Training Log Archive: philm64

BOK ASO Westonbirt/Silkwood. Green 5.5km

Feet & legs sore & tired from yesterday's Cleeve hill "marathon". Car parking duty for an hour first. Which was fine.

Green, as Blue was 9.2km which seemed very long - I'm sure I've done a Blue here years ago, 6.5km in sub 40 mins before?

So 5.5 km, trouble on no 1 as map / path seemed wrong - 30 secs. As late start, a lot of elephant tracks so then just shuffled as quickly as I could around the whole course enjoying it, and certainly running faster than yesterday. Last 10 mins, tho, my injured leg had had enough, this is becoming typical. Still, no harm done, and sub 6 min/kms means I can't be "that" injured anymore.

Clive's time on the Blue proves ... he knows every nuance of the area? It was one-two for the Halletts as Michael did 60:35 but appears in the ASO section of the results.
http://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7804787...
Routegadget: http://www.bok.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#102

NGOC League, Blue course, cleeve hill, 7.1km

Good run, perfect really, just running slowly enough to never cock up & enjoy the terrain & course no pressure.

Slightly riled to find a fast finishing Patrick Woodisse past me in the last controls / run in. No idea how anyone did the run in that quick, but I ahd the wrong shoes on & was very sore soles, (WHY did I choose Mudclaw???? rock solid hard Cotswold ground). so only hobbled in.

Not bad. Not bad at all. Another step back in the right direction. A bit bloated from BOK dinner last nite at first, was Buuuuurping my way around the controls & probably not in a good way.

http://www.ngocweb.com/results/results_15/L4res.pd...
http://www.ngocweb.com/results/results_15/L4splits...
http://www.ngoc.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#72
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7762153...

TCA indoor bouldering. pretty full on, with Liz, Gnellie, and Dan next door. Did a couple of proper hard (for me) problems.

Knackered from gig last nite zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........

A bit stiff, frankly.

Spent day prepping for 1st gig in over a year for my "other" band:

http://www.thethunderbolt.net/hidden-events-source...

C • Andy Williams ? 2

BOK Urban Park in Warmley/Siston

Middle course again, felt a bit too short & only 11 controls, very late start, start had been packed up so I started in the car park & Anne Donnell had to get the clear/check / start units out of the bag so I could start! (at 7:20 pm)

no 1 as usual rubbish - is this a new trend in O, make no 1 really difficult decision to be made early, to settle the race there & then? turned around twice, plus extra 30 secs getting to the start .....

fine after that - running freer than last week's dismal shuffle. Enjoyed it, too. shared most of course with the Long so my splits are still wayyyy off the pace, but that's fine - I'm getting back.

First proper workout for my Karrimor D30 Trail shoes I bought on a whim half price in Sports Direct back in November - they were ace! Perfect for the evening - roads, and dry paths / grass.

Gave Tom Dobra a lift, and he amazes by winning 2 in a row! No idea how Clive manages to go so fast at 51, almost up with these young lads.

http://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Rock climb - very sunny morning - in Avon gorge with Pete my neighbour. 6 pitches including a 4 pitch classic at Sea Walls. Sun, no wind: perfect. No one else there. I led every pitch. Felt fantastic.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=29806
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=32547

Easy run to post office, round Victoria park, home. Leg not at all bad. In fact, felt nearly normal. Good!

Windy, so sacked off idea to climb in Avon gorge later.

Very tired from yesterday!