My usual Friday morning splash.
Saturday 30 March 2019
Ride - Thursday 28th March 2019
Clocks not changed yet but still enough light for an after work ride. I meet with KA and we head through Natland to Crosscrake, Viver, Hincaster, Sedgwick and back to Natland. Just over 10 miles, very pleasant.
Helm Training - Wednesday 27th March 2019
Not keen on Aynma Road loops later on, prefer to run in the light, off road and uphill. So I have my own session on the Helm; the big climb at the back x 5, and then the big climb at the front x 3.
That makes me feel a whole lot worse !
Yoga, Circuits, Pilates & Spin - Tuesday 26th March 2019
Hardly surprising that I can’t shake off this cold !!
Temp Road Run - Monday 25th March 2019
Mind willing, body less so.......a 7 mile tempo road run with KA; from Prizet, Natland, Helm, Barrows Green, Crosscrake, Natland and back to Prizet.
Sunday 24 March 2019
Wetherlam - Sunday 24th March 2019
A colder and windier day, KA and I head over to Coniston for, possibly, the Coniston fell race route.
We get to the summit of Wetherlam, it’s cold and windy and after yesterday’s race and our both having colds, we decide to drop towards Tilberthwaite and then back over to Coppermine valley. Then lunch in the village. That’s enough for today.
Middle Fell Race - Saturday 23rd March 2019
KA and I head over to Nether Wasdale to race Middle Fell, which we last did in 2015.
A beautiful day and stunning backdrop to this small Lakeland village. Just a small field, that’s good (and no Helm bus, that’s even more good) and good atmosphere. Out across fields to Joss’s house at Greenside and then a steep pull up to the summit at 582m. Then back the way we came. We finish in about 1:14 and both pick up category win prizes, mine slightly belatedly ! A good day out.
Swim and short run - Friday 22nd March 2019
Swim before work and then a short run to collect camper.
Short ride - Thursday 21st March 2019
Need to drop camper at garage, short ride home. That’s it’s, still feel rubbish.
Pilates & Spin - Tuesday 19th March 2019
Feel even more rubbish, give circuits a miss and should have given Pilates and Spin a miss too !!
Stretton Hills - Sunday 17th March 2019
KA and I head down to Church Stretton to race Strettton Hills, one of the English Champs race.
A good day out.
A cracking wee route, short hard climbs and good running and descents in between; even manage to avoid the heavy snow / sleet / hail shower.
A good day out.
Dip & Turbo - Saturday 16th March 2019
A very wet day, so a dip in Windermere doesn’t make me any wetter ! Then just 30 mins on the turbo.
Alternative Training Session - Wednesday 13th March 2019
KA and I head out for a road session, 1 minute hard intervals. From Prizet, Natland. round back of Helm and back through Crosscrake and Natland. Hard work but rewarding.
Beetham Run - Monday 11th March 2019
A new route, from Milnthorpe through Dallam Park and into Beetham woods; a good run and a good evening.
Sunday 10 March 2019
Swim & Ambleside Loop - Sunday 10th March 2019
Swim first thing.
Then we manage to miss the worst of the hail, sleet and snow. From Ambleside, over the lower slopes of Loughrigg, around Loughrigg Tarn, down to Elterwater, along for Skelwith, up the hill and along the river back to Ambleside; just under 9 miles.
Then we manage to miss the worst of the hail, sleet and snow. From Ambleside, over the lower slopes of Loughrigg, around Loughrigg Tarn, down to Elterwater, along for Skelwith, up the hill and along the river back to Ambleside; just under 9 miles.
Black Combe Fell Race - Saturday 9th March 2019
Like this race and had recce’d it last weekend.....I have, like many others, been know to go astray on this one ! A wet morning but forecast to improve, and it did. I run with KA, we climb well, navigate well and run well. 1:50, I’ll settle for that today.
Swim - Friday 8th March 2019
I should have run but the weather not great so settled for a swim at lunchtime.
10k Road - Wednesday 6th March 2019
Working this evening so head out late afternoon for a 10km road run from the office, it was a wet one !
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Black Combe Recce - Sunday 3rd March 2019
Back to Blighty and some stormy weather forecast. However I make it out before it arrives, a quick recce of Black Combe, a race that always requires a recce !!!
10k Seafront Run - Saturday 2nd March 2019
So no biking today, a late afternoon flight so time for a 10k run to Meloneras and back, hard work.
Day 6: Serinity climb and back to Maspalomas - Friday 1st March 2019
We ride back out of Puerto de Morgan and then the fabulous and aptly named Serenity climb. Amazing views and again hard work. But from the top it’s all downhill, back to Soria and then to the coast ride. Some very fast drafting on the flat, 11km covered at an average close to 50kph.
Late lunch at Meloneras and then a short ride back to our hotel and bike hire shop.
58.1km / 1283m / 3hrs 8mins.
Day 5: Along the coast & a tough climb - Thursday 28th February 2019
So today we ride along the jagged west coast, awesome views out to sea and as far as Tiede on Tenerife. After a coffee stop in El Risco we then have about 4km through a new tunnel, built following major rock fall a few years earlier. Then a great descent to La Alden de San Nicolás.
From here it’s a 684m climb to Mirador de Tasartice......that was a tough one. Then a long descent, with lunch stop, to our hotel at Puerto de Morgan.....and a well earned ice cream.
64.1km / 1679m / 3hrs 25mins.
Day 4: Back to the coast - Wednesday 27th February 2019
So more down than up today and some very pleasant riding. Back up to Cruz Grande, Ayacata, Tejeda, lunch in Artenara and then the long descent to Agaete and our very comfortable hotel by the sea. Followed by a dip in the chilly Atlantic rock pools.
75.7km / 1721m / 4hrs 5mins.
Monday 4 March 2019
Day 3: An easier day - Tuesday 26th February 2019
Just a loop today, but to the highest point of the island. An steady climb to Cruz Grande and then along to Ayacata for coffee and cake. It’s then all uphill, passing Roque Nublo, to Pico de las Nieves, 1950m above sea level.
Then a big descent and big climb brings us to our lunch stop at Paso Cruz de Tejeda. More climb for here or rejoin the loop and back to Ayacata, Cruz Grande and San Bartolomé and our hotel. Just in time for some serious massage treatment, my mid-trip treat.
67.5km / 2240m / 4hrs 26 mins.
Day 2: The tough one - Monday 25th February 2019
We leave Maspalomas and head inland, an initial 500m climb to Mirador Fataga. We break for coffee in Fataga before another tough climb at about 950m. Just a banana stop here, on past our hotel and down to San Bartolomé and Santa Lucia. From here a 35k loop, almost down to sea level before a very late lunch back in Santa Lucia. From there a short climb back up to San Bartolomé and our fantastic hotel at Las Tirajana. A hot and tiring day.
82.8km / 2576m / 4hrs 59 mins.
Day 1 on the bike - Sunday 24th February 2019
We pick up our hire bikes at Freemotion and head along the coast to El Moral and then inland and the first big climb of the trip to Soria, 623m. Here we have lunch and then it’s quicker rider back to the resort for a coffee.
71.2km / 1313m / 3hr 34 mins.
Gran Canaria - Saturday 23rd February 2019
Early start and heading to GC for a KE bike holiday. I arrive in Maspalomas by mid-afternoon and stretch my legs on a quick 5km run to the beach and back.
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