w/c 21 Nov - Not injured, so good

The main objective of this week was to run for a bit and it not to hurt.  So mission accomplished.

Half a week's training after a month layoff was hard work, but I knocked out about 4000' tentitive feet of climbing and some easy road runs, and nothing hurts and so I think I can start.

90 mins on Kinder (from Hayfield) and 90 mins on Moel Famau (from Cilcain) each felt harder than I hoped, but there was no pain in the calf.  This was brilliant.  It was just brilliant to be amongst the fells again.

This week has not really been defined by the training, but more by the forumlation of a plan.  Well not a plan exactly, just firming the idea up a bit really.  I'm torn between an 1100 start at Capel Curig to get that long leg done first, or a 1800 start at Nantmor which is a start time for me that worked really well when I did the Bob Graham.  I'm also wondering when to go - mid to late May seems to be in my head now, as the weather is often settled and it comes about 3 weeks after the Fellsman, which is a perfect final long day out before a taper. 

I still don't know which time or date I'll go with, but the joy is that I get to spend the next few months working this out.  I'm starting to get excited about the training days.  I don't know much of the ground the PBR covers very well or at all in some cases.  I've never done the bit between Siabod and Nantmor nor the southern bit of Snowdon.  I hardly know the Hebog bit.  I'm hoping to get out on Friday on that long Capel section - this is when the real training begins....

Week summary:

Mon - nothing
Tues - 2M on road, testing the calf - all ok
Weds - nothing
Thurs - 90 mins on Kinder and William Clough 8M, 1700' ascent
Fri - 7M hilly road
Sat - 3M easy road
Sun - 90 mins slow on Moel Famau, 7M, 2300' ascent

4000' ascent, 27 miles

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