Went for a bit of a “recovery” run today – recovery from the flu that is. It’s the first time attempting such a climb 2300ft over 8.7km all the way up to Granier. The climb took 1hr and1 minute – but this was with a relaxed heart rate and no feeling at all of tiredness or discomfort. The key to making this easy is 100% the ChiRunning technique – absolutely amazing. All the power is coming from the core muscles – practically nothing from the quads. It’s first time over such a distance and time for about a year so I had take it easy. Also there was a niggle towards the inside of the left leg below the knee – but that was there from the cycling yesterday when I did the same climb in 35 minutes. The best part as that both workouts were in shorts and T shirts – it’s so warm in the sun!