The final run in the east lothian winter trail series. Another marvellous clear sunny day. My running performance was again not great after having had a pretty heavy training week - the first of my triathlon prep plan. It was still a nice trot around a lovely course.
After the race I made the most of the nice weather for a slow cycle round the course route with an extension into Dunbar.
Another generally nice race. A little bit too much tarmac in the early stages and a few pinch points with queues but very nice section along the rugged coastline. I started very slower but warmed up nicely in the second and felt reasonable strong at the end.
I've been quietly working away on orienteering courses at Craigmillar Castle Park over the past couple of months. It is a very nice areas especially in winter when any brambles are subdued and the forest areas are relatively clean and runnable. It has some nice pockets of attractive forest and some complex contour features. The event was held on Saturday and we enjoyed perfect weather and around 8 participants. It was a long hard day putting out controls and collecting them at the end but nice to have helped put on a successful event.
