Time for an update

 I haven't died or given up all active life. In fact October has been rather busy with an interesting mix of running, walking, cycling and orienteering, just not many races.

Just two days with no activity- one recovering from a fall and the other with family

Sometimes less running is good? or am I kidding myself. Cross training perhaps? Nine decent bike rides and two shorter ones as recovery rides. Long rides tend to be with Bob and I like that we can head off and enjoy a day together. So 363km logged.

We also climb together (indoors- come on it is UK in Oct!).  Often two sessions a week and most sessions are 4 hours so about 36 hours over the month. Mostly on Preston Wall but also two sessions bouldering too.

Running only adds up to 276km but some of that is orienteering where the nav is rather more important than the running. 

Despite my anxiety I did manage to score good points on a very short orienteering course where nav certainly mattered more than speed. The O at High Pike on nice big grassy slopes was much more my cup of tea.

Also two sessions back to back were the OMM where again nav and the terrain plus a big pack reduced the distance. 

Most of the rest are on the moors and fells as I am not really a fan of running from home as it includes too much tarmac and speed. The latter is likely good for me but I dodge it when I can.

 Big days on the Howgills with a fair bit of running, exploring on Northern Bowland with a running first half and then a much slower second half with bogs, mud, standing water and missing paths.

Plus a recee run on southern Bowland. I knew all the paths on the tops but not those in the fields and woods between the villages. All good and wonderful exploring new to me paths. Then I stopped concentrating and took a cracking fall on a rocky path on an 'easy' section. 

November sees the start of Night O. I am not very good at this but it really makes me concentrate and keeps my map reading skills up to date. It is also the start of the Street O season- fast running on tarmac with nav and route choices thrown in. My brain is aching already.