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Sunday Jan 3, 2016 #
Running 1:01:00 [3] 10.0 km (6:06 / km) +244m 5:26 / km
shoes: Innovate Terraclaws
Woke late & hungover,. as is right.
Easy / steady moors run from Malham tarn field centre , up & over some hills I ran in 2011/12. Nice; tired a lot in last 10 mins. No biggie.
"Long" run; yet shorter than yesterday's race! :)
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1004348...
Horrific drive home - nearly 6 hours - accidents on M6. all that way for only one full day & 2 nights - ah well.
It was good!
Easy / steady moors run from Malham tarn field centre , up & over some hills I ran in 2011/12. Nice; tired a lot in last 10 mins. No biggie.
"Long" run; yet shorter than yesterday's race! :)
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1004348...
Horrific drive home - nearly 6 hours - accidents on M6. all that way for only one full day & 2 nights - ah well.
It was good!
Saturday Jan 2, 2016 #
11 AM
Running race 1:12:49 [5] 12.0 km (6:04 / km) +428m 5:09 / km
shoes: Mud Claw 333
Tim tett's Malhamdale fell race - my first time racing it. no idea why I watched in 2012 & didn't run.
Good run, though. Good start & dropped Tim on first hill.
Tim re-caught me after he took better route off first hill - well he does know the course! I timed the gap & reckon I'd lost at least 45 seconds. Reeled him in - slowly.
Still together at no 3 - top of Cove - as he was better at dropping down to the bottom than me - some things never change.
Put boot in from there to drop him & attempt to catch Neil N. Forlornly, but going up the Scar I could see Neil looking shaky. I also had a bad patch just before the waterfall. Left calf started cramping. Luckily the ice cold water & scrambling helped me a lot.
FInally got him near the bottom of the last hill, and Alistair pedley was walking up it. Gave it my all but all that happened was I ended up in the mist alone & nervous with no compass. Held it together for the descent & finish, in a good time, only 1:39 off Tim T's Vet50 record (71:10). With perfect route finding, I reckon I could under 72. Next year? Hmmm.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1004348...
Winning times around 66mins - Phil W 2nd again by another small margin!
Beaten by both Pattens... easily!
Mikey Adams ran well but don't think his routes were optimal.
Lizzie Adams did this course in 67 mins a few years back - that's the Adams record for this course! :) amazing.
Nice bit of nostalgic bonking after finished, - had to wrap myself round radioator with cups of tea & food - ah, must be the north! Shower & bed.
Good run, though. Good start & dropped Tim on first hill.
Tim re-caught me after he took better route off first hill - well he does know the course! I timed the gap & reckon I'd lost at least 45 seconds. Reeled him in - slowly.
Still together at no 3 - top of Cove - as he was better at dropping down to the bottom than me - some things never change.
Put boot in from there to drop him & attempt to catch Neil N. Forlornly, but going up the Scar I could see Neil looking shaky. I also had a bad patch just before the waterfall. Left calf started cramping. Luckily the ice cold water & scrambling helped me a lot.
FInally got him near the bottom of the last hill, and Alistair pedley was walking up it. Gave it my all but all that happened was I ended up in the mist alone & nervous with no compass. Held it together for the descent & finish, in a good time, only 1:39 off Tim T's Vet50 record (71:10). With perfect route finding, I reckon I could under 72. Next year? Hmmm.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1004348...
Winning times around 66mins - Phil W 2nd again by another small margin!
Beaten by both Pattens... easily!
Mikey Adams ran well but don't think his routes were optimal.
Lizzie Adams did this course in 67 mins a few years back - that's the Adams record for this course! :) amazing.
Nice bit of nostalgic bonking after finished, - had to wrap myself round radioator with cups of tea & food - ah, must be the north! Shower & bed.
Friday Jan 1, 2016 #
Note
(rest day)
Travel to Malham
Gig last night good - ended 12:30am; still in bar at 2am talking to singer & her chap; home 2:40; blokes chatting in street outside my house at 2:55am... you know the story.
All quite normal I guess.
