Nottingham Independents Beer Festival

I don’t cycle on Monday as I have a dog club committee meeting and then it's dog club training on Tuesday. In which the Lad was excellent and I never say that although we were only concentrating on four obstacles. 

L has no work this week with her boss still away but is at yoga on Wednesday. However both her friend and Daughter bail on her. Her friends says it will be for good so L says this session will be her last one. 

Later I’m again at the match on my own where Derby make it an incredible four wins in a row by beating Preston 2-0 and move out of the relegation zone. 

L is over in Derby on Thursday then on Friday she makes her running comeback doing 3k. To celebrate she goes for a gym and a swim and then sleeps it all off on the settee. 

In the evening, we are at the Independents Beer Festival at the Castle which is showcasing only Nottinghamshire brewers. It’s very busy and there are long queues for everything but it’s also very good. With only local beers it’s like Nottingham Beer Festival used to be and how I’d like to see it again. 

Lincoln Green have a 6% Big Ben Mild then there’s Nottingham Brewery’s Imperial Stout, Blue Monkey’s Cinder Toffee and some super strong ones from Lenton Lane. We fortify ourselves with Jerk chicken, rice and peas but then also some Chinese dumplings because we’re still hungry. 

Saturday’s Parkrun at Forest Rec features a double climb up the hill because there is a funfair on the field. Typically, this happens when Daughter is with us. 

The lad dead legs me with a headbutt before we start which isn’t helpful while L is now limping even worse from her skiing injury after her running coming back on Thursday and she mostly walks round. Then after we’ve finished, the Lad and I do an extra 2k with Daughter as part of her 10k training. 

I take my Dad for lunch at New Inn but we miss a carer visit as his teatime visit arrives ridiculously early because we are back by 3pm to listen to Derby’s good run end as they lose unluckily at Swansea. In the evening L is in gym and we’re at the Plough as usual. 

On Sunday L hobbles to the outdoor swim at Colwick. The chilly 12.6 degree water doesn’t ease her aches much and she books a physio session for Monday. 

(Sunday 6^th April)