This is becoming rather annoying.. at least my extreme tiredness has an identifiable cause this week. It's a 12 month bundle of teething joy. Couple teething with the sheer amount of bugs that seem to be going around Callum's nursery and, consequently our family at present amd it's no wonder that in the fight between duvet and trainers it's a one sided battle.
Made more annoying by the occassional tweet of my mate Birdie who is currenly enjoying New Zealand in his build up toward the World Singlespeed Champs. It would seem lots of trails, miles and smiles are the bedrock of his trip so far.
I'm very aware that running is my weak point, I run and struggle, very rarely do I get a run in that feels effortless, maybe, as Greg Lemond once said though "It never gets easier, you just get faster".
In an effort to get some form of training in and stop the degradation of my hard won fitness, I got out Saturday for a trail run. Armed with head torch I set out for a short loop, it was over before I knew it and my legs ached far more than I thought they would do, I admit I've not run much but the terrain changes, loose ground and uneven trails made for a cracking all body workout, It was hard work, indeed, as I dropped down the final hill to home, another quote came to mind.. that of William James, "Most poeple never run far enough on their first wind to realise they have a second..." I've paraphrased that to suit, but it sits pretty well.
I can safely confirm my second wind was no where near challenged, but it was a hugely enjoyable experience nonetheless. We live in an area that is surrounded by woodland, the roads are rubbish and it's quite amazing that I've never decided to run off road before, I spend a lot of time riding singletrack and so running it would, to a normal person, be a pretty obvious choice, not to me it seems. This will, however be my running terrain of choice though in the build-up toward next year.
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