Back to the ‘normal’ Saturday pattern after deviating for last week’s Rowbotham’s Round Rotherham effort. Wanting to do something local, my nearest, unvisited, parkrun was Cannon Hill Park. I didn’t want the hassle of driving across town then parking up etc. so drove to work in Digbeth and used the couple of miles walk to…
walking
Workout
Although I walk a lot, I wouldn’t say that I was fit. I have almost zero upper body strength. I can walk and walk but anything that involves the core will stump me. While asking for advice on starting race walking, a lot of people have said that I need to have a strong core…
Redemption ?
After my failure at the RRR on Saturday, I have found something a little different to do as a bit of a morale booster. Next Tuesday, on Cannock Chase, there is a six hour event using a permanent 5k running course. They’ve tagged a little extra on to make each lap 3.3 miles. Basically, the…
RRR 2021 (the wrong shoes)
On Friday afternoon, after doing the weekly shop and picking up a few extras for the walk, I set off up the M42 towards Rotherham grabbing my blue shoes from the rack on the way out. After inputting the postcode into my SatNav, I discovered that I would be passing close by a friend’s house…
Tapering for the RRR
I’ve just got back from a restful few days up north in and around Harrogate. With the fifty mile Rowbotham’s Round Rotherham event this coming Saturday, I have only been out for a few short walks totalling only ten miles so far. It is now Friday morning and I’m just back from picking the dogs…