| 31 Dec | 6 | Auld Lang Syne | 63mins (provsional) | Really cold and foggy - the
ground was frozen. Surprised to do as well as I did. |
| 29 Dec | 3 | Hill reps round home. | | A nighttime run. A bit of warm
up loop then four hill reps. |
| 27 Dec | 13 | Run on Howgills. | 3hrs 35mins | Back still sore but otherwise a
lovely but cold day out on the tops. |
| 26 Dec | 3 | Kildwick Pinnacle. | 27mins | The run part of the duathalon though
could hardly run as my back was really sore. |
| 22 Dec | 6 | Run to top of fell and back. | approx 60mins | One of the night time races -
would have come next to last but some people got lost! |
| 14 Dec | 6 | Run to top of fell and back. | 61mins 53 | Really boggy now the snow
has melted. |
| 7 Dec | 5 | Road run round home. | 43mins | Just a gentle jog back to town
to pick the car up. Unfortunately got a parking ticket! Roads were a bit icy. |
| 30 Nov | 11 | Along the Pennine Way and back. | 1hr 52mins | Cool and icy which meant
taking care as the ground was really cut up. |
| 29 Nov | 6 | Run to top of fell and back. | 61mins 29 | Boggy and icy!
Nice to be running above a temperature inversion and in the setting sun. |
| 28 Nov | 5 | Road run round home. | 43mins 06 | Just a steady trot as I have a
sore knee. Also dressed up to the nines as it was meant to be really cold and ended up boiling! |
| 25 Nov | 8 | Training run round Ilkely. | 65mins | Steady jog really but with two
x mile efforts at just over 6mins per mile. |
| 24 Nov | 5 | Road run round home. | 42mins 10 | Not so much of
an improvement tonight but still quicker. A bit raw - cool and damp. |
| 20 Nov | 5 | Road run round home. | 42mins 20 | Felt a bit better even though it was very
windy at the start. |
| 18 Nov | 5 | Road run round home. | 43mins 04 | Felt hard work for some reason. |
| 12 Nov | 5 | Road run round home. | 43mins 32 | First run since coming
off my bike last week. Still a bit stiff but good to be out. |
| 2 Nov | 11 | Along the Pennine Way and back. | 1hr 45mins | Set out a bit
late and it was getting dark by the time I got home. |
| 29 Oct | 3 | Road run round home. | 25mins 37 | Quite cold and with a cool breeze. |
| 27 Oct | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 51 | First night-time run of
the year. |
| 21 Oct | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 25 | First time for ages due to knee problems.
Was OK up to 2/3rds of the way round then slowed somewhat. |
| 7 Oct | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 56 | Took it steady but my knee was
hurting a bit. |
| 5 Oct | 3 | Road run round home. | 26mins 09 | Just about the first time
I have felt like doing any running since last week. Legs felt tight. |
| 28 Sep | 27.6 | Wycoller Hoof. | 5hrs 59mins | Came fourth. Meant to be 26 miles but
GPS gave it as that listed. Some rough terrain. Hard on the knees. |
| 25 Sep | 5 | Up onto the fell and back. | 51mins 04 | Jeez that was slow! |
| 23 Sep | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 49 | A gentle jog round in the
evening sunshine. |
| 18 Sep | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 10 | A warm evening. Took it steady as
both my knees are sore. |
| 16 Sep | 9 | Club run round Ilkley. | 1hr 13mins | Steady away in the rain. |
| 14 Sep | 9.5 | Settle Loop race. | 1hr 21mins 20 | The first running of this race,
came 49th out of 72. |
| 12 Sep | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 04 | Quite humid but felt like pushing
it a bit. |
| 10 Sep | 9 | Road run round home. | 1hr 14mins 15 | Felt a lot easier
now that I’ve got a few more miles in my legs. |
| 7 Sep | 3.5 | Bradley fell race. | 36mins 36 | First race for ages. Very wet underfoot
in places! My slowest time ever :-( Full results here |
| 6 Sep | 9 | Road run round home. | 1hr 17mins 02 | One or two really heavy showers.
