Training Log Archive: HWW

Event: Park Race 2: Wandsworth Common
 

The usual.

ParkRace orienteering: Wandsworth Park (5.2km, 23 controls)
Another fast 'n furious affair, but stupidity on route to 9 and 10 cost me, accounting for over half my 20 second deficit on Jonathan. Re 9, either the diagonal path to the north and round to the east or coming in on the path the control was on probably would have been fine; trying to run through the woods wasn't - reminder to self, this is a ParkRace, attempts at straight-lining it through white / green forest will seriously damage your speed.

With other controls where I lost time I think it was mainly a case of inaccurate dibbing (definitely lost a few seconds because of this) and sometimes just not pushing myself hard enough. Slightly surprised reviewing SplitsBrowser to find that I had fastest legs on 15, 21 and 22, all of which in retrospect I feel I could have taken better lines to. At least there's room for improvement.

Cycle back to Leytonstone from Wandsworth Park (NB. should also be logging cycling from the office to Wandsworth Park earlier that evening by my Garmin decided it wouldn't clock satellites until 50m from the venue).

Long - Splits

Over to London Fields for a morning swim.

First swim in many months. Decided that this would be a pleasant start to a Bank Holiday, especially when I planned to spend the rest of it indoors studying. This also means I don't feel entirely unprepared for the 200m swim in Thursday's EY Modern Pentathlon.
400m w/u, 4 x 200m, 100m w/d

South from London Fields to Whitechapel to discover that Whitechapel Library (or "Knowledge Centre" or whatever other name they've given it) is closed on Bank Holidays, resulting in heading back home the usual way (via Stratford).

Had initially meant to do a medium length run but, when I discovered the River Lea-side path continuing south from the Bow Flyover, I decided to make this more of a exploratory run. As such there were a few stops to briefly look inside the main visitors centre at Three Mills (how have I never been here before?) and to read info boards near the Bow locks, East India docks and Trinity Buoy Wharf.
Legs started to tire as I headed back up through Forest Gate to Wanstead Flats, but this may well have been lack of energy (now, what had I had for lunch...?). All in all a satisfying run and a pleasant break from CFA revision. Need to come up with more of these kind of interesting long runs to enliven Berlin training over the summer.

Mile End parkrun
Continuing my recent spell of parkrun tourism, I decided to vertune to the east end for Mile End's offering. Generally pretty impressed with the course (no mud or off road stuff to worry about and slow one down, a nice number of little segments to stave off any sense of monotony) and pleasing to win by a reasonable way.
parkrun PB although slower than on the track at Watford a few weeks ago. Slight niggle / tightness in my left foot but hopefully speed and fitness will increase once I get back in to fuller training post exam in June.

Run to work with rucksack, via Stratford High Street, Bow Flyover, Mile End Road etc.

Cycle home from work, via South Woodford

The usual.