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Well June's been & gone and the three wise monkeys (see previous photo) have long returned from their sojourn to the south coast. A jolly time was had by all with some interesting places visited, lovely weather, catching up with rellies and copious food & drink. I managed not to have a nervous breakdown or fall out with the pensioners which is always a bonus when you're on holiday!
Yours truly arrived back home in time to take part in the gruelling 24k Garburn Trail which was promptly reduced to 16k because of the imminent arrival of snow, in June, really. It turned out not to be the disaster it first appeared and was still quite a good tester.
A chance conversation then led to an entry in a LDWA event, The Three Rings of Shap, which I can thoroughly recommend. One ring was enough for me being 18miles long, but cake & pizza at the halfway stage and rhubarb crumble with custard at the end, this is the sort of event for me!!
Little dog on Great Mell Fell, yes, she's still going strong & looking cute as ever.
Next up was the Langstrath race, a new for me. Only 4.5 miles but run in the heat of a late June evening & what a heat it was, I don't remember sweating that much for a very long time. Maybe it was the high speed trip from work to get there in time or maybe just not quite fit enough, I wonder which one? It was a tough little race but one to look forward to next year, especially now that I know the route!
In between times, there's been a lot of running going on in anticipation of the Old Crown Round on the 25th July, 22 miles 8000' of ascent, it's going to be a grueller. Hopefully there will be a squad of us from Eden Runners to egg each other on and of course there is the beer to look forward to at the end.
Oh, and I have a new girlfriend, so life's sweet again.
