Two short walks this week, Downhill & Knocklayd

Posted by Glenn

With 17 weeks to go, I squeezed in two training walks this week, Downhill, and Knocklayd.

Downhill

Irwin H, and a friend of mine, John Kelly, went out on Wednesday evening with me, to put a few miles under the belt. This was a very enjoyable walk, starting at Castlerock Beach, and wending round some roads, through some woodland, past Mussenden Temple and the castle out there, with a great sunset to top the night, and then back to the beach.

This sheep took a good look at me!

(I wonder if anyone could tell me what breed it is )

Knocklayd

This morning I was accompanied by Irwin H and Irwin A, for a trudge up our local mount…near Ballycastle. It was almost reassuring to get drenched again, after quite a few pleasant, dry walks…we had just about forgotten what it was like to be soaked!

Here are the two Irwins for your viewing pleasure!

We are hoping to get as much hillwalking in as possible in the coming months…17 weeks will fly in!

I am trying a new tactic, to try to build some stamina, and leg strength…carrying a bit of weight in the rucksack. Along with a couple of litres of drinking water, I put a 5 litre jar in the backpack…this makes a serious difference.

I read an interview with Alan Hinkes where he was asked what training he recommended for the hills, and he reckoned putting rocks in your rucksack is great for building endurance. I figured it would be slightly cleaner and more user friendly to carry extra water (if I get really under pressure, I can always pour it out!)

Lets just say I was surprised how much difference 5 litres makes!

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