Busy Month

After finishing the coast to coast, I set off early next morning for the pyranees. I spent a week gently cycling around cols and things and trying to rest but it was all a bit too exciting! The following Sunday was the last race in the Totley AC series of fell races, and as I'd done enough to count I talked myself into doing it....the exterminator is 16miles with 4050ft of climb. I managed the first 10 miles well and then had to crawl the last 6! My legs didn't thank me for that one! I finished 5th in the series and 5th in the race which I was happy with, the races are very fast and not very rough underfoot so not my ideal racing...
I then headed straight up to Scotland for a week of training around Aviemore. I mixed road biking with fell running and orienteering, cycling up cairngorm and then 'running' to the top was great fun! We headed back down the hill fairly rapidly and I got to a new PB speed down that hill of 70.7km/hr. I think there's some more in it, I just need to sort my brakes so I can reach them from my drops with my tiny hands!
Orienteering was good too, after not doing much for a year (apart from on the bike obviously) I started to get my enthusiasm back for foot o. MTBO has really helped with the 'running too fast for my brain' problems I have as you never run as fast as you bike and I've started to have some really flowing and good runs in training. I am planning on doing a lot more orienteering this year and hoping for some good results!
I feel very fit at the moment however I happen to have legs made out of lead. It's time for a few easy weeks, ready for the month of madness in October, with the Ian Hodgeson mountain relays, the FRA relays and the OMM to come!
Hopefully I'll even have enough left for the first open 5!