Even had someone to run with for the last mile or so. |
| 4 Sep | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 25 | Pleasantly warm. |
| 2 Sep | 5.5 | Part road, part off-road run round Ilkley. | 50mins | Took in some rather
wet fields. |
| 31 Aug | 7 | Run round the hills near home. | 1hr 12 | Really hard
work as the grass is very long at the moment. |
| 30 Aug | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 37 | Very humid. |
| 27 Aug | 10 | The Merrick. | 2hrs | From Bruce’s Stone up to
the top of The Merrick and back. |
| 25 Aug | 6 | Along the Southern Upland Way. | | An out and back run
along good vehicle tracks. |
| 18 Aug | 3 | Road run round home. | 24mins 34 | Felt weary in my legs so just a short
out and back up the hill. |
| 16 Aug | 5 | Road run round home. | 39mins 14 | Felt quite a bit better. Very windy. |
| 14 Aug | 5 | Road run round home. | 39mins 28 | Quite warm. Starting to
feel better. |
| 12 Aug | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 26 | Quite warm. Legs felt stiff
from Sunday. |
| 10 Aug | 5 | Road run round home. | 42mins 57 | First run for ages. Very
windy but just managed to avoid the showers. |
| 22 July | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 54 | Warm and humid - yuck! |
| 20 July | 6 | To the top of the fell and back. | 63mins 48 | First off-road
run, so took it very steady, still suffering from the cold. |
| 17 July | 5 | Road run round home. | 42mins 14 | Still recovering. |
| 15 July | 3 | Road run round home. | 28mins 06 | A very
steady jog as I have had a cold/cough for the past week. |
| 8 July | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 42 | Really quite windy. Felt sluggish. |
| 6 July | 5 | Road run round home. | 42mins 07 | Even quicker! Probably frustration at
my despondency at the crag today. |
| 5 July | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 26 | A bit humid in amongst the thunderstorms
but surprised to improve so much. |
| 3 July | 5 | Road run round home. | 42mins 23 | Felt quite a bit better today. |
| 1 July | 5 | Road run round home. | 43mins 28 | Very humid - not good having put on weight. |
| 29 June | 5 | Road run round home. | 43mins 18 | Decided to push the distance a bit but
keep the pace down. |
| 27 June | 3 | Road run round home. | 26mins 25 | Another short run, beginning to feel
better about things. Quite wet though. |
| 25 June | 3 | Road run round home. | 26mins | First run that I wouldn’t count as
a rehab run just on the flat. |
| 9 Apr | 3 | Road run round home. | | Basically just a jog to see if my knee is any
better. A couple of small twinges but otherwise OK. |
| 18 Mar | 8 | Road run round Ilkley. | 67mins | Just a long steady jog. Tweaked
my knee at the end though. |
| 15 Mar | 32 | Wuthering Hike | 6hrs 18mins 40 | Allowing for the extra two miles since
last time I did it, I did OK. Didn’t blow up until very nearly the end. |
| 13 Mar | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 30 | A morning run for once - at 6am! |
| 11 Mar | 9 | Road run round home. | 1hr 18mins 43 | The storm of the winter apparently.
Yeah right! Just took it steady, keeping my heart rate to 150 or so. |
| 9 Mar | 6 | To top of fell and back. | 1hr 2mins 43 | Very wet! A choice between muddy water
and watery mud. Hail and snow showers too! |
| 7 Mar | 8 | Road run round home. | 68mins 07 | Very windy. Also pulled a muscle on inside of thigh. |
| 4 Mar | 9.5 | Club run round Ilkley. | | Warm up then hill efforts and warm down. |
| 2 Mar | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 20 | Very windy,
just getting dark as I got back. Not run for a couple of weeks due to a chest infection then a skiing holiday. |
| 15 Feb | 5 | Run back from work. | 45mins | No real rush, I was wearing a sack so took it easy. |
| 14 Feb | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 54 | Just took it steady as I’ve had a cough for the last few days. |
| 5 Feb | 5.6 | Club run round Ilkley. | 54mins | Just a steady recovery run. |
| 3 Feb | 3 | Road run round home. | 26mins | Just a slow recovery run in the cold and wind - a bit of a battle actually. |
| 2 Feb | 22 | Rombald’s Stride. | 3hrs 53mins | Hard work! Lots of wintery showers and ice on the ground. |
| 29 Jan | 8 | Club run in Ilkley. | 60mins | The middle
four miles were a tempo run with the remainder being a warm up and down. |
| 27 Jan | 7 | Stanbury Splash. | 64mins 51 | Felt really tired. Came 170th |
| 24 Jan | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 32 | Very, very windy so was surprised to do a reasonable time. |
| 22 Jan | 5.5 | Club run round Ilkley. | ~50mins | Just very steady - most in the group were taking it as a recovery run. |
| 19 Jan | 13 | The first part of leg 3 of the BGR. | 3hr 50mins | Went as far as Bowfell with Geoff Hibbert - helping him recce it. |
| 17 Jan | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 51 | Back to being windy again! Still a bit tired from last night. |
| 16 Jan | 5 | Road run round home. | 40mins 05 | A lot pleasanter :-). |
| 14 Jan | 8 | Road run round home. | 1hr 8mins 57 | Really wild! Could hardly run into the wind at times. Managed to avoid the worst of the rain though. |
| 11 Jan | 5 | Road run round home. | 41mins 01 | Quite warm and humid. Just went steady. |
| 7 Jan | 5 | On roads around home | 42mins 01 | Really windy and quite cold. |
| 5 Jan | 9 | On roads around home | 1hr 19mins 15 | Very windy plus I’ve still not recovered from this cold. |
| 1 Jan | 7 | Run to Embsay to pick up the car | 55mins | Just took it steady as I am still recovering from a cold. |
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