Day 17: “The Quad killer”
By IanC on 26th August
...basically 70k of up/down/up/down….
Much cooler, in fact piccie of me walking for some tea in the peeing rain with fleece and coat on. South of france weather patterns as barmy as UK!
I seemed to be on my own for most of the day, chasing what seemed like a mirage of a runner that would appear then disappear in the distance.
I finally caught a small strung out group 10km from the finish, which put me on such a high after my day in the wilderness that I turned into Mo Farah through to the finish, forcing an easing down French runner into a 100 metre dash through the town. Well it is a race isn’t it?
.... Can i really get my trunks out tomorrow?!....
Local woman Clare Pearson from Skipton AC was delighted with her weekend win at the Dentdale Run on Saturday 10th March. Hard training over the winter months
Snow on the mountains this morning: my fingers numb as the cold penetrates the gloves, heavy breathing fogging my glasses as I work hard to climb the hills, big puffy pants to stop my legs freezing,