Gig last night good - ended 12:30am; still in bar at 2am talking to singer & her chap; home 2:40; blokes chatting in street outside my house at 2:55am... you know the story.
All quite normal I guess.
Thursday Dec 31, 2015 #
11 AM
Running 41:00 [4] 8.87 km (4:37 / km) +128m 4:19 / km
shoes: Brooks Ravenna 5
Good morning run, last of the year, up & over most hills, some efforts on hills, flat road (some spring there; not enough) & a 100m segment in 20 seconds. Had to force myself to ease off in last km, due to big gig tonight & murderous fell race in Malham in less than 2 days - HELP.
http://www.mapometer.com/running/route_4216688.htm...
So ends 2015. A mixed year for me.
To sum up:
I DIDN'T GO TO WORK - AT ALL.
January: coughed for 5 weeks, antibiotics didn't quite clear it. No sport at all.
Feb: how I got 3rd (behind Clive & Charlie) in Midland champs off that, no idea - but I did - close behind 2nd place for equal best run of year. Wow!
Early March: tore hamstring tripping over a root, at pointless BOK Saturday series event. Injury miles worse than expected. Missed JK in Lakes as a result.
April: failed to be remotely recovered for BOC in FoD - gutted utterly; could have salvaged a silver in relay - ran in pain - but Mark S mispunched :'-((( NOT MY YEAR????
May - July - failed to regain fitness/lose weight: really struggling for any form, a mediocre 40:32 10km in July was the "best" effort, & hurt (3 mins slower than last year). Finally got a decent Urban in in BOK Pomphrey - 36 mins for 6.5km? - mid July; beaten by Cecilie tho!
Mid July - early Sept - 6 weeks mountaineering in Alps: climbed 4 x 4000m peaks; lost 4-6 kg; legs & heart & lungs became very, very fit.
Sept- 18:52 parkrun straight off (Pomphrey). Won Off road 10km at Warmley by 3minutes in 40:18.
Oct - CSC final, tore round Helsington Barrows, no messing, for equal best result of the year: 2nd to Clive, and faster mins/km (just! barely!) than Quentin on Blue Trophy. Clive can remain invincible: fine by me.
Mid Oct- Won D Class at OMM with Mark Burley - first MM since 1981; injured knee but it healed in 4 weeks. Astonishingly hard, and satisfying, but very tough, life experience. FOUND OUT HOW DEEP I COULD DIG when the chips were proper down.
Nov: Won the Army forces women's champs in FoD in decent mins / km, happy with that.
Dec: ill, then climbing trip so lost 2 whole weeks running, but feeling fit & light at Xmas, so all's good. Note: on day 4, I led a 35m 6a+, 150m above the ground, in one go, no falls, or rests, or aid, in the dusk, and, like the OMM, I found out how resilient I can be - I really dug deep and hung in there, on tiny holds, UK 5b/c moves coming at me over and over; my second, Steve, who's stronger than me, was very impressed - and said so immediately.
I was "SHUOC wimp" 3 years in a row. 1983-85
I can say that, in 2015, I know for sure, that I am no "wimp" in life.
http://www.mapometer.com/running/route_4216688.htm...
So ends 2015. A mixed year for me.
To sum up:
I DIDN'T GO TO WORK - AT ALL.
January: coughed for 5 weeks, antibiotics didn't quite clear it. No sport at all.
Feb: how I got 3rd (behind Clive & Charlie) in Midland champs off that, no idea - but I did - close behind 2nd place for equal best run of year. Wow!
Early March: tore hamstring tripping over a root, at pointless BOK Saturday series event. Injury miles worse than expected. Missed JK in Lakes as a result.
April: failed to be remotely recovered for BOC in FoD - gutted utterly; could have salvaged a silver in relay - ran in pain - but Mark S mispunched :'-((( NOT MY YEAR????
May - July - failed to regain fitness/lose weight: really struggling for any form, a mediocre 40:32 10km in July was the "best" effort, & hurt (3 mins slower than last year). Finally got a decent Urban in in BOK Pomphrey - 36 mins for 6.5km? - mid July; beaten by Cecilie tho!
