Plas Menai to Caernarfon - little pre meeting jog

This evening following the good example of one of my running pals John F. i went on an opportunistic run.

I was due to run a meeting at the wonderfully positioned Plas Menai Centre. So i had my running kit in the car, and arrived at the centre in good time to have a run before the meeting.

Even though i'd intended to run on lanes inland following a quick google maps search, but then one of the Plas Menai staff advised me of the cycle path.

So i jogged on the cycle path from Plas Menai to Caernarfon to the Quayside development - plush flats, pier area, and return. A lovely quiet path along the Menai Straits.

Weather-a very warm summers evening run in beuatiful countryside, followed by an evening facilitating a WCPPE on meeting evidence based therapeutics.

Here are some snaps i took. A view towards Caernarfon Castle- built by an English king now a Welsh tourist attraction.

What about the wild flowers near the path what are they ?

Not running a marathon - disappointment

September 2009 was to have been the 2nd highlight of the year for me running -wise. After completing the Flora London Marathon early in the year, i put in more training throughout the summer months , particularly August. My intention was to run the inaugural Fleetwood marathon on 13th September. A personal best could have been possible as my running pal 'Ultra Dunc' had promised to run with me.

But to no avail.

Gutted !

The week before the race , i completed my last longish run of 9 miles, a little back ache. Then the following afternoon , i could hardly get out of a chair at work. My lower back had seized up. VERY painful to get up. I visited an osteopath on th Thursday & felt slightly better. But i did the wise thing and didnt run the inaugural Fleetwood marathon.

My pal Ultra Dunc ran a great race and acheived an amazing PB of around 3hrs 18mins. Running with me to 4hrs 18 would have been easy for you Dunc !

Nearly 2 weeks later i am easing back to flexibility. Fitness is good but i am not back there yet .

For my Pharmacy Friends -

A small frontier town near Queenstown in SouthIsland New Zealand, very touristy, quant little town, excelent pie shop and 'traditional style ' pharmacy !
This is Arrowtown. Photo added January 2008 in response to the e-blog Christmas Card with added snow flakes of fellow pharmacist Angela Alexander.

Beics Betws-

A Saturday afternoon and a change from running. Mountain biking again . We hired bikes from Beics Betws in Betws y coed . Following a suggested route from the hire shop up into the wonderful rolling hills above Betws y coed on the Llyn Elsi trail.