Tuesday 2nd January
Tuesday is club run night and this week it is the Llanhennock Loop, a six mile loop which begins in the village of Llanhennock, near to Caerleon. The run begins at the Wheatsheaf pub and winds its way along narrow country lanes.
Usually we don't run this route until the clocks go forward in the spring and we have lighter evenings, but wearing hi viz and head/chest lamps it was plenty safe enough on those quiet country lanes. However, the weather was atrocious with strong winds, driving heavy rain, and torrents of muddy rain water flowing down the road like a river. Not pleasant conditions at all.
I was a bit slow on the up hill sections, (nothing new there), but I didn't stop and walk at all, which I have done in the past, and I did complete it in under an hour.
I didn't stay to enjoy a drink in the pub, and I think most of us just wanted to get home to a hot shower and warm up.
Wednesday evening is when I meet up with Jenny for a speed/interval session.
My plan was to go back to the beginning where I began with Jenny a few weeks ago and run the Riverfront Parkrun route, but dividing it into sections where we would run faster and slower alternately, getting that heart rate up and down, and considering Jenny was saying that her legs were feeling like lead, it didn't particularly show in her running and we still completed the course in under 30 minutes.
I think maybe we ought to try some hill reps next week!
Newport Live - EVERYbody campaign
You may remember that I won one of the five places available in this competition giving me three free months membership of Newport Live, along with a personal trainer and a training program, followed by nine months at half price membership. Well the publicity wheel has begun to turn and apparently my picture was seen on the big screen that they have at the Newport International Sport Village, and I have also been sent this LINK showing my profile on the website, check it out. On Friday evening I shall be going along to collect my membership card and begin some core/strength exercises.
Saturday and Sunday?
I shall be running my 50th Parkrun at the Riverfront on Saturday, followed by coffee and cake in the cafe afterwards. The Newport (Tredegar House) Parkrun is cancelled this week due to poor ground conditions caused by the amount of rain we have had this week, so the Riverfront could be busy this week, although I know the organisers are trying to persuade runners to go to Cwmbran, Pontypool or Rogiet as the Riverfront has a 350 runner limit. I shall report on this next week.
On Sunday there is a GLCL cross country race hosted by the Spirit of Monmouth running club and being held in the grounds of TV presenter Kate Humble's, Humble by Nature farm. I shall be reporting on this also.
So with all this going on over the weekend, I've been wondering when I can fit in a long run? It either has to be tagged on to my Parkrun or, I could could run to and from the gym this evening, and at the moment that seems like a good option, although I would have to stick to running on well lit streets as I don't fancy running along the canal path alone in the dark, even when wearing a chest lamp, it just seems a bit "dodgy". I shall consider this during the day.
Have a good weekend all. Happy running 😊
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