2nd November – 22rd November

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

– Dalai Lama

Post Lantau 70 has been a week of smiles and being thankful. There was much to be happy with. I finished a race which after UTMF STY was a key goal. I felt that I have the mental ability to get through a race and also the physical ability wasn’t bad. I do think a lot of the issues come down to the actual shoes I was wearing. SO this needs to be reviewed. The feet are key in these situations. Once you have issues there, they travel up the legs.

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So one of the biggest issues with the race was the cramp. This was a key feature from around 15km in. Now that in the grand scheme of things is super soon to happen. So theoretically, there are a few things that you would want to consider in this situation:

Hydration
Salts and electrolytes
Yoga or stretching
Pickle Juice

However, for me, none of these matter.

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In the last few weeks, I have been mostly listening to Dangerdoom.

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Monday 2/11 – Tuesday 3/11

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Wednesday – We be rollin’ 4/11

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Thursday – 30 minutes slow 5/11

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Friday. – 30 minutes slow 6/11

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Saturday 7/11 – High West Jinks with Trail Running HK

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Sunday – Rest Day 8/11

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Monday 9/11 – Friday 13/11

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Saturday 14/11 SYP > The Peak > Wan Chai

A great little run to the store. Felt good on the ups but serious issues with ITB meant I had to cut the run short. Getting down Wan Chai Gap with one dodgy knee wasn’t the most fun I have had…

Distance – 6.3 km

Pace – 6:49/km

Shoes – Salomon X Series

Elevation – 127m

Nutrition – 500ml Tailwind and 500ml of water

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Sunday 15/11 to Wednesday 19/11

Nothing. No motivation. No feeling. No power.

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20/11 – The North Face 50

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Friday 21st November – Oxfam Trailwalker

Last year, I didn’t even know what Trailwalker was and this year I supported Team Green Boys team through the last two stages. Great fun and pushed hard to keep up. Carrying around 6 litres of water plus poles plus gels was an arduous task to say the least.

Really proud of how hard the guys pushed especially through some dark places.