Up and Over in One

It has been a long time since I've run up and over May Hill starting from the A40 at Barrel Lane all the way to the top - without stopping for a walk. Oft it's only been a brief walk here and there, to recharge the legs and lower the heart rate, but there has unequivocally always been a bit of walking action. By my records it's been over eight years since I last scaled the south face of the Eiger - or May Hill as it is otherwise referred - without stopping to walk. Eight long, arduous years and the ravages of time have taken their toll. In truth, it's not the highest hill nor the longest route, but its 210m of ascent spread over 3.5km still holds a challenge, especially when 170m of the ascent is condensed into the last 2.2km. Not exactly a fell climb, it is nonetheless, a challenge I did not think I would defeat again. (The run was 11km total).

With the battle unexpectedly won, my thoughts turn to winning the war. I was, after all, only 60s shy of my 2016 best. There is life in the old dog yet...

Away from today, it's been the usual mix of zone 2 and targeted sessions. A fifty-minute, threshold, hill climb on the bike Wednesday and a threshold run Thursday. I'll finished with some more zone 2 tomorrow and then a rest day Monday.