Run.Research.Rest.Repeat

Date: 25/11/2018 (Sunday) Distance travel: 15.9km Elevation: +405m/-422m Time: 04:05:50 After a month swapping the fells with the soft trail behind my house, I started to feel the itch to be outside in the fells but my right leg is still recovering from the tumble I took during the Lakes in the Day event last month. This is where Kong Mini Mountain Marathon come in. I did a navigation course organized by the Fell Runner Association in September. (Un)fortunately the navigation happened during a sunny spell in the Lakes District, so apart from the night navigation exercise, everyone can see where the control points are and the folks in front of them. Today’s event really put my navigation skills to the test. My objectives for this event are; i) work on my navigational skills, ii) enjoy the hills/fells regardless its conditions and iii) getting some elevation in as I have been stuck in flat Norwich for a month now. Mountainmarathon is where the fell running...

Date: 7/7/2018 (Saturday) Middle Route: 27.1km Elevation: +986m/-986m Race Details This is the second race I entered in fell/trail conditions. I signed up for the long route 46km in February and decided to scale back the distance to 27km as I found I could not fit long runs during the Ramadhan month. Then 5 days before the race day I was down with chest infection. I suspect this is due to lingering cold emerging from air travel and it just got worse on the return flight to England. I was bedridden from Monday to Wednesday, coughing up mucus while pumping a lot vitamin C and water in my body to get better. By Thursday night, I know there is no way I will be able to race on Saturday. A short email to the race organizer informed me that there won’t be any cut-off time for participants doing the middle route, aka I can walk this course. My peak flow reading on Friday morning was 300 when the ideal reading for my age and height is expected to be 420. It is settled then, I ...