Rosedale Chimney at the point where I collapsed!
Well after a layoff during "party season" I decided to get my butt back into gear by registering for the Cycle Challenge and getting back into the old routine! After Christmas we went to Yorkshire close to the moors where I started back training in earnest! By god they got big hills in Yorkshire! And yet again I had got a ridiculous notion of "hill hunting" the infamous and deadly Rosedale Chimney which is a 1:3 gradient climb. What can I say......it chewed me up and spat me out lol! But pushing the bike up a section aint no mean feat either and I got back on just to have a rest hahaha! But as I neared the top my attention was taken off my burning thighs to keeping upright on my bike with quite a lively side wind to contend with!
I have to say that the area is just breathtaking and it took me back to my JoGLE days cycling through such jaw dropping scenery.....oh I do love to ride my bicycle!
The running has been going well too and touch wood the body is holding on out even after a half marathon back in September YAY! Last weekend I did my first race of the season, a hilly 12km in stratford which I completed in 1hr 37seconds (lol!) so that was at a 8.08min per mile pace which although it aint no Haile Selassie I was still pretty pleased with it ;o)
After a terrible accident with my poor late garmin last year where it got crushed I had the good fortune to find myself a fantastic bargain on EBAY just before christmas of another Forerunner 310xt so I am a very happy girl and just revelling in all the STATS!! I shall link a few on here now from Yorkshire but wont bore you with the lot lol! But I will link the odd few sessions throughout the weeks to come to keep a log of my training progress!
I have to say that the area is just breathtaking and it took me back to my JoGLE days cycling through such jaw dropping scenery.....oh I do love to ride my bicycle!
The running has been going well too and touch wood the body is holding on out even after a half marathon back in September YAY! Last weekend I did my first race of the season, a hilly 12km in stratford which I completed in 1hr 37seconds (lol!) so that was at a 8.08min per mile pace which although it aint no Haile Selassie I was still pretty pleased with it ;o)
After a terrible accident with my poor late garmin last year where it got crushed I had the good fortune to find myself a fantastic bargain on EBAY just before christmas of another Forerunner 310xt so I am a very happy girl and just revelling in all the STATS!! I shall link a few on here now from Yorkshire but wont bore you with the lot lol! But I will link the odd few sessions throughout the weeks to come to keep a log of my training progress!
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