Blog 13
Wk 10/04/17 - 16/04/17
This wk I ran Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri & Sat
Mon - This morning when I got up the sun was shining so I headed out for my run nice and early towards the lanes. It was nice to just chill out after the hectic wkend I'd had. The birds were singing and there wasn't much traffic about. I was just running along smiling, thinking how lucky I was being able to run with fantastic views all around me. I turned left and plodded down the lane towards Stank, a small village with a huge hill, but the best view when you get to the top in a full circle. From here I went down the other side of the hill and back towards Barrow via the back of Dalton, past the shoe factory, along Abbey rd, past Abbey house and home. Just under 7 mile done.
Tues - Day 1 of my back to back 20milers. Today I ran later on because I had Byron for a few hrs and before I left the house I put a £2 coin in my pocket. I ran out to Dalton and out past the zoo. It was really warm so I settled into a nice easy pace. About 6 mile in I started with a bit of belly ache so I popped in my friends house in Marton to use the loo. She had been away taking her personal trainers exams so it was nice to have a quick chat before I carried on up the lane towards Askam. As I was running down the steep moor rd to the school I started to feel a bit queezy and shaky I felt like my blood sugar had dropped. I ran round to the garage and bought a packet of snickers and a couple of bags of skittles, all the things I cant eat or shouldn't.( good job I put cash in my pocket) I ate a snickers and squashed the rest of the stuff into my belt. I ran another 12 mile from here totalling 20mile and felt ok for the rest of the run. Tonight I didn't get my tea till late and by the time I finished stretching etc i went to bed.
Wed - Day 2 of my back to back 20 milers.When my alarm went off this morning I rolled over and just did not want to get out of bed. I felt tired, but for strength of mind and body I had to do this. I made some breakfast and my usual pint mug of green tea, got my theraband out and worked through my glute activation exercises.Today I planned on running to Ulverston to see how long it took me to get to the Stan Laurel because tomorrow I am meeting Trudi and we are running to Coniston. The weather wasn't brill today either, but I plodded along in the rain thinking I must be mad. After about 6 mile I started to feel less tired and settled into my run. The Stan Laurel was exactly 8.1 mile from my house and it took me about 1 1/2 hrs. Next I headed out towards the coast rd stopping at the leisure centre to go to the loo and fill my bottle. It was still raining a bit as I plodded down past the Manjushri place with the gold tops of its building glinting through the rain so I stopped to take a picture along with a cyclist that pulled up and took 1 too. From here it was pretty much flat past the Chill and Grill café and the famous Roys ices and as I went past I made a mental note to bring my Grandson down for an ice-cream later lol. It wasn't long before I was climbing again through Birkrigg then down to scales, up again and down to Aldingham. It was pretty busy with cars but most were ok and gave me plenty of room. You always get some idiots though that try and scare you. Carrying on along the coast rd I noticed a new café had opened in a farm between Aldingham and Gleaston. Might have to try that out soon, another place to take the Grandsons. After this it was mostly flat, a pretty annoying headwind and the rain had stopped. After the roundabout I bumped into a friend running in the opposite direction we hugged, stopped and chatted for a few minutes as we'd not seen each other for a while. Steph was running the route I ran but the other way as training for the Blackpool Marathon. We wished each other luck and carried on. I popped in on my other friend Shelagh who I don't get to see that often too had a quick brew then carried on my run home. It was lovely chatting she is in training along with her husband for the Fred Whitton challenge a cycling event that takes in all the major passes in the lake district. Today I ran 21 mile. Oh and Byron loved his Roys ice-cream and so did Dave lol.
Thurs - Day 3 - Today I got up, I felt like I'd had a good nights sleep. I know I'd eaten plenty with having more time after the run yesterday. I was looking forward to having company on this run and having a good feed after. Breakfast and Glute activation done I headed out of the door to Ulverston to meet Trudi. I set off a bit early this morning thinking my legs were tired so it would take me longer but it took me just the same, so as I was there early I went to loo and refilled my bottles. It was great having Trudi for company. We headed up towards the town centre then turned up the hill towards Old hall rd. Trudi spotted her mum at the bottom of the hill, a bit of banter between them made me chuckle as I ran up the hill. We turned up the lane and plodded along the road which sloped up past some alpaca's then up a steep incline. As we reached the brow of the hill the lake district came into view, we could see for miles, amazing, we carried on along the road up and down, but mostly up lol for a while. We came out on the Keswick to Barrow route and turned to join the road and head back along the route towards Lowick. From here we crossed the rd and ran down the east side of the lake chatting away. The miles seemed to fly by, the sun was shining and I had great company. Before I knew it we were climbing up Brantwood and I knew that once we got to the top it would be all downhill into Coniston. Each time we rounded a corner and there was more climbing I could hear Trudi threatening to kill me lol but it wasn't long before we were at the top. We looked at the stunning views over Coniston and Trudi said she felt like she was on top of the world so we both broke out in song lol. The big steep hill down to the lake was hard work, trying to stop yourself from going fast Trudi made a comment about us being the shuffle sisters this made me laugh and I lost all concentration so it was a good job we were nearly at the bottom then. We got to the tourist Info just before Michelle who was kind enough to pick us up and take us back to the lake where we waded in and stood there in our natural ice bath drinking recovery drink and eating sandwiches while we watched some Army cadets messing in canoes. They were very entertaining and the time passed really quick watching them ending up in the lake hahaha they seemed to be having a good time. We quickly got changed in the toilet block then went to the Black bull for some grub. I got the steak and chips and it was delicious and a pint of real ale to wash it down. Today I ran 23 miles and I feel ready now both mentally and physically for the 10 in 10 challenge !!! Bring on the Taper !!!
Fri - Today I went to my favourite place in the world Grisedale Forest. Dave, Byron, Draco and Michelle came too. We walked about 4 1/2 mile up to the tarn, had a picnic then walked back down. Byron seems to love it there too, he ran the 1st couple of miles uphill chasing the dog lol then ran/walked the rest jumping in puddles and collecting fir cones to take home. It was a lovely chilled out day followed by just under 3 mile with the Duddon Dragons. I felt a bit tight to start when I set off running but loosened up after about a mile and felt pretty comfortable for the rest of the run.
Sat - Today I ran Parkrun with Clare and Mel it was their 1st and as I wasn't going for any records I ran round with them and it felt good, my legs felt great and it was another parkrun to add to my total. While I was putting the signs out I spotted this little fella. Finally Well done Marie Morris on your 100th parkrun thank you for the cake it was delicious.
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