Saturday 11th September

At the girls school for a couple of hours this am - Stream cleaning, digging, moving etc.
Spent two hours pulling up weeds, nettles, etc, moving logs, digging - pretty tired!
Currently waiting on Nick and Dave to see when they are running.
They have now decided to come on the Alden moor loop with me tomorrow - 9.00am meet at Clough Head car park tomorrow 10 miles and 2600ft - this will show fitness levels.
Easy day today - may do 1/2 an hour on the bike tonight and some BW exercises.

Friday 10th September

Used today basically as a rest day - legs are feeling a bit lethargic at the moment.
Did 20 mins on the bike, mainly at tension 30, but increased this from 10 mins + to 40 and 45.
Legs felt really tired at this point.
A few BW exercises - sets of 55 PUps - trying a new routine - PUps every day, increasing the number per set by 1, so ... by Friday I should be up to sets of 62 and by the following Saturday sets of 70.
Tried this one before, trying this way for a bit of variety and fun -
http://hundredpushups.com/
Also need to continue with SUps and Squats

Thursday 9th September

Badminton tonight - Great games with plenty of running.
We're getting there.
Big run this weekend - Alden moor loop - 10 miles 2600ft - See Google Earth image below
Nick and Dave are running the 1/2 tour of Pendle.
BW exercises PUps x3 sets of 54

Wednesday 8th September

After work tonight, going to take R and H for a run - steady away.
From home, up Fielding lane, right at the Plough, across the fields, to Pothouse lane, past the farms, through the copse, past Jack House lodge and back.
Approximately 3.5 miles.
Watch says - 47mins, AvgHR 117, Max HR 142, Cals 376

Later on I'll either go for a run up, down and around Fielding Lane or do a bike session.

Have looked at the 1/2 tour of Pendle details - 9 miles and 2200 ft of climbing, thought about doing this at the weekend, however I've checked out extending the Tor run and incorporating a trip around Alden valley. According the Google Earth = 10.3 miles and 2600ft of climbing! Looks like this for a trot out this weekend.

Turned out to be a run up, down and around Fielding Lane.
Home to the top of Fielding Lane, then down 2 lampposts, back up 1 until you get to Pothouse Lane. Down Pothouse lane until you get to the milk farm, then return home. Approximately 4.5 miles and 7oo ft.
Watch says - 37 mins, Avg HR 142 mins, Max 158, Cals 416
Mutch easier running on roads than fells!!

Tuesday 7th September

Badminton 8-9 pm tonight.
A good session plenty of running, not too intense.
Watch says - 61 mins, Avg HR 116, Max HR 144, Cals 471.
BW exercises - 53 PUps, 53 SUps, 53 Squats repeat x4!

Monday 6th September

Back to work today. No time for running.
Thought about and was fully ready to run this evening, until the rain came in!
Exercise bike took over - Watch says
40 mins, Avg HR 100, Max HR 123, Cals 220 all done at tension 30
BW exercises 100 sit ups then 3 sets of 50 3 sets of x52 press ups

Sunday 5th Sept

OK, ran with Nick and Dave today - they were keen to run to the Musberry Tor.
Met at Clough Head Car Park 12.45pm.
Pretty steady pace to the bottom of the Tor, spent a bit trying to find a route up.
Couldn't see any so we just went for it, ran 3/4 of the way straight up, met a path, turned left and followed this until a path started to go up, ran to the top.
Fantastic views!!
Returned the same way, but came accross a style, dropped off the Tor, then retured to Musberry Heights, up hill all the way - pretty tough.
A tough run, felt good, could have done it again.
BW exercises SUps 100, 3 sets of 50, 100
                      PUps x2 sets of 51

Watch stats - 88mins, in zone 29 mins @ 80-90 %, most of the out of zone was above, Avg HR 145, Max HR 162, cals 972.

Mapped out the route in Google Earth, approximately 8.5 miles and 2,300 feet of climbing!