Yes, another month with improved motivation. Not perfect, but getting there.
The numbers
- 23 activities. (+3, some great quality sessions)
- 37 hrs (- 11. back to more normal parameters in events, no 12 hour walk in there, up 10 on Jul)
- 101 miles. (-27, again not skewed by a 35m event, so therefore in line with plan, up 30 from AUg)
This month was topped and tailed by events. At the start of the month I did a 25km walk, called the Thames Bridges Trek. Organised by the same team who organise the ultra’s I do, this was a walk from Putney to Bermondsey, crossing over all the bridges. All on pavement, so not the best for the feet, it was still an excellent event.
The month ended with Ealing Half Marathon. definitely not raced! Used this as part of a heavy training weekend, with 10 miles done the day before. As ever, amazing organisation for the closed road event and massive local turnout of support. I really do love this race
I returned to Chamonix for a running and yoga weekend, organised by Adharanand Finn, Tom and Rachel Bonn Payn. I was concerned about this, as “beginners welcome†and “need to be able to complete a half marathon†are conflicting messages in the sales bumpf! I was both right and wrong with my concerns. I was, by far, the slowest. My fitness training has not been targeted at running up hills but at slowly slogging up them carrying weights! But the team were amazing and made it work. I had some great runs and walks in the mountains. The yoga was also enlightening, being specifically designed for runners. This meant I enjoyed it rather then spending the session not being able to do a lot, which is my usual state.
I have finally purchased my weight vest. Now I’m wondering if I can get it on a plane so I can do weighted walks in Germany
