Training Log Archive: philm64

Sleep, food, massage, sunbathe + Easter sunday coffee / papers, some stretching. Sulking slightly & determined to try to make amends tomorrow....

JK Day "2" (day 1 of the main races), Hambelden. Started very carefully. Ridiculously slow on splits compared to the others - what are they DOING? don't they fear blowing up? or cocking up? Small error in circle at no4, which annoyed me, & misread contours at no7-8. Hesitant on the faraway bingo control, but then was hell for leather as realised what a slowcoach I'd been up to then. Too late! & then I missed a depression high up in a re entrant - another 30 - 45 secs lost. After that I was thrashing myself, caught John Mason 10 mins near the end and tried hard on the run in. Stunned to find I was only 21st and Jan Olm & Alan Velecky were 10 mins ahead! Oh dear. James Logue's time of 51 mins for 10km/425 was just .... well, no point in comparing. My speed - 6:40 per km - is hardly dawdling, so I can only conclude that I am "off the pace" and need to re think my progress.

Run from Caravan park in Sicily along the coast in rain & wind. Felt really fit, despite the conditions. probably well over 8km. Legs strong!