sunset – Blue Green Gold Grey, Awyr Maes Tywod Aarreg

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

I didn’t mean to honest

Ran for the first time in 3 weeks on Saturday, I didn’t actually mean to but Murphy freaks when there are people around (only 3 fishermen to be fair at 7 in the morning) and so it was easier to manouvre him at pace as he’s happier at a run. And so once we started we didn’t stop so an unexpected 6 miles to Witches and back with very little niggling from ankle. I’m no fan of the heat so keeping the mileage low is easy at the moment!

20180707_080413 — Catching the early morning rays

20180707_080420 — Happy doggo at Witches Point

20180707_080210 — beautiful morning with tide right out for us

20180708_193159 — Sunday evening stroll with Tilly

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

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