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January 2010
17-01-2010, 12:52 PM, (This post was last modified: 17-01-2010, 01:05 PM by Sweder.)
#42
Snowless
Oh to be in Sussex now the grass is here!
Most of the snow has had the good grace to bugger off, driven into the chalky soil by days of warm(er) rain and this morning's blast of sunshine.

No shock then to see a monster turn-out at the JSJ Brighton marina run this morning; something like 50 runners ready for the challenge. Before I left home I found the following posted on the Brighton Marathon Runners' Facebook page. This snap was taken last Sunday at the top of the Snake and bears testament to the hardy few who took on those perilous slopes.

[Image: 20663_249199321782_520426782_3781382_373824_n.jpg]

Much the same group with a few additions today. At the top of the Snake I noticed a couple of the guys looking rather fresh and bouncy. I invited them to add a couple of miles and they jumped at the chance. We doubled back down behind the Snake, finding perhaps the only path on the hills still buried in thick, slippery snow, across to the reservoir and down into Rottingdean. On the cruelly steep Windmill climb to St. Dunstans my hamstring piped up - I plan on having that molested - sorry manipulated - this week - so I eased off. I still managed to finish strongly, running westward along the cliff-tops into a firm headwind at sub 5 minute (km) pace.

I felt a bit jaded this morning but running the first 5k with Stevio 3 minutes faster than usual helped to perk me up. 23.27 kilometres in 2:14. I'm out again on Tuesday for around 16 kilometres then off to Dubai for work before we fly to Almeria. Let the (unfortunately long) taper commence.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph

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Messages In This Thread
January 2010 - by Sweder - 01-01-2010, 02:44 PM
Park Life: Notes On A Hamstring - by Sweder - 02-01-2010, 11:52 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 03-01-2010, 10:56 AM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 03-01-2010, 11:53 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 03-01-2010, 12:06 PM
Happy New Year Snakey - by Sweder - 03-01-2010, 01:21 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 03-01-2010, 01:33 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 03-01-2010, 01:35 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 03-01-2010, 03:58 PM
Another Ladyrunner Special - by Sweder - 05-01-2010, 02:20 PM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by marathondan - 06-01-2010, 08:39 PM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by El Gordo - 06-01-2010, 09:06 PM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by Sweder - 07-01-2010, 10:54 AM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by El Gordo - 07-01-2010, 01:41 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 06-01-2010, 10:14 PM
Snow Drift - by Sweder - 07-01-2010, 01:50 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Bierzo Baggie - 07-01-2010, 02:14 PM
Winters' Tail - by Sweder - 10-01-2010, 04:23 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 10-01-2010, 07:54 PM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 11-01-2010, 11:31 AM
The Truth Is Out There - by Sweder - 11-01-2010, 09:09 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 12-01-2010, 02:54 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Antonio247 - 12-01-2010, 08:51 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 12-01-2010, 09:54 PM
No Business Like Snow Business - by Sweder - 13-01-2010, 01:21 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 13-01-2010, 10:44 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 13-01-2010, 11:11 AM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 13-01-2010, 12:32 PM
Ropey - by Sweder - 14-01-2010, 10:34 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 14-01-2010, 11:52 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 15-01-2010, 09:50 AM
Soap-in-a-sock - by Sweder - 16-01-2010, 08:54 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 16-01-2010, 09:24 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 16-01-2010, 09:31 AM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 16-01-2010, 02:33 PM
Snowless - by Sweder - 17-01-2010, 12:52 PM
RE: Snowless - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 19-01-2010, 09:13 AM
RE: Snowless - by Sweder - 19-01-2010, 09:28 AM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 17-01-2010, 07:10 PM
No More Nails - by Sweder - 19-01-2010, 02:38 PM
RE: No More Nails - by Sweder - 24-01-2010, 08:31 AM
RE: No More Nails - by El Gordo - 24-01-2010, 10:56 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 25-01-2010, 11:35 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 25-01-2010, 12:11 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 26-01-2010, 09:28 AM
ZA’Abeel Park - by Sweder - 26-01-2010, 12:43 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 26-01-2010, 01:07 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 26-01-2010, 02:17 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Bierzo Baggie - 26-01-2010, 10:03 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 27-01-2010, 06:21 AM
Almeria 2010 Update - by Sweder - 31-01-2010, 12:26 PM
RE: January 2010 - by marathondan - 31-01-2010, 09:00 PM
Overhung - by Sweder - 01-02-2010, 10:03 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 01-02-2010, 11:17 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 01-02-2010, 11:31 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 02-02-2010, 09:44 AM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 01-02-2010, 12:14 PM
RE: January 2010 - by marathondan - 01-02-2010, 12:15 PM
RE: January 2010 - by suzieq - 01-02-2010, 03:15 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 01-02-2010, 11:09 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 02-02-2010, 10:09 AM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 02-02-2010, 10:14 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Cloggie - 03-02-2010, 10:13 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 03-02-2010, 10:45 AM
Apologies - by Sweder - 03-02-2010, 11:00 AM
Almeria Half Marathon 2010 - by Sweder - 03-02-2010, 03:37 PM
RE: Almeria Half Marathon 2010 - by Bierzo Baggie - 04-02-2010, 11:08 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Cloggie - 04-02-2010, 10:18 AM
Medio Maraton XIII part deaux - by Sweder - 05-02-2010, 03:14 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 05-02-2010, 03:41 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Nigel - 05-02-2010, 03:45 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Antonio247 - 05-02-2010, 07:43 PM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 05-02-2010, 04:25 PM
RE: January 2010 - by suzieq - 05-02-2010, 08:36 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 05-02-2010, 11:52 PM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 07-02-2010, 09:20 PM
The Horror - by Sweder - 07-02-2010, 09:41 PM
RE: The Horror - by El Gordo - 08-02-2010, 11:41 AM
RE: January 2010 - by marathondan - 08-02-2010, 12:40 PM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 08-02-2010, 12:48 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 08-02-2010, 02:07 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 08-02-2010, 08:55 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 08-02-2010, 10:45 PM

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