Running towards

“Guilt is like a big bag of bricks. All you gotta do is set it down.” John Milton, The Devil’s Advocate 21st Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 50. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 83 I’ve written before about bumps in the road. I hit a couple of big ones this week….

“Sleep, those little slices of death; how I loathe them.” –  Edgar Allen Poe. 10 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 93. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 126 One thing I have noticed, as a result of not drinking and exercising more is how much better I sleep. I used to have…

“Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.” Mark Jenkins 25 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 75. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 108 We have set the stages for the walk itself. Initially it was to be over 5 days, but one of the guys isn’t…

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” Alfred Wainwright. 14h Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 57. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 90 A couple of wins that have countered my self-flagellation of the previous week. The walk at the weekend was brilliant, tiring, longer than before, but outstanding….

“Fast food is popular because it is convenient, it’s cheap and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.” Eric Schlosser 13th April – Days to go on 100 days dry: 0. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 33 I have read, watched and consumed so much information…

So, yesterday’s repeat of the failed 7k with drills was brutal, unforgiving and outstanding. What I failed to mention, or had completely forgotten was that at the end of the 5 x 1km race pace intervals, there was a sting in the tail in the form of 3 x 200 meter sprints at a ‘controlled…