Training Log Archive: philm64

Compass Sport Cup round 1, Wessex, Studland. Extremely worried about calf. Masses of relevant hip & leg limbering up, then started, gripped with worry. Apart from a dodgy no.1, I started nailing every control, whilst running easily & slowly (for me in a race). Gutted at no 6 as my calf knotted. Stopped. Stretched. Started, then a stab of severe & unacceptable pain - Stopped - immediately decided to retire. Walked, then the gradient changed so trundled to & dibbed no 7 (as was on the way to finish). Ambled to 8 just out of curiosity. Pain going. Continued carefully. More pain at no 10, and 12, by which time I'd worked out I could hobble efficiently, and on certain terrain (marsh, downhill, tussocks) actually "run". No mistakes really - as going slow. Not particularly knackered at finish & surprised to find I'd won. As did BOK! 11 hours' trip - 4 hours on coach home! Marathon day. Soaked poor sore calf in hot bath. Physio to be summoned tomorrow. Pleased & pissed off in equal measures!

PS. nb. a lot of people on here complained about the map, and i admit that, particularly at no 1, it was atrocious, to the point where I thought, this is mad! It cannot be!!!! But i think I did well today because I quickly adjusted my expectations of accuracy (eg. around contours) to reality, and from then on, everything fitted roughly well, so I was roughly on target all the time. But yes - lovely area, shame about the map....

Ran to gym in road shoes, on road. 60 mins workout, felt easy really, but conscious ot tomorrow's O race, didn't push it. then "jogged" home - CALF KNOTTING 5 MINS FROM HOME! oh no.... NO! Not now.... strcthing, ibuprofen, beer, worry...... early nite ... sinuses still sore ....

Knackered. And busy . busy? How will I cope when I have to work again? No sport. In / very tired / suffering allergies from Julie's cat Winnie. Sinusus really bad. Hence "ill" box.

Getting fed up. Cardio session at gym - as still don't trust left leg/shin after Sunday's pain. 10 mins on Stair ascender, 30 excrutiatingly boring mins on cross trainer, then cracked & did 10 mins on running machine, at up to 14km/hr, ran 2km, no shin pain. Hmm not bad then.

TCA with Sam (Liz & Von there). Felt better than Friday - lots of blue problems, even quite enjoyed it. No pub after - sore thraot, so home, beer, crisps, and early nite.

Gym session - OK.