April is upon us

[Charliecat5]

Two runs so far this month… with Mrs CC5 now breathing down my neck (she has achieved her couch to 5k with weeks to spare and is not stopping) and also with a run planned with the infamous MLCMM and Billy Goat Gruff in a couple of weeks, I need to get my skates on.

Monday’s run followed a weekend of cider drinking and four consecutive (yes FOUR) roast dinners, but I managed Blackcap and back – 6.75 miles in an hour which was a pleasing given the state of me. 

This morning the alarm was set for 6:30 with a run up the mighty Kingston Ridge planned… at 7:30 I was still lying in bed.  With work beckoning this evening it only left lunchtime for a little foray out into the sunshine.   To run up to Kingston would take too long, so I decided to do Sweder’s circuit (well if he’s not doing it, someone has to).  This is one of my favourite short runs as it takes you quickly away from civilisation, has a nice steep hill to plod up and finishes on a long downhill.  This lunch time I managed a new personal best for this route– 3 miles in 23 minutes.

However, whilst my feet, legs and arms were celebrating this new success (don't ask me why my arms were joining in)… my mind was reflecting on the fact that although my fastest lap was 7.06 minutes; the winners of the Moyleman (you know, those who ran 26 miles of tough, off-road, hilly trails) averaged under 7 minutes/mi over the whole distance.

There is more to be done.