Hobble on

A great run on Saturday to round off an otherwise average running week: Wuthering Hike, or Haworth Hobble as it's also known, was a good test of stamina and hardiness at 32 miles and 4,400 ft of climb over Yorkshire hills and trails, and I came through unscathed with a marginal PB of 5:53. When I've run this before I have tended to run fairly hard before blowing up towards the end, whereas this year I started steadily and kept a reasonable pace through to the end. Whilst by no means a fast run then, it was important in BG terms as an exercise in keeping on keeping on. Freezing rain, thick mud, one slip on a greasey section, overtaking more than being overtaken, good practice at continual eating, and a steady and sustainable climb up Stoodley Pike without the usual near collapse at the top, all made for an enjoyable and satisfying run. I've also gained another couple of team members in Edwin and Phil over the weekend, so the team tally's looking good too. The 100-days-to-go point draws near, so the training has to begin to be more dependable and consistent from this point. A BG recce next weekend and the Fellsman on the horizon in April are good interim targets ....