Whitley Bay

For yesterday’s run with Shana, I wanted to keep the distance down, so after 1 1/2 mile to warm up, we headed down onto Cullercoats harbour beech for some barefoot drills. Lots of stuff at a good high cadence, focusing on keeping the chest forward, and the stride length tight. It was just the right...
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With the spring weather here, and three days of spring tides, I just had to do my swim today in the sea. So with high tide at 17:30-ish, I headed down to the harbour in my wetsuit at five. When I swim in the sea, I always time it so that I’m just before...
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. . . so I didn’t drink as much as I should have done on the bike. Anyway - the Run. VonSmallhaussen’s up to stay for the weekend, so she volunteered to come with me for the run - to the lighthouse and back. Except she was going to cycle (borrowing Wife’s bike), so that...
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I’ve seen this guy several times in the last week. He’s quite a big bloke, riding a beaten up mountain bike, but wearing full-on winter gear. Long tights, coat (with several layers of padding underneath by the look of it. I mean clothing padding), and a balaclava pulled up to cover most of his...
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For this morning’s run with Shana, we did the steps between here and Tynemouth. Basically you run along the promenade, and every time you get to a set of steps, you have to use ‘em. I think she found this pretty hard going, so for the return, we just ran along the flat. I’m...
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I think I’m going to end up being late for my own funeral. After this morning’s training, I’d left lots of time to get showered, changed, pack my bag with a change of clothes, and head off to my meeting this morning on Wilf, taking it as a nice leisurely ride. But there’s obviously something...
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Stay on target, and stay focused. Today’s programme was for a short hills session on the bike. The trouble is that there aren’t actually any serious hills near enough to here to make it a short session - the nearest challenge is about 35 minutes ride away, but realistically you have to ride about...
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After the freezing cold easterly wind of the last week, the weather changed last night, and it became almost warm. I’d noticed the difference in temperature as soon as we came out of the pool, so this morning’s run was sure to be pleasant. The sun was shining, there was no wind to speak of,...
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It just doesn’t get any easier, does it? I did a set of hill repeats at Tynemouth Priory again today. Actually, it does get easier, as this time, It wasn’t blowing an absolute gale in my face as I ran up the hill There was no rain No sleet And no snow either All of which combined to make...
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What a brilliant start to the day! Shana & I set off for a short run at 6:30, just as the sun was rising. I didn’t have much time, as I had to be away by 7:30 for a meeting with a new client, so I thought we’d try something different. We did a half...
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