I turned up in the rain tonight for the Harriers hill session and was joined by Gary, Doug, Jonathan, Joe, John and David. And of course Steve. The session was loops up to the pigeon tower using the 'rocky road' and the slippery path underneath the tower.
As it was raining and very wet underfoot, John didn't really want to do the session as he was worried about slipping and falling. I also didn't want to do the session because, as mentioned in previous blogs, my foot hurts when going up steep hills.
After climbing to the Pigeon Tower with the others, John and I decided to do our own thing and we ran along George's Lane in the direction of Belmont. We then started to climb the diagonal but I had to walk due to the toe/foot pain. I managed to walk quite quickly though so John wasn't hanging around at the top waiting for me.
From there, we ran all the way down the mast road, something which I have never done before (nor have I ever run all the way up the mast road), coming out onto George's Lane and heading back along to the Pigeon Tower.
We went back down the slippery path and arrived back at the car park but everybody else had already left.
Despite not having completed the actual session, I still feel like I got a great workout. John is an excellent coach and is really motivational and inspiring, always a pleasure to run with. This must be a trend with 75+ year olds named John!
Total distance - 6 miles
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