Picture at KalaPatthar 5545m - Clown, Me, DadBack from Nepal, and spiritually re-energised. Physically, not so much...
Another great trekking experience.
I even managed to do a couple of treadmill runs in Kathmandu (1400m) after the trek - Friday am 10k in 5x2k at 4:00, pm 7k easy
Sat am 6.5k mainly easy
Unfortunately it's been a struggle so far upon return. After no sleep overnight on the plane I tried to go for a run Sun afternoon. I lasted 8k then had to lie down on the grass by the river for 10minutes as I felt faint, and walked about 4k home. Since then I've been a bit off colour, resting HR up to about 60, and have run twice 10k very easy.
So it's a little over 3 weeks til Six Inch and it's definitely going to be a training run. I hope to put in some medium long runs the next couple of weekends, no point going too long aqnd damaging the legs, no real point tapering more than a couple of days. I really have no idea what to expect - might have a better idea in the next few days as my body returns to normal. I should have great oxygen carrying capabilities, it dependsa more upon whether my legs pick up quickly enough.
I definitely want to go back to Nepal again - tentative plans Mera Peak (6461m) 2011!
3 comments:
That is a great photo - looks like you guys really had a blast ; what an experience! That's what I call hills training....
awesome!!! that photo has to be framed! surely. All the best with recovering and then firing up for the 6 inch. Depends how well you recover, but if I was Dave, Big Kev, or Nate, I'd be extremely wary of you. You could win if everything goes right for you on the day. Not hard to pick out clown in that breathtaking photo!
woweee..wat a view...
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