Mid July - early Sept - 6 weeks mountaineering in Alps: climbed 4 x 4000m peaks; lost 4-6 kg; legs & heart & lungs became very, very fit.
Sept- 18:52 parkrun straight off (Pomphrey). Won Off road 10km at Warmley by 3minutes in 40:18.
Oct - CSC final, tore round Helsington Barrows, no messing, for equal best result of the year: 2nd to Clive, and faster mins/km (just! barely!) than Quentin on Blue Trophy. Clive can remain invincible: fine by me.
Mid Oct- Won D Class at OMM with Mark Burley - first MM since 1981; injured knee but it healed in 4 weeks. Astonishingly hard, and satisfying, but very tough, life experience. FOUND OUT HOW DEEP I COULD DIG when the chips were proper down.
Nov: Won the Army forces women's champs in FoD in decent mins / km, happy with that.
Dec: ill, then climbing trip so lost 2 whole weeks running, but feeling fit & light at Xmas, so all's good. Note: on day 4, I led a 35m 6a+, 150m above the ground, in one go, no falls, or rests, or aid, in the dusk, and, like the OMM, I found out how resilient I can be - I really dug deep and hung in there, on tiny holds, UK 5b/c moves coming at me over and over; my second, Steve, who's stronger than me, was very impressed - and said so immediately.
I was "SHUOC wimp" 3 years in a row. 1983-85
I can say that, in 2015, I know for sure, that I am no "wimp" in life.
Wednesday Dec 30, 2015 #
Note
(rest day)
Vile winds in night continuing this morning - Storm Frank.
Tuesday Dec 29, 2015 #
12 PM
Orienteering (event planning) 1:55:00 [2] 7.5 mi (15:20 / mi) +200m 14:10 / mi
shoes: Yellow Mud Claw
GOblin Combe - checking courses & control sites for my January 23rd Saturday series event.
Out for nearly 2 hours - was tough, tho obvs. not running all that time; some of the terrain was really tough - and wet / mossy rocks, too. At least the taped route will be non-lethal this time (I saw an M70 in 2012 nearly come a cropper - he couldn't even walk it, it was so treacherous...)
Will need to go back with a strimmer, and improve some of the "paths" . Also re-plan some of the easier courses - I'm not having the Yellow go through some of those brambly non-paths.
PLease come to my event!
Legs tired.
Out for nearly 2 hours - was tough, tho obvs. not running all that time; some of the terrain was really tough - and wet / mossy rocks, too. At least the taped route will be non-lethal this time (I saw an M70 in 2012 nearly come a cropper - he couldn't even walk it, it was so treacherous...)
Will need to go back with a strimmer, and improve some of the "paths" . Also re-plan some of the easier courses - I'm not having the Yellow go through some of those brambly non-paths.
PLease come to my event!
Legs tired.
Monday Dec 28, 2015 #
11 AM
Running 1:05:00 [4] 8.0 mi (8:07 / mi) +120m 7:46 / mi
shoes: Saucony Guide 7
Hard (ish) run up malago, across wet soggy tops, back to KNowle, including my 800m "uphill" (15m ascent) on road segment in 3:00 (my record 2:57; think this is the 2nd fastest - no idea how, as I'm feeling out of form).
Felt OK - quite light - miles better than Xmas Day.
Had to bin off one lap of a field due to sliding around - no grip to cope with the huge dampness that is EVERYWHERE. So did efforts on tarmac. including a big steep hill back up to KNowle (agony!) & the Victoria park edge hill segment (ditto). Recovering quickly from the pain, though.
Give me a month of runs like this & the Moorland Multi terrain 10k & Concorde chase should be successful.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/9948851...
Felt OK - quite light - miles better than Xmas Day.
Had to bin off one lap of a field due to sliding around - no grip to cope with the huge dampness that is EVERYWHERE. So did efforts on tarmac. including a big steep hill back up to KNowle (agony!) & the Victoria park edge hill segment (ditto). Recovering quickly from the pain, though.
Give me a month of runs like this & the Moorland Multi terrain 10k & Concorde chase should be successful.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/9948851...