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Sprint training. Oh how novel. None done for ages, as it has been the v worst for aggravating niggles and since I haven't run sprint at woc for 2 years, there has been no point. Sprint is one discipline that you need to train, train and train at to get the pacing, flow and the thought processes right. I used to like sprint a lot, and it suits me as I am a quick decision maker, but I am not sure whether I want to do it at woc next year. It's a discipline that I know I can do well at, but I am fairly satisfied with the 7th I got in 2012, I enjoyed the forest disciplines at woc this year, just concentrating on forest was easier, and do I really want to risk getting injured? Now's the time of year to find out if / how much sprint still inspires me, so i am doing a few weeks of sprint training before race the castles to see if my body can survive, and if I can still run a decent sprint race. We've yet to decide if we are going to BSBM. See how much I am enjoying the training.
I have done very very few sprint races since woc 2012. This is all of them -
NOrT, Sept 2012 - injured, heart and mind not keen, did badly
JK sprint 2013 - 2nd
BOC 2013 - rtd injured
Scottish sprint champs - mispunched
WOC sprint selection races 2014 - did badly - off the back of no technical and v little physical training so hardly surprising.
JK 2014 - rtd, heart and mind and body not in the least bit keen.