Training Log Archive: philm64

Event: Midlands Championships (UKOL)
 

Midland Champs. Course 11km, 105m. 22 controls.

2nd to Clive, he was 90 seconds ahead.

One 1.5 min error (no 15) - otherwise quite clean with a couple of vegetation-induced hickups. (West part of map - struggled to move in the woods).

Fast running - on long leg (no 8) I ran 2 consecutive kms in 4:17 & 4:21. The second one through terrain. This isn't bad.

Very pleasing result - 2nd again - it's fine, I'll take this one. Great that the Helsington Barrows 1-2 for BOK was carbon copied here. Does anyone notice?

Achilles started niggling at 8, in fact hurting - ouch - Phiggle returns. Need to get a handle on this. WIll ice it later. I could still "sprint" the run in so it can't be too bad, whatever the hell it is?

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1067325...

Routegadget http://www.noc-uk.org/gadget/rg2/index.php#163&...

SPlitsbrowser - no 11, no 13-14, no 18 and the last 3 legs are particular highlight for me .
http://www.splitsbrowser.org.uk/splitsgraph.php?ev...

C • long leg. 20

Ashton Court ParkRun - stretch legs, relax, get one more towards 50.

Nice slow start, jogged up hill, a bit faster to turn (12:37), then cruised, got a bit carried away as 2 guys passed me (Paul Jefferson B&W, & an SRC younger fatter chap) - tried to go with them, but Garmin saying I was at 3:46 then 3:30 pace, so eased off & strode in - so a speed session, really, then? Was planning a 25 minute jog. Hmmmm.

RH Achilles twinged sharply when walking from funnel to "download". WTF is going, on, I have no idea.

kms 5:17, 5:03, 4:31, 3:40 (very downhill), 3:41 (ditto)

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1065126...

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/ashton-court/results/lat...

Drive up to British night champs, with Paul G, & Geoff Ellis.

eat lots ot O-Nosh, and feel pretty buggered, actually, not on form at all, shame as very sociable. Utterly delighted NOT to be running..... Achilles niggling. Hmmmm.

Back to premier inn, pretty late! - 1.5 pints of very nice beer at bar - took the edge off Half nytol .Out like a light - harbouring a lurg?

JOgged / helped Joe Deaton (age 11) do his first yellow course whilst his Dad cocked up the Orange.

Fun. Huge difference between his first event & the BOK junior training 10 days ago - of course.

He loved it. Did 1st 4 controls of Orange after, as well, for fun.

Achilles niggling - possibly from those stupid two fast kms on the downhill road earlier today? Hmmm..

Indoor climbing at TCA with Liz, Fenella, David.

OK, took it easy. Fenella injured her back - hmm.
Then sauna & steam room & stretch / pummel - all intact, good.

Still a bit too tired though. for my liking. Need to ease off.

Tired.

No pain anywhere today.

Better than last month, in fact. (17:58 5km).

Good-oh. No "Phiggles".

Ange tempted me out for an efforts session, as gorgeous day, Ashton Court - she was super keen so I found it quite tough! especially at the start!

Made her do some efforts, which pooped both of us. She wasn't able to stay near me on the longer uphill ones - an area of improvement there. She's hoping to go 20 mins or under for 5km - not there yet.

Lovely day. Legs not in the mood. Left calf & right Achilles both need a day off.

http://www.mapometer.com/running/route_4256196.htm...

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/1358632655

Aztec Fast 5km, last Winter series race

Went off sensibly, unlke last month.
Yeah - 3:30 at 1km, but felt OK, was telling Paul my "injured" clubmate to slow down! He promptly overtook me. The fool!

Decided before 2km to put him away once & for all, and km 2 was also about 3:30. This was wayyyy faster than my planned 18:30 schedule, but felt fine! Why?

Km 3 saw me at 10:33 and I realised I was on, as I was not really blowing up. Put in a burst at 4km but was unable to stop Daryl Phillips from running me down. Feeble half-kick with 250m to go, failed to have any effect, and he outsprinted me easily. 17:38 - What??????

Won a lot of beer. A lot. Like last month, left calf cramped up after, but not as bad, so all good.

Now just rehab & jogging til Sunday. Game on!

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1061318...

C • speedy 11

Car and spare room full of wet muddy kit. Clean up day.

Very knackered. But intact - hurrah!

No Achilles pain all day - another Phiggle ? (Phil-niggle).

Dave the drummer has been confirmed by the police to be AWOL in Holland - probably Amsterdam. we're glad he's not dead & is likely stoned, drunk &/or surrounded by hookers & probably eating curry. All of which are preferable to being dead in a ditch somewhere.....

C • Phiggle 2