Exciting times ahead

We have just returned from a fantastic warm weather training camp (or should I say holiday) on Gran Canaria. In 6 days I covered my highest training mileage ever, 72 miles and 16.000 feet ascent. My legs have felt fine throughout - surprisingly! Thomas thinks it was due to the recovery shake he made me drink as soon as we were back at the hotel. Or maybe the beer later on in the evening?! In any case, this should set me up nicely for the times ahead.
We are well into March now and the Fling is getting closer, but before I turn everything to all things "ultra" I am planning to run a flat 10K on Saturday. I had 5M PBs recently so I want to see what I can do with my 10K time.

After that I will be concentrating on the Fling. I am really looking forward to it. Next Sunday will also be the next Glenpark Fling Relay training run, Rowardennan to Inversnaid and back. Then a number of back to back runs at the weekends should see my weekly mileage increase steadily to a peak. We are having visitors over Easter so I will have to build up to a peak around this.

After the Fling we will be off to Skye for one week in May, i.e. 5-6 weeks before the WHWR. I will be attempting the Cuillin Ridge Traverse with a friend (and a guide). This should give me plenty of time on feet, lots of ascents/descents and hopefully a great adventure with an overnight bivvy on the ridge as we plan a 2-day traverse. Thomas will stay at base camp due to his fear of heights! :-)
My highest mileage peak will then coincide with the Diamond Jubilee weekend 3 weeks before the WHWR when I will be joining the West Island Run on Bute. After that it will be tapering down for the race.

Apropos WHW Race. I have decided to fundraise for our local hospice in Greenock, Ardgowan Hospice. I was asked by a number of people if they could sponsor me for my WHW Race. It had crossed my mind before but I felt a bit awkward about it. But then I thought it really is a huge challenge for me and my support crew, so why not using this team effort to also raise important funds for a very important charity here in Inverclyde. So, please click the link on the right side of the web page if you would like to donate to Ardgowan Hospice. It will take you to my sponsorship page.