"Langley Fete fell race"

It's not often I find myself towards the back of a race field (unless its a 1500m on the track where I can be last!) but at today's Langley race and although there were only 25 entries that where I found myself. It was the first time that I had run this race although with its climb straight up and over Tegg's Nose it covered a route I am very familiar with. As always it was a friendly atmosphere as part of a great fete for which there was warm sun! At just under three miles in length I came in at 27.25.The other great thing was that the race was started by Anne Brightwell or Packer as she was known when in Tokyo in 1964 she took gold in the 800m at the Olympic Games.

This was only my second outing of the week due to work but hopefully next week I will be back to a more regular training pattern.

Week 25. Weekly mileage 10! Annual mileage 596. Sessions 111. races 21

"Kettleshulme Fell Race"

Only two weeks after the last race, starting again  up in the hills above Kettleshulme but the temperature had dropped fifteen degrees, the wind had got up and the mist came down!  But once again I got to run a great and friendly mid week fell race. Six miles and a lot of climbing and I was only one second slower than a fortnight ago this time coming in at one hour and 41 seconds!

Week 24. Weekly mileage 20. Annual mileage 586. Sessions 109. Races 20.

"Lamaload"

From glorious sunshine to torrential rain this was still a good week of running. From a long run/walk around Lamaload Reservoir, to an eleven miler around Rainow, to a season's best 3k (12.02) and 1500m (5.44) on a rain soaked and wind buffeted track in Bury.

Week 23. Weekly mileage 29. Annual mileage 566. Sessions 105. races 19.

"Wincle Trout Run"

Back to the fantastic Wincle Fell Race for a tough six miler and 1000ft of climb. As always I made hard work out things finishing in 57 minutes dead. As was I!

Annual mileage 537 (week 22). Races 17. Sessions 100.

"Olympic Torch Relay"

After twelve months of planning the Torch Relay finally visits east Cheshire,.cheered on by crowds of upwards of 70,000. More importantly, I finally get to hold a torch at the photo call in Tatton Park!