The Slippy One

Race 4 of this year's Tempo Events winter series can only be described as "the slippy one!"  It's normal to walk up the hills on this event but this is the first time I've also walked down a hill on a road race.  Now I need to wash the mud off my road shoes where I walked down the muddy grass verge.

On a different subject RED (Run Every Day) January is going ok, with all runs completed.  Runs on what would normally be rest days have been limited to 20 mins easy running.  I've also been focussing on hill repeats since the start of the year.  I'm not sure they are doing any good - I didn't get any further up Campden Hill today than I did a couple of months ago before I resorted to walking.

It's also been particularly wet a couple of times this week resulting in a good soaking while out running.  Still when you watch the Spine Race it all fades into insignificance compared to what those people go through.

Total miles so far this year:  76.54
Elevation gained this year: 1252m (Almost to the top of Mount Vesuvius (1281m)

Dennis

29 March 2004 - 31 December 2019

Mr D, Captain Diddles, who had the roughest, raspiest tongue in the whole world and loved to give licks and bite your nose if you dared to ignore him.

Never put an empty bag or a box down or you'd find Dennis curled up in there.

On a good weather day he'd be sat on the wall outside, getting strokes from anyone who passed the house.  He'd come to greet you as you walked down the lane, tail in the air and the tip curled over to form a question mark while meowing loudly to make sure you'd seen him.  

And when you stroked him he'd stick out his little pink tongue and purr away, then shake his head spraying you with slobber!