Posted: 1st September 2010 by Phil in Jogging, Training
Tags: Anglesey, half marathon, run, Training, woods
I did set out to go for a 4 miler but ended up doing about 6 miles after taking a random detour into some woods. I have run past this entry point into the woods on numerous occasions but it has only recently been open to the public after some commercial loggers had finished there. It seemed pretty straight forward until i came across a fork in the path. I took the left and this inevitably took me deeper into the trees and at one point i was slightly navigationally embarrassed. I had my phone on me (for the snaps)and received a phone call from the wife. It felt a bit odd chatting away standing in the middle of some woods during a run. I eventually came out on a narrow tarmac road and headed downhill which took me to a 5 mile point marker i use on another route.
Took a few snaps on the way. The bush with the face on i have taken on different runs a few times including one when it was covered in snow but you could still see the face. I will try and get them all together.
I was working on Anglesey this morning and found the start for the half marathon. The route looks nice and flat hoozah!
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Phil in Running
Back to work after a 2 week break, always a grim day. It’s also just a few weeks until the half marathon so it’s no booze and stacks of running and with that i went for a 4 miler at work followed by a 7 mile bike ride when i got home. During the bike ride i nearly killed a few tourist but hey no problem there. I did promise to do some extra training and that was it. Glorious day today, a joy to run in.
I have 2 bikes this is the one i used today. The other is a mountain bike. I did want a proper racing bike but when i saw how thin those tyres were it was obvious the designers didn’t have my lump of a body in mind.
Posted: 28th August 2010 by Phil in Running
Back from my holidays and have proper access to the interweb now. I did promise in a previous post to show you some pictures from a run i did on the cliff tops near by to where we were staying. So here you are.
Posted: 26th August 2010 by Phil in Running
i will try to keep this brief because im having to type from my phone. No proper internet here. Went for a quick 3 miler this morning. Feeling better and the tendon is holding out. Thanks for the comments i can’t put them up because the links don’t work from my phone.
Posted: 23rd August 2010 by Phil in Running
The run i went on has some of the most spectacular views. I will take my camera with me on my next run. It’s along the coastal path very close to sheer drop cliffs looking over a sea bay with views of the mountains in the background.
I am on the coast of west Wales at the moment and after 2 days rest from running i decided to try another run to test it out. It went supprisingly well (just a couple of miles) and the Achilles held up with just the odd twinge here and there. I really don’t want it to snap on me after hearing some horror stories from other runners. Apparently it’s worse than breaking a leg because they never recover properly and as such can never run as well as they used to. So i’m thinking lots of cross training is in order for a good few months. The trouble is i say that but doing it is a different matter but in this case i really am going to have to do it.
I am posting this from a bus stop by the way.
