So Spring appears to have finally sprung! After a few fine sunny days, I am now sporting my first tan lines of the year! It won't be long before I am well and truly criss-crossed with them!!!
What have I been up to since my last post? Well, The Mighty Deerstalker for starters! I am really not entirely sure what to make of this event. It was certainly a fun weekend away but I really didn't think the run itself lived up to all the hype. To be honest, it just felt like a glorified fell race with a few river wades and token obstacles thrown in. I had expected it to be more, to be tougher, to challenge me in some way. It ended up being a bigger test of endurance queuing up for food on the Saturday night!!! Would I do it again? Maybe, as a social event, possibly - it makes a good weekend away with a posse... but I won't be immediately adding it to next year's schedule. Last week saw a few of us head to The Obstacle Gym at Lutterworth for a few hours of OCR training. We were blessed with a glorious day and spent 4 happy hours pushing ourselves around the physical and mental challenges on the course. It's a cracking day out for a group of friends/family. Beware however, we all came away covered in bruises and we all ached (a LOT!!) for several days afterwards!!! It was good to get some proper, hand-on, guidance on approaching certain obstacles and start to build confidence ahead of the Dirty Weekend at the start of May. Before we get to the Dirty Weekend, however, Rachel, Mark and I have slotted in an extra event on Easter Sunday - The Pendine Ultra - 32 miles around Pendine and Laugharne including 12 miles running along Pendine Sands. I'm not sure quite what to expect from myself on this one as the route profile looks rather, err... interesting. Race report to follow soon after the event... Hope you are enjoying the better weather. Have a great Easter!
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