Training Log Archive: philm64

L foot still painful. Rest day. Sun out at last, so sunbathed & read papers and got slightly burned. NIce to veg out for a change - burned out?

Got out of bed and immediately the ball of my left foot, under middles toes, was very painful to put weight on. Eh? From what? Wednesday race? in which case why now, 48+ hours later? Raining too so decision to go to Tripe Tamar a no brainer. Stay at home & rest.

Saw new Physio Dannny at TCA re. my finger. I am not sure he knows what's caused it - pulled muscle? Hmmm. Still tired.

Tired & sore from very hard race last nite. Not as stiff in calves & hamstrings as I'd feared tho. R thigh from colision with post very painful tho - limping.

Tyntesield 10k, off road hilly race, very dry conditions, wore trail shoes which was an error - road racers would have been best. sunny & dry air.
High class field. Start insanely fast - mostly downhill. FLat out but still burned off by everyone, including a clubmate Thomas Guest whos' a V50 , then by 2km was worried as started to lose places AND was struggling with the pace - total burn up!!! In top 20, then slowly on big lap, started moving through, taking out a few including Paul Jefferson of B&W, and Jim PLunkett cole - both of whom I've never burned off before.

Steep earthy track up thru woods followed by orienteer-ey wood bit suited me and i was moving well. recovered slightly - c. 6-7km.

Died at top of course near 8km going uphill in grass - I was reduced to a shuffle, gasping - lost a place and was an embarrassment to myself. At 8km (so they say) he said "2km to go" and my watch said 29:54, so no way was it 8km / no way was it 10km!
Jim P-C caught me on the fast path descent to 9km, and we popped out onto the road at the end together. I was resigned to a ghastly burn up and my shoes were all wrong for the last road but, but he just fell away, so I staggered in, broken, loathing the road in my trail shoes. I'd stabbed my r thigh on a post too, that'll be sore in the morning.
Missed a podium (Vet40 age 49.75!!!) by one place. 16th out of 353.
Results: (provisioanl)
https://www.fullonsport.co.uk/fos/index.php?module...

Route (approx)
http://www.mapometer.com/running/route_3858084.htm...

Beaten by three women who are either midgets, skeletons or teenagers, but, yeah, whatever. Great event. Need beer.

C • Based on the field this is ... 5

Outdoor bouldering at new quarry, avon gorge, v pleasant eve despite forecast being rain today.
Got nice & pumped, and also this automatically stretches legs out.
Looking fwd to Tyntesfield 10k tomorrow nite now.....
1 hour+ at the crag.

Rest - very tired. Didnt' even go to work! Will work Friday instead.