Week 10 - The Grenfell Tower Tragedy
Sunday 11 June 2017. I left at 9.15 pm. It had been raining & was still drizzling. Walked to glen. Jogged 175 steps down to and across river and across. 2 laps 2 x 400 & 1 x 300 jogging. Finished with 400 jog to waterfall, a few stretches and 120 back. It was dark towards the end and river was in good flow.
Monday 12 June 2017. I left at 9.05 pm. Walked to glen then jogged 175 down to and over river. 4 laps which included 4 x 410, 3 x 300 and 420 to waterfall. On the second lap a young bullock charged at me from the field next to the upper path. Lucky for me there was a small barb wire fence between the path and the field. Although a bucking bronco within a few feet of you can be scary. Only company tonight was a greyhound and his owner a few yards away and near the car park containing one car. I also passed two walkers with a well behaved dog. I finished by running 125 steps back from the waterfall and walking back home. The full workout took about 48 minutes.
Tuesday 13 June 2017. Left later, 9.25 pm. Walked to glen, 175 down to and over river. 3 laps including 3 x 430, 2 x 310 & 420 jog to waterfall. Then 120 faster running back. I didn't see anyone tonight but on leaving the glen the young girl, from the previous week was entering. I found it a bit odd as it was starting to get dark and would be really lonely at this time of night - however, that's maybe what she prefers. The full workout took 40 minutes. As always after a few stretches and cooling down I walked to and back from the local shop.
Wednesday 14 June 2017 was not a successful day as I didn't leave early enough to go jogging before I had to take my mother to bingo. In the early hours of Thursday morning I noticed Latimer Road was trending on Twitter. It didn't take long to find out a high rise block of flats in North Kensington had gone on fire. I watched news reports and periscope for the next 12 - 14 hours. Numerous people died in the fire.
Thursday 15 June 2017. Again no running today as again I left it too late as I had to join my youngest brother's team for a quiz at his pub. Anyway, we did win the quiz.
Saturday 17 June 2017. I set off at 9.15 pm. It was a pleasant evening. As usual walk to glen, 175 steps jogging, then 5 laps. These included 5 x 430, 4 x 300 & 430 jog to waterfall to finish. A few stretches a rest and 175 running back past the entrance bridge. Only people I passed were two blokes with a dog. It was warm and it took a while to cool down. I was pleased that I managed to finish the week with a very good workout and the toughest so far. On the way to the shop I passed a drunk mouthy youth, but just kept my head down and kept walking.
Overall, it hadn't been a great week, but I did manage to get out four times and got about 13 miles under my belt. It would be great to get out a bit more and increase the average distance I cover.
Monday 12 June 2017. I left at 9.05 pm. Walked to glen then jogged 175 down to and over river. 4 laps which included 4 x 410, 3 x 300 and 420 to waterfall. On the second lap a young bullock charged at me from the field next to the upper path. Lucky for me there was a small barb wire fence between the path and the field. Although a bucking bronco within a few feet of you can be scary. Only company tonight was a greyhound and his owner a few yards away and near the car park containing one car. I also passed two walkers with a well behaved dog. I finished by running 125 steps back from the waterfall and walking back home. The full workout took about 48 minutes.
The barb wire fence between me & the bucking bronco.
Tuesday 13 June 2017. Left later, 9.25 pm. Walked to glen, 175 down to and over river. 3 laps including 3 x 430, 2 x 310 & 420 jog to waterfall. Then 120 faster running back. I didn't see anyone tonight but on leaving the glen the young girl, from the previous week was entering. I found it a bit odd as it was starting to get dark and would be really lonely at this time of night - however, that's maybe what she prefers. The full workout took 40 minutes. As always after a few stretches and cooling down I walked to and back from the local shop.
Wednesday 14 June 2017 was not a successful day as I didn't leave early enough to go jogging before I had to take my mother to bingo. In the early hours of Thursday morning I noticed Latimer Road was trending on Twitter. It didn't take long to find out a high rise block of flats in North Kensington had gone on fire. I watched news reports and periscope for the next 12 - 14 hours. Numerous people died in the fire.
Thursday 15 June 2017. Again no running today as again I left it too late as I had to join my youngest brother's team for a quiz at his pub. Anyway, we did win the quiz.
The waterfall.
Saturday 17 June 2017. I set off at 9.15 pm. It was a pleasant evening. As usual walk to glen, 175 steps jogging, then 5 laps. These included 5 x 430, 4 x 300 & 430 jog to waterfall to finish. A few stretches a rest and 175 running back past the entrance bridge. Only people I passed were two blokes with a dog. It was warm and it took a while to cool down. I was pleased that I managed to finish the week with a very good workout and the toughest so far. On the way to the shop I passed a drunk mouthy youth, but just kept my head down and kept walking.
Overall, it hadn't been a great week, but I did manage to get out four times and got about 13 miles under my belt. It would be great to get out a bit more and increase the average distance I cover.
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