Work and Run

It has been full on work work work since I got back. I have been doing long shifts in the shop getting it painted and sorted out for the new season. I have been pretty knackered in the evenings but have made it out for a few short 40 mins runs around the Balcon Sud and down around the Cross Country ski track. On my days off I have managed to get out for a bit longer. It is super quiet here at moment and I don't have anyone to climb with as Ally is away doing things I couldn't get up so I have just been content with keeping my running fitness up.

Last weekend I got the lift up to mid station on the Midi and did a run over to Montenvers and took a new trail down before heading back to Cham , it was around 2 and a half hours and I felt good. Today I decided to go for something big as weather was great so I left the house and blasted up to the top of the Cornu Chairlift at 2300m. No lifts are open on this side so it was great to have the whole place to myself. I then ran up and over to Lac Noir and just ran around exploring into an area I have never been. After a few hours I decided time to descend so I just reversed my route but instead of being smart I decided to blast the descent and it was not a good idea. From where I started the descent at around 2550m it is a long way down to my house at 1080m. The last 500m were brutal , I haven't had pain like that in my thighs in a long long time and I even had to stop a couple of times and moan to myself how sore they were. This could be due to a few things , I could have just went to fast at the start of the descent , I didn't eat enough( 6 chewy Alligators and a Mars Bars)  , maybe my legs are a bit fatigued from being on them for hours on end the past few weeks in work or maybe the summer has just taken its toll on them and they need nothing more than a good rest. Anyway it was a cracking day for a run and I certainly made the most of it by being on the go for 4 hours.


On the way up to the top of Cornu at 2300m

Pretty good place to run eh??

Lac Noir 2500m

I will be starting to wind down the running soon but I reckon as long as I can run on the trails without snow then why not as come December running wont be happening that much until April probably. I do plan on getting some spiked shoes this season and doing some short runs again on the Cross Country Ski track in the evenings after work just to keep the legs ticking over , nothing long again just 40 mins hopefully twice a week as my ski touring should keep up a really good fitness for me.

Off again tomorrow and I will see how the legs have recovered as I spotted an awesome trail quite a bit away from Chamonix today that I want to get on , it looks like it descends down to the village of Servoz but I will have a look at maps tonight and if legs feel ok then I will be going for that and it looks like a longer run than today.