Training Log Archive: Purko

Practice ride in preparation for my cycle around kent. Incredibly useful as I'm now going to be able to plan some timings and estimate when we'll arrive. Looking forward to a nice rest tomorrow! :)

JK M48- Relay. Super race, I made one error when I followed the leader into his control not mine and therefore lost time (and the victory!). This wasted about 20 seconds and in the whole rest of the race no more than 10 seconds were wasted. Very pleased with my performance.

5-CB 4.5km 170m climb

Only day where I did a proper warm up and warm down, probably because if I didn't I knew my right leg would give way beneath me!

JK Individual day 2 at Cold Ash & Bucklebury Common. This was far better than the previous day. A few errors however:
#1 I never really gained map contact until about 2 minutes into the race and was therefore a little hesitant until I found my exact position at the path crossing half way up the hill.
#4 I got to the attackpoint just fine, however I thought that I was looking for a gully not a rootstock as the contour line joins up neatly with the cross hatch. Again I knew I was inside the control circle but I couldn’t pinpoint exactly where. Did the same thing as the previous day by almost going to a new attack point (spur) but not quite and then just doing another loop. Decided to the top of the hill and properly relocate and then take a good bearing. Hey presto it worked immediately.
#15 I should have use the corner of the field near the control as a catching feature and ran towards that. I wasted time looking at the detail just before the control circle trying to find my exact location
#24 I went to a control that loads of people were running into, in the depression 100m to the west of mine. In hindsight I wouldn’t have climbed at all and would have Head NE to the fork and then follow the ride NE to the re-entrant.
(12.3km 270m)

My knee ligament was absolutely killing me so I just did a few stretches and drills before collapsing in the tent.

JK Individual day 1. Poor race, clean up to #4 and then I lost it. I thought that I had relocated off the junction but in fact I hadn't so proceeded to do another loop. #7 I didn't realise the tree was about 30m from the bush instead of 5. #8 I got distracted and didn't aim off and so did a loop. #11 the map was vague and I didn't pace or follow my bearing so just went downhill and relocated. #16 I didn't pace or follow my bearing and so hesitated a little before seeing the control. (6.3km 310m).

310m is a serious over estimate to the amount of climb!? perhaps it wasn't divided by two or something...

Event: JK 2013
 

JK 2013 Sprint race (Whiteknights)
Great race, starting 1 min behind Joe Woodley it was my aim to keep him within sight. Started quite hesitantly going to number 1 and soon got into the swing of things. Could have improved number 4 by sticking closer to the building. Same situation on number six I ended up doing a loop instead of retracing my steps. Number 8 I was a little hesitant on because it wasn't quite what I had visualised before hand. On 12 I didn't look at the detail inside the control circle closely enough which resulted in me running around a wall before turning around. On 17 I passed the inlet in the building and continued to the end of the carpark before turning around. Great race. (3.6km 15m)

Great week on CCF Easter camp! Still really stiff but am going to get a good nights sleep before tomorrow :) About 16 hours walking over 3 days along with 2 hours climbing and a go ape kinda thing in the ffffreeezing cold!