The loneliness of a long distance hasher

A very private race

Nice training run today. Hermione was out early with the University marathon training crew as prompted by Underwear. Their 20km trip sounded pleasant enough with the sightseeing taking in Coton, Madingley Rise, Girton, Histon and home.

Well following last year's debarcle in Paris with Hermione winning the private Ed/Hermione race by all of 7 minutes I am of course rather sensitive about how our respective training is going. The incentive was there, the weather set well so I pulled on the new shoes and set off to do their course in reverse. I'm now happy. It was quicker than H, and probably a PB over this distance on a trail that was >40% off road. Sometimes running can be rewarding.

OK, my attempts to show the true drama of THE HILL with google earth didn't really pay off:

It is there! promise, straight ahead, all 150ft of it. Well you try running up a big hill like this when all that you usually get is the stairs down to the bogs in the St Radegund.

posted by FriendToGeoff @ 8:21 PM