February 2005 - Week 2

[Sweder]

Time of day: 19:15 Hrs
Location: Lewes town centre lope
Distance: 4.1 miles
Duration: 37:19
Conditions: Cold, Fog

Early this morning I felt buoyant, chipper, up for a bit of cross-country recovery.
By 7pm tonight I was hobbling, stiff-legged, tired, hungry and up for some serious sofa-hogging. But this is to be a more dedicated week, a 40 mile week, and there's no room for slackers.

A double circuit of the town tonight; time to break in the Adistars.
I put them on and immediately panicked as they felt loose around the ankles. I reminded myself there should be a bit of room, as these boots will see me round the 26.2 in April and will accommodate seriously hot, swollen trotters.

10 minutes in and I'm very comfy in the shoe department. An uneventful lope tonight, mostly due to the hideous soundtrack courtesy of Radio One and something called Zane Low. Mr Low is a Kiwi with a liking for new and not terribly good rock. Ordinarily I'd've plumped for Planet Rock on the DAB, but I know only too well it can be Norman Collier reception quality in the town, so I opted for the safer FM broadcast.

I almost went around for an unplanned third loop, so far had my frontal lobes retreated into my skull in a vain attempt to escape the barrage of banality chirping through my earphones. I'm sure there was the occasional music track in there, but it was hard to know for sure.

Track tomorrow, and there's the threat of a serious Seaford off-roader with SP later in the week, including the monstrous Seaford Head climb