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Home - footpath by rose cottage - up to five ways - round the field- attempt to get to Brampton Ash but too muddy, then attempted Badger Hill but flooded - back via Drury’s farm. The most fun in ages as it was chucking it down with rain, the fields are a quagmire and there were huge puddles (which washed the mud off my shoes) in the village. Smiled the whole way back.

Home to Weston, had to turn back from Green Lane as too icy so just sort of made it up as I went along. Was aiming to do a good virtual parkrun time but didn’t happen (house was badly flooded two days ago so focus has been elsewhere). Beautiful cold, frosty morning with evidence of recent flooding everywhere.

8.9 miles. Owston to Burrough Hill, Somerby then back round to Owston with Jill, Paul and Kim. Very very muddy.

Usual Nevill Holt run with Dot. Learned about the sheep we’d been admiring from the shepherd, excellent. Still a bit tired from yesterday’s marathon walk and foot and ankle a bit dodgy but managed it. Also not really been eating properly since the flood and probably drinking more than I should which doesn’t help.

Last hurrah of 2020 and good riddance to a rubbish year.

Climbing Bridge- Medbourne - Slawston- back to car. Right ankle/Achilles very tender after a mile but carried on, it improved but was never right. Think muddy walk the other day has upset it. Plus not done any rehab work or exercise since Monday due to ongoing fallout from flood last week.

Really cold day, the sort where it freezes your lungs when you breath in (-1*c) but it was fab to be out.

Elevation gain 178’

Well this should have been a 7 mile run with Dot. However, we both struggled from the start and never got into it at all. So after 3 miles we called it a day and walked back to the car in the drizzle, whilst a rainbow shone from the next field. It just wasn’t happening, could be the post Christmas flop, the crappy diet, too much alcohol, lack of routine, lack of exercise - who knows?

Was also worried about ankle as it has been very dodgy since Thursday’s run, however, since today’s run it’s been much improved, think it has been missing being used.

Time to pull things together and get back on it.

AA - 2 sets of 12 reps

First time in weeks - it’s tough!

Home - rose cottage track to 5 ways - tugwell path and back via Drury’s farm. Put extra layers on after Sunday’s disaster which seemed to work. Lovely fun run with photo ops and met new suttonite Maryann.

New program from Nick - went for min reps option as first time doing it.

General rope work max 1.2mph avg 0.3mph

Green Lane. Head was in it, body wasn’t. Was slowing down so threw some mini fartleks in to try and liven me up, seemed to work for a while. Thought I would do a virtual parkrun but sort of lost heart when I got back by the car.

Nevill Holt route with Dot. Lovely run on a perfect winter’s day. All good. Double layer all over.
Elevation gain 411

Nick’s session by time 50:20

Just skipping

*not* parkrun down Dingley Lane- getting closer to target time. Felt like lead to begin with, form seems to have disappeared but obviously result was better than expected. Elevation gain 214’.

Not been a great week for running, roll on house being finished and normal routine returned.

Usual Nevill Holt run with Dot. Haven’t run much this week at all but it felt easier than last week’s, maybe better fuel building up to it and less alcohol.