Category Running

Route: from athletics track, railway land, Priory Fields and back again. 4.1 miles, 42:47;  Weather: bright and sunny, chilly wind;  Conditions: damp with some extreme sogginess;  Photos: Priory Fields  

Route: See below Weather: bright and chilly; Conditions: damp; Photos: From Mount Harry towards Blackcap Notes: Another blister, had to stop at five miles and walk home.

Route: Home, up Landport Bottom, over top of Neville, to prison and home; 3.2 miles; 32:58; Weather: Cold and damp; Conditions: Wet; Photos: From Jill’s Pond towards Firle

Route: Lewes Downland Challenge 5km backwards from home. 6 miles, 1:02; Weather: cold, damp and windy; Conditions: wet to very soggy; Photos: towards Blackcap

Route: Backwards Downlands Challenge route, from home, going straight up Landport Bottom, into woods and along to rejoin route; Weather: misty; Conditions: slightly damp underfoot; Photo: From Mount Harry to Blackcap; Notes: Attempted 30s sprints every 0.5 miles, pace demonstrates I managed… Continue Reading →

Route: 6 miles, 57:10, backwards Lewes Downlands Challenge route, from home; Weather: miserable: rain, poor visibility, cold and wind; Conditions: very wet underfoot; Photo: from Mount Harry towards Blackcap

Route: 6.3 miles, 1:04:32, from home, Gundreda Road, Landport Bottom, Mount Harry, Blackcap, along behind the Gallops, Neville Road, Prince Edwards Road; Weather: Overcast, dark, chilly with showers; Conditions: Very wet, with deep muddy puddles in places; Photo: From Mount Harry… Continue Reading →

The last few running diary entries have been difficult to write; I bored even myself. It was hard not to feel I was being very pooterish. So, I’m going to try something different, I’ll log each run, but keep it… Continue Reading →

I’m almost certainly being too harsh on myself given that Run #43 was the first run for almost three weeks, but it certainly felt like I was going backward rather than forward. It was an enforced absence caused by general… Continue Reading →

If you’ve got this far, mythical reader you only have yourself to blame given the title. Although I have forgone the option of posting a selfie in my nice new lycra. As stories go it’s not the most interesting, but… Continue Reading →