Wednesday, November 24, 2010

 

Rather Gutted...

Sorry not to have updated for ages... I have been rather gutted! Last weekend should have been the Beacons Ultra- 46 miles round the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons, and meeting up with fellow MdS nutters. And I wasn't there...

All due to the fact that I succumbed to the dreaded lurgy going around our office the week before... with juts days to go I was throwing lemsips down my neck, in a vain attempt to ward off a nasty cold and sore throat. But by Thursday it had developed to a wracking cough that was, er, let's just say 'productive' (in case anyone's trying to eat tea!) and felt so lousy it was obvious that even contemplating running 46 miles around soggy Wales was not going to be the greatest idea in the world. I couldn't even contemplate the drive down!

The way I felt when I woke up on Saturday it was the right decision. I wouldn't have been up for it and may have developed double pneumonia if I'd tried! I'm feeling much better now but still got a cough.

Really gutted as this is usually a great weekend :-(

Ah well, to compensate for a Beacons Ultra Race Report, here are a few Autum pics from my walk/ run the weekend before...





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Sunday, November 07, 2010

 

Back From Sunny Spain!

And it was sunny too. Perfect weather, in fact- 26 degrees, hot and sunny, but not uncomfortably so. Although I didn't do much in the way of training out there we were still pretty active.

We went for some walks along the beaches of La Mata and Santa Pola, and Monday we took the train to Alicante and walked up to the castle, which is situated on a promontary overlooking the city. There is apparently a lift, which wasn't working- it's a pretty long climb so must have been good exercise!

I wasn't feeling too great when I got back though, and have had problems with an abcess under one of my teeth, which flares up from time to time- I guess the tooth will have to come out eventually.

I have the Brecons Ultra very soon and am not feeling all that confident to be honest! I seem to struggle to find time to train- people have got to stop having birthdays!!

I will leave you with a few pics from Spain...

                                          La Mata

                                           Sand Sculpture

                                          Alicante Castle

                                          Alicante Harbour
 
                                           Orchid

                                          Blow Hole At Torrevieja

                                           Palm Tree With Dates

                                           Santa Pola

                                          Fishing Nets On Santa Pola Harbour

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