sunset – Blue Green Gold Grey, Awyr Maes Tywod Aarreg

Still moving just slower

Im still about, I just cant run much, or at least I could but I know its not going to do me much good in the longer run. The arse still hurts .. glutes are, legs whatever. I know when its not right and there are days I can hardly feel it, Its healing just taking its damn time. I did run/walk on saturday or rather walk/run and it was good to get going again but I cant really drive off it so Id rather wait until Im confident in it.

Perhaps its taking its time to heal as I’m walking on it so much. Murph needs long walks and Im happy to oblige so I’ve donned a headtorch and he has a flashy new collar with LEDs and we’re not letting the darkness beat us. I’m reckoning we’re doing around 40 miles of walking a week still which I guess is keeping me at some sort of level of fitness. Its frustrating but there you gp – that it seems is running half the time. Either injured or in the process of injuring myself. Still if youre gonna have a layoff this is the time of year to do it. I feel bad that I dont keep up with wordpress and you lot while Im injured … I turn off from running altogether, its easier when I dont think about it so sorry about that!

So the bit you all come here for instead of me whinging about injury – The photos – in no particular order

20181111_124756 — Plus chasing hares in forests

20181112_172329 — And a new collar so we dont get totally lost

20181114_163728 — Enjoying the reflections and reflecting

20181114_163918 — Nowhere else I’d rather be

20181114_164127 — Hole digging champ 2018

20181117_092231 — One of the rarest sights in nature – Commander crab teaching crab cadets how to do a pincer movement

The dog is an idiot but I love him regardless

Haven’t been running in a few weeks due to injury. Seem to have torn a glute or something, well no seem about it I have torn a glute due to ….. circumstances.

I present some photos of circumstances. Luckily circumstances means that I am still walking around 8-10 miles a day without much pain so hey ho its all good everything needed a rest anyway.

20181010_170951 — Circumstances resting during a run

20181011_170751 — Meeting an old friend – fluffy dog!

20181020_084757 — Sunrise over the cliffs

20181020_091826 — Everyday can be beautiful if you let it

Still out there

Once again I realise im running far far more than im blogging. In fact I’m back to running a fair deal again, its a 50 mile week again without counting the dog walks too. But the important thing isnt the mileage its the time spent outside with Murph. I was considering funning a fell race yesterday and was about to then realised that I would prefer to go for a long run with Murph rather than leave him home and race. And it was the right decision. It was better to be in a forest with him than up a mountain without him. Priorities change I guess although I am pondering the future too – I mean where does all this training go? To be honest it’ll probably be next year before I run any races and that will probably be Preseli up first but then what? The thought of a 50 miler intrigues me as its the next logical step but I know how blown out I am on 32. Who knows! Less introspection more photos they cry!

20180925_171704 — This …. is progress. Thats a field full of sheep – thats one dog with strong hunting instincts behaving perfectly. training is paying off

20180927_165021 — Give me a treat I have just run several miles

20180929_131117 — A dog in a forest is better than no dog up a mountain

Splendid Isolation

Once again I haven’t blogged in weeks. It’s not like I have nothing to blog about I just never seem to sit down to do it these days. Doesn’t help being back in work after the summer off, having a cold, a mental dog etc etc All excuses of course. Luckily I always have time to get out with Murph. usually two big walks or runs a day, usually to the beach. I calculated last week I was up in the 60 mile range of walk/run so it’s no wonder my feet and ankles are feeling pretty battered. Theres not much I can do about it though.

Take rest everyone screams in the running world when you feel injuries and those niggles. Rest it! Rest it! I can’t, not out of stubborness and stupidity (Been there seen it done it) but because I have aforesaid mental dog who needs the exercise. So I really have no option but to hope things hold together! Im sure they will, I stretch and roll my feet (Got a great foot massage roller thingy that looks a bit like a sex toy)

So splendid isolation? Its that time of the year again which I love, I love Autumn not just for the season itself but because the beach empties and I have it pretty much to myself again until spring. Being a rescue Murph has some difficulties with people and as his confidence has grown his defence mechanism has switched from running away from people to barking at them. I know he’s fine and wont hurt people hes just saying “stay the fuck away from me” but hes quite large and scary if you dont know him so I almost (almost) feel sorry for people when he charges up to them baring his teeth and barking. He is responding better to commands though and I can usually haul him off before kids cry.

So here are the latest batch of photos. A random mix of walks, runs and ….. well just see

20180903_070039 — Dawn at the beach is always special

20180906_071048 — Sunrise in the fields (awful photo technically but i like it)

20180907_065407 — Little fluffy (pink) clouds – for you SRG

20180907_070337 — Sunlight through the woods

20180903_173940 — Splendid isolation in full swing

20180905_174125 — If you’re digging a hole then i’m digging a hole

20180907_165218 — Random cat in a pot in neighbours garden

A full week

Monday to friday and a run every day and nothings hurting too bad and so feeling pretty good about things. Nothing special or spectacular but a 30 odd mile week right now feels good again. Plus I like it when its cooler, everyones now moaning about rain …. you cant win. Well I can, rain = less people and beach to myself and Murph.

So we saw some stuff ….

20180808_115655 — Hayhenge – Sprang up overnight, very mysterious and possibly aliens or leylines or something

20180808_115742 — Aliens have been carefully stacking haybales

20180808_204801 — I forget how lucky I am to live where I do – sunset from my living room window

20180809_074920 — Sinky sand swallows dog

20180809_081337 — Some light hill training again

20180809_083710 — Stop taking photos and run

20180809_083758 — Murphy is level – beach is not

20180812_084121 — Spy sheep surrepticiously slinking slyly

Doubling up

Yesterday as a run at the beach in the morning before the sun kicked in and then a walk to the beach at the end of the day. Murphs appetite for the outdoors is insatiable and its almost impossible to knacker the little sod. Im not complaining, being back running properly is a joy and seeing him tearing around is even more of a joy.

20180806_080200 — Pausing for once to take things in – seconds later he was gone chasing seagulls again

20180806_180944 — He loves running … and also loves running shoes, im forever picking them up from various places. To be fair he doesnt wreck them just likes carrying them around it seems

20180806_200803 — Walkies with Tilly – This is not a rescue attempt as he’s a big shit and wont go too deep (though he has swum once under protest)

20180806_202451 — Well you can beat them if you have dogs in the photo too

Day and night

Summer holidays are here and off to a flyer. A run at the beachin the morning before the heat really kicked in. Then at sunset we went bioluminescent plankton spotting (sadly none was to be seen) but had a fun night hike with the dogs and their luminous collars. They loved it of course. The moon was so bright that we didn’t even need head torches on the rocks. The creepy woods though was a different matter. I’ll let the photos do the talking

20180725_212459 — Waiting for the sun to set and the moon to rise

20180725_215958 — Moonlight at Witches Point

20180725_221128 — Moonlight and glow collars

20180725_225616 — Oh yeah Claire brought her fire poi – I had a go, I didn’t set fire to myself – this is a result!

dddddd — Closeup – You want to see sheer happiness? That my friends is sheer happiness

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