Russell’s gone out to buy something to go with custard and has asked me to guest-write this post. This is because I read his draft and it was so shockingly mundane, I had to let him know. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to let you into some secrets about Mr Bentley:
He is a really good driver (he does this thing he is trying to teach me, where you think about your maneuver before you do it)
He bought me roses to say thank you for moving house single-handedly, with two kids in tow, while he lay around resting, recuperating, generally being ill and exhausted. The roses made up for it.
When moving mattresses (something Russell abstained from during the recent house move), he has the overwhelming sense that he actually spends his “whole life moving mattresses!”
He is extraordinarily and disarmingly ticklish
He can read really fast
He tends to be great at pretty much anything he sets his mind to, and it is only lamentable that there are not enough hours in a day or years in a lifetime to try everything. But there are exceptions, for which I make up the gaps:
spreading something on bread
washing clothes – and storing them in anything other than an enormous pile on the floor
talking about money
indulging in a bit of nostalgia without getting moody
understanding the concept and good maintenance of a non-stick pan
and he can sometimes, very occasionally, put forward his opinion without much (any) tact
Apart from that, he is perfect. He is, as I write, making me something with custard. And he runs, so you don’t have to.
x Nina
| 2/10/2017 | AM | PM |
| Monday | REST | 1 |
| 1 mile in 6min, cos I feel like it | ||
| Tuesday | REST | 8x600m (2min rest) in 1.48. 5 miles total |
| really enjoy it, still evening, calves feeling good | ||
| Wednesday | REST | 5 |
| Thursday | REST | 6 |
| Friday | REST | REST |
| Saturday | Bangor 10km – 32.38. 1st place and Course Record. 8 miles total | REST |
| Only decided last minute to do this. Put in a quick 1st mile then cruise it | ||
| Sunday | REST | REST |
| TOTAL: | 25 miles | |
| 9/10/2017 | AM | PM |
| Monday | REST | 5 |
| Tuesday | REST | 16x400m (1min rest) in 69. 5 miles total |
| V windy, but feels good | ||
| Wednesday | REST | 5 |
| day off work due to rain. Sleep in mmmm | ||
| Thursday | REST | 4 |
| Friday | REST | REST |
| wanted to run, but have to take car to and from garage to fix brakes | ||
| Saturday | 10 | REST |
| Sunday | British Fell Relays. 15km – 1hr22. + 10 miles. 20 miles total | REST |
| with Rich Roberts. Get Disqualified for some reason. Rest 1hr then do 10 miles on the Snowdonia Marathon course. 2 weeks to go | ||
| TOTAL: | 49 miles | |