Does feet of climb with weapons count?

Had a really fun day out on the Glyders on Saturday with my old friend Mike (from diving days) but we have got reaquainted through having small people of similar age. Saturday was a great day out where the aim of the day was to be exciting without being scary. 65% ice on a gully on the north side of Glyder Fawr provided that with 2 axes being required on the gully. Some soft snow and some really good ice where you got cracking placements. Falling off would not have been an option, but it was good that we were both of a similar level of mountaineering ability and commitment tampered with the thought of how painful a ballocking we would have got from our respective wives if we died.

Other bit of running news continued from last week was from Coach Jon and indeed it seems I have improved according to the treadmill, except in 1 respect. I have got slower in terms of max speed, so from a not very fast base I am even slower and can now bearly outrun my 4 year old, but I can run for a lot longer. Over the 6 months since the last test

Maximum speed has moved from 18kmph to 16kmph

Middle threshold (V02 max I think) has moved from 12kmph to 13kmph at 160
beats per minute.

Lower threshold (boundary between where the body burns fat and glycogen)
has moved from 8kmph to 10kmph at 141 beats per minute

Training advice is to do long runs at 141 beats per minute and shorter more intense sessions at around 160 beats per minute which is pretty much what we have been doing. Do need more long days out of 4 hours plus.

Monday : Blorange 1500ft

Tuesday : Rest

Wednesday : 3000ft hill fort to bus stop

Thursday : In London

Friday : 1000ft hill sprints.

Saturday : 3500ft, part of which was a grade 2 ice climb up a gully on the north side of Glyder Fawr.

Sunday : 1500ft of random reps

so just about managed the target for climb. A little lacking on distence.