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It was a little difficult to fit my usual weekend activities in this weekend but we managed it. Friday was a manic day thanks to the Eisteddfod<\/a> that Morgan was playing in. Saturday was just as frantic as it was Morgan’s laser tag birthday party<\/a>. Jay, Charlie and Jack were visiting for the weekend too.<\/p>\n

90\u00a0Minutes in the Pain Cave<\/h2>\n

I did manage a very tough 90 minute workout on the turbo trainer on Saturday morning though. And when I say tough it was! One of those sessions where right from the first 10 minute interval you think there’s no way you’re going to be able to finish it, but I stuck with it and finish it I did! It was a TrainerRoad workout called Mary Austin<\/a>, which \u00a0is 3 sets of 2×10-minute intervals consisting of 2-minute step up from 95% to 100% to 105% FTP and then back down again. Rest between intervals is a quick minute while the recovery between each set of intervals is 5 minutes. The chart below\u00a0doesn’t begin to show the pain and suffering involved!<\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/a>

Mary Austin<\/p><\/div>\n

A Weekend Run Home<\/h2>\n

After 90 minutes in the pain cave came some frantic rushing around, cleaning and tidying and then an afternoon in the woods for Morgan’s laser tag birthday party<\/a>. I then decided to run home from Pwll Crwn woods. I had my trail running shoes<\/a> on so after running along the road into Bow Street I headed into Bryn Castell and then up into the hills between Bow Street and Llandre. It’s quite a climb up over the hills here and the ground was wet and muddy. It was a pleasant day though, cool and cloudy but dry and with only light winds. I ran up over the top, following the footpath over stiles and through various gates, taking in the views across Bow Street and out to the hills beyond. I\u00a0then descended through the woods into Llandre and then back up behind the church onto the hills above Borth. From here I ran down the hill towards Upper Borth, but took a detour right onto a bridal path high above the caravan park which then contoured around the hill, back inland a little, before dropping down to the road at Dolybont. I ran through Dolybont and out onto the small roads and trails behind the village that lead back to the banks of the River Leri. I’d ran the entire length of the River Leri<\/a> last weekend, so rather than follow the same track along the water’s edge I headed out across the railway line and out onto the beach at Borth and ran along the beach and the golf course home.<\/p>\n

The entire run ended up being just short of 10 miles.<\/p>\n