics might the the hardest bit to organise. Everything is dictated by the time I need to get to the end of the walk. If I get there too late then getting a lift home is going to be difficult, but I'm limited by the time I can get to the start and then by how fast (or slowly) I get from there to the end. The end time depends on pace - but I've never done anything like this before so I've not got an got idea of the pace I'll be able to maintain. Over the next couple of weeks I'm going to try and get a few longer walks (30 to 40 miles) in to firm up an estimation of my pace.

Now that was the easy bit. Along the routes are a few villages, I'm planning to get some food and water from these - but there is no point getting there at 2am when everything is closed. So I end up pushing some sections hard to get there before closing time (and hoping nobody has decided to close early) or end up waiting around until the shops open.

Of course it might just be easier to start when I get there and see what happens.

Good training run last night. Did a hard 6 miles around some of the Greenway with a few hills. With the exception of running in India it was the warmest run for a number of months.
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