24th May The triangle of madness (R20)

Four days after battling the beast that was Eyam, it was time to get back in the saddle so to speak. This was my first run since that event and a chance to see how bruised toes and sore legs would hold up to running repeat 6 x 700 meter undulating hill loops interspersed with a 60-90 second recovery period. Which all very technical but in reality was just running up and down hills in a triangle shape.

It is as you will know, not my usual sort of run but a chance to do something a little bit different and mix things up a bit is always good both for my general fitness and also the 60@60 challenge. There were seven of us, (no canine companions) on quite a blustery night, ranging from an effervescent 12 yr old schoolgirl to an effing and jeffing very achy 60 yr old almost pensioner.

The toes were okay but the right hip / sacro illiac joint were rather niggly but not enough to send me to the glue factory just yet. Plus it meant I have completed a 1/3rd of the 60@60 runs which sounded great until I realised it meant I have another 40 to go.

 

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