At the end of the Submarine project I mentioned that August held “a different kind of running project involving trails, but that’s a story for another day”. Today is another day. Mid-August I trail-ran a section of the GR11 through the Aragonese Pyrenees: four days, 121 kilometres, 6,550 metres of climbing, from Canfranc to Torla-Ordesa, solo, with a 15-litre bike backpack. ...
Project “Submarine” is done. On July 26th I crossed the finish line of a 10k race in 37:18 and with that closed up the project I started back in February. Time to break down how the final weeks played out, settle the score on both goals and announce what’s next. ...
I have been training towards a new running goal this summer. I will run 5 kilometres in 18 minutes and 10 in 38. The project goes by the name “Submarine” and I want to take a minute to reflect on what I planned, how it’s going and what’s next. ...