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Miles behind

I’m running but completely failing to post about it! Perhaps it’s because I’m not really measuring what I’m doing but in the last week or so we’ve done a few 7 milers to witches including today and a few shorter ones.

Everything’s feeling remarkably good considering what I did to it a few weeks ago, even the ankle isn’t protesting too much. I’ll continue in this new relaxed manner while I work out what murph can and can’t do. Well actually he’s a flying machine but I’m just erring on the cautious side especially in the heat. And now some photos!

Extra dog – this is Jake, He doesn’t get to join in as much as he’s 18 but we took him out one cool morning and he joined in the stream fun

Returning

Returning to Preseli, returning to running.

A week afetr running the ultrabeast in Preseli I went back with Claire and the dogs to walk in the hills. To be honest I dont think i’d get bored of that place. Was strange in a way to walk the paths I’d run the week before and a damn sight easier. We actually ended up doing the Beast Bach 11 mile route with a bit tacked on so we could reach a rocky outcrop so a 12 mile walk in the hills on a sunny day – cant fault it. The dogs had a whale of a time plus (and this was intended) we didnt have to endure a single second of anything royal wedding related – Win Win!

I also realised yesterday Im doubly blessed – I loved running the ultra (Yes once again a week later I’m no longer saying never again and I’ve forgotten all the pain) and I loved walking up there with the dogs. I can do either happily and not miss the other. Thats lucky

Today I felt like running again, the legs have been a bit wrecked this week – monday was horrendous/hilarious depending on whether you were me or watching me. But today although they are still a little tired I could feel the spring is back and I can drive again rather than shuffle. Murph loves running – well he trots at a gentle pace, I think he’ll make a pretty good training partner.

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20180519_121718 — Tilly loves water – Murph aint so sure

20180519_123228 — See? Thats the water rat fetching a stick and my rat being a wuss and only putting his paws in

20180519_143452 — Reckon he’s happy – soft sod will let her do anything to him

20180519_144021 — If dogs could talk – So you ran over that over there mountain right? Idiot ….

20180519_144635 — Awesome photo nose cut-off skills

20180519_152818 — Till posing on a cairn as per

20180519_170759 — back of the van is now a dog chill out zone – Fully padded out with pillows, dog beds and sleeping bags – They slept the whole way home

received_10160514652435553 — Handsome beasts … well one of us

Only me

2 weeks out from the first ultra of the year, 6 months of solid training and I go and (probably) break my toe on a baby gate I installed to keep Murph from troubles food ….

20180428_075036 — Spot the fucked one – Icing it in the Bristol channel at 6 this morning – now THAT is cold. Plus I have weird feet – No wonder im always injured

20180428_082942 — Where are you? Murph likes to jump this stile first then pops his head back over to check im coming

20180428_075146 — At the beach earlier a big lab just appeared from nowhere (my neighbour was also walking her dogs as it turned out) My first reaction was oh god here we go dogfight. But instant friendship and this is them leaping all over each other and playing. I have to remember Murph is not Soak who would have probably attacked first and asked questions later.

20180428_074812 — Similarity to Soak is uncanny though

Bits and Pieces

So how do you do this taper thing anyway? I’m doing more milage now I have Murphy but its mainly walking at the moment. Though we did run to the beach and back earlier we’re covering at least 5 miles a day just in walks – he’s loving it, I’m loving it. Whats not to love. He’s getting better at recall too and really settling in.

He’s a bit of an early riser – As in as soon as the birds start he’s awake and that means so am I so we were at the beach by 6 this morning. However this has its advantages – We get first dibs on beach salvage and also going twice a day means I can shift more plastics off the beach.

20180425_065637 — So the week I get a dog I find a brand new dog toy washed up … weird

20180426_174839 — having a whale of a time geddit? Really he’s thinking why are you waving a plastic whale toy at me

20180425_161952 — Just hapy to be out and free

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