Training Log Archive: rickyp

Event: Lakes 5 Days 2018
 

Jog walk up to the start

Lakes 5 Day 1 at Silver Howe - M21L 8.7km

Routegadget

Constant rain and clag on the hill meant visibility was very low. Once I started I instantly regretted wearing my cagoule rather than carrying it in a bumbag as I was too hot. Although I made no major errors I wasn't able to run anywhere near the pace I would have liked as I often would not have proper plans and immediately I would then have to relocate of features because I had been just running on a rough bearing.

Time losses (11:41):
#1 1:35 Too low. I really should have nailed this as the control was just above the site of a control from Day 2 of the Saunders.
#5 1:28 Tow far North. Crossed the path I intended to run along as never saw it. Ended up too far North looking straight down a steep cliff. Got lucky finding it in the end not knowing where I was.
#8 47s Hadn't checked control description, thought i was looking for a crag
#9 5:30 No plan, poor exit, to start with doing 3 sides of a pointless square. I then got to my attackpoint but i decided the map didn't fit so carried on before actually deciding yes it did fit.
#12 1:06 Dead on line but tried to relate map to ground when in the circle and ran to wrong hill
#13 ~45s Poor route choice doing a lot of up/down
#16 ~30s Poor route choice not going direct

Back down from the finsh

84.4km +1308m avg 22.9km/h

Andrew, Stephen and their mate Mark C had come down to the Lakes for a cycle with Mark. I therefore brought my bike as well. They picked a shocking weekend weather-wise but a good weather window opened up. First half no rain at all heading past Gummer's How, through Newby Bridge to Lowick. A lovely 12.3km empty road by Coniston Water took us to the mid-ride cafe in Coniston. After the stop the weather worsened a lot, bar the time when we ventured into the Langdales. This included up and down a hill > 25%. Bit of a slog Chapel Site-Ambleside-Windermere-Crook as the rain and wind were at their worst.

Not the best preparation for the Lakes 5 but a good day out.

Driving up to the Lakes after work

Event: Summer Street Challenge
 

Collecting controls after my street event. Everyone seems to have enjoyed it and discussing route choices which was the aim of it.

Easy morning miles whilst it's cooler

Not a fan of doing intervals in the heat so so another easy run via Deerhust loop. Took me a long time to get across a field full of cows and calves but eventually slid past after managing to scare them away

Bike is getting a service so ran up to the lake for the 1st time. Went via footpaths rather than the main road and there was many brambles / nettles.

1412m

Quite choppy tonight, only escalated by motor boats pulling screaming kids around on banana boats

Jog home

Short WU round the block before circuits

Circuits at Cheltenham College

Again the new lad didn't disappoint and, if anything, it was tougher this week.

(16 x 40s) + (16 x 45s) + (16 x 60s)