GR10 with Steve

Last night was Wed nesday the 9th Feb. Did the GR10 the full one and ran down very fast. We had also done this last Monday. The Monday just gone I did the cross on my own and the previous Wed. we both did the cross together. Steve has lost loads of weight and I´m doing well. I have done the Penya de quita with the Pico de Auila and down the GR10. I did this in the summer and found it hard and then I did it a few weeks ago and it went well. We have also both done the Mola de segart which of course is tough, this was from home. All is well and this is all during quite grey weather, so when the weather warms up it will be great.

Saturday 29 th January

Done loads recently, on a bit of a roll. One big thing was on a monday night in the middle of January did the Penya de quita and the GR10 going up Pico de Aguila and down the GR10 steps. Thsi was the second time I have done it and felt a lot better as the last time was in the summer.
Today Steve did Mola de segart up the Pico de Agulia. I went from home up the GR10 ateps and also to Mola de segart. I hour 46 min. including 18 mins rest.

I ran as Javier Diaz Diaz

5.731 1.111 DIAZ DIAZ, JAVIER 2:02:27 M SENIOR MASCULIN LOS DE LA FUENTE 05:48

DETALLE CLASIFICACIÓN Y TIEMPOS DE: DIAZ DIAZ, JAVIER (dorsal nº 1.111)
evento cronometrado por: [ChampionChip Levante] CLASIFICACION TIEMPO PUESTO DISTANCIA MEDIA POR KM VELOCIDAD Listado Clasificación TIEMPO OFICIAL 2:02:27 5.731 21.097 mts 05:48 10,34 km/h

TIEMPO REAL 1:59:07 5.601 21.097 mts 05:39 10,63 km/h

TIEMPO en 7.200 mts 0:44:06 5.437 7.200 mts 06:08 9,80 km/h

TIEMPO en 10.000 mts 0:58:43 5.487 10.000 mts 05:52 10,22 km/h

TIEMPO en 15.000 mts 1:27:13 5.626 15.000 mts 05:49 10,32 km/h

Half Marathon

Did it ! On Friday Steve phoned me to tell me Bernarnd from Caxton had got a place that I could use. So I ran in the name of Javier Diaz. Met Virginia at about 8.35am and Carol came about 9.10. Also ran with a guy called Paul, who knows loads of Caxton people. Ran with both of them at first and then Paul and then myself then Paul again. MY time was 1.59.03 seconds on my watch. will be interested to see what time Javier Diaz did according to the officials. It wasn´t perfect, as at first I was running and keeping up with Carol, then with Paul and got tired faster than I would want. But did finish. Carol was 1.46 and Virginia about 1.53. Olly Lumby babysat and Steve was in London. Next run on the agenda is 10 km Pedralba in January. Carol is up for 25km Serra next weekend. Recieved the great news that Michelle is pregnant.

Next couple of goals

1) Do half marathon in about 1 hour 50mins, ambitious for me.

Sun 21st Nov.

2) Do Penya de Quita with GR10 and complete all of GR10. Even if I keep the same number of rests and also have a short one as I ascend the shoulder. Need to manage my energy intake better, as I was hungry.

By end of Dec. puente = Dec 8th

One week until half marathon, 15th Nov. 2010

On Saturday at the very strange time of 2pm, I went for the quitte big test run to see if I can do the half. Did Penya de quita with a rest before the ramp. Then up the Pico de aguila with a rest before the up and at the tree had to have some energy, sugar drink. Down the Gr10 steps. Did about 1 hr 30. Had one stop too many but felt OK. still had energy in my legs as I ran through the paella area. Reasonably pleased.

Ambitions for the coming week.

Come on to blog a few times !

A run on Sunday of some sort. The cross, village, monastery.

Mon Yr 10 parents evening and may have to go to El Corte Ingles to change clothes.

Tue will be tired.

Wed. short run. or BIG mountain run e.g. Penya de quita AND GR10 in the dark in reverse.

Thur recover.