running
2017 is over, and there’s a pretty big dent in January. I started my running challenge to try to motivate me back into running generally, hill running specifically, and because I like to tell people I think suffering is good for the soul. What better time of year to suffer, than Christmas? (I get on with my family pretty well, so they aren’t really a source of suffering tbh). Of course I’m talking about going for a windy, sleety run on Christmas day.
Well it’s been quite a while since my last official county hill run, 3 months by my reckoning. In all honesty that was maybe leaving it a bit too long, but I have to also be honest with myself; this is a long-term challenge. In those 3 months I have been keeping myself pretty busy, and my time was largely dominated by training and preparation for a week in the Alps.
Well it’s been quite a while since my last official county hill run, 3 months by my reckoning. In all honesty that was maybe leaving it a bit too long, but I have to also be honest with myself; this is a long-term challenge. In those 3 months I have been keeping myself pretty busy, and my time was largely dominated by training and preparation for a week in the Alps.
I have a confession to make. In my last post I told you that I had run up Great Chishill, that towering edifice of Cambridgeshire. I lied.
The hill in nearby Essex is called Chishill Common, and stands at a lofty 147m. Great Chishill is it’s little sister at 146m. They are both within a few miles of each other, so when I planned the route for my first foray into this project, I went looking for the highest point in that area.
I have a confession to make. In my last post I told you that I had run up Great Chishill, that towering edifice of Cambridgeshire. I lied.
The hill in nearby Essex is called Chishill Common, and stands at a lofty 147m. Great Chishill is it’s little sister at 146m. They are both within a few miles of each other, so when I planned the route for my first foray into this project, I went looking for the highest point in that area.
