Border League Abergele, Llanferres hill run

Quite a pleasing performance in the fourth round of the Border League yesterday in Abergele. I'd felt rough all week, with a mild cold, tired every time I ran including a poor intervals session with the club. But luckily I felt quite good on the day for the race along the seafront, finishing 35th from the usual competitive club field of 238 in a 5 mile pb of 29:33. Conditions windy and awkward, but could have been worse. Slackened off towards the end and lost a few places. Followed up with an early morning run from Llanferres in unpromising (and unforecast) conditions of sleet, snow and wind: very boggy underfoot. Felt very tired, so ran down the excellent track, well situated above the valley as the clouds swept in, to halfway house. Then up steeply to Penbarras and over the side of Fenlli on the OD path and back. Horizontal snow at one point on the descent. On Friday, I'd gone up to Llandegla for the second dash in the dark but was thwarted by thick snow on the road. Went sledging on Hope Mountain with the children on Saturday, and ran back to the house.