So...I've entered the west Highland Way Race in June!! There's work to do!! With that in mind I've begun. I have had an issue since my last post....a slipped disc!! I think I'm pretty much recovered, mild muscular niggles, but otherwise fine. So I've began training in a steady way, walking mainly. I've managed three 20 milers, including a couple over the course with Karen. Not quick pace but steady walking. I've now covered the whole route between running as a supporter in 2012 with my mate Muzza and doing a couple of recce walks early in January and a shortened trip this week. We'd intended completing the course for Karen, but the weather defeated us and also spoiled our Wedding Anniversary trip to the Clachaig Inn down Glencoe in the process. We'd devised a slightly complicated route through because we had completed the middle section, Crainlarich to Glencoe previously, and because of the time of year accommodation was limited. Basically we walked 20, 23 and 7 miles to get to Crainlarich. Then caught the train back to Milngavie to pick the car up with the intention of travelling to the Clachaig, staying overnight, then heading to Fort William to get the bus back to Kingshouse. Unfortunately due to heavy snow we couldn't get beyond the Black Mount turn up to Rannoch Moor! We retreated to Tyndrum to find somewhere to stay. Not great!!! Next day we set off to try again. This time the car played up, losing power going up out of Tyndrum. Trip over! I didn't want to push it trying to get up to Kingshouse with more bad weather predicted and a defective car too! Still I pretty much achieved what I wanted, even if Karen, unfortunately didn't.
In addition to the West Highland Way recces, we've done a bit around Ingleton. Walked all three of the Yorkshire Three Peaks (...in separate walks!), had a 16 miler up Gragareth and 14 mile over Ingleborough and Whernside. I've also done a good 20 run/walk out from Keswick.
I'm not as far on as I'd like, so its time to pick it up!! Hopefully work and life isn't going to get in the way too much. Its going to be a balancing act but the goal's there.....
