Training Log Archive: philm64

Sport climbing at Gilwern, above Abergavenney, managed to avoid the plane crash on the A40 in flames ...... (came up via Blaenavon)

8 routes, glorious sun, up to 6b, really fun day. With Steve, Rob & Sarah.

Ankle probably OK to run on now. Parked right next to my error in VHi's last autumn. (where I ran off the map).

Millions missing demo in Bristol, went well & met my MP. I spoke twice & performed 2 songs. Quite a few people were there & asked questions, & we raised about £200, but i would have preferred a MUCH bigger crowd :-(

2 BOK members came.

https://www.facebook.com/phil.murray.712/posts/101...

Cold not too bad, ankle improved; still tired tho.

Now focussed 100% on the global day of demos for #MillionsMissing tomorrow - health equality & DECENT research funding for people with ME/CFS. Have car load of shoes. Anyone free in Bristol. 1-3pm. please come down & support us, or earlier - if you can help set up, that would be great! From 11:30am. I'm co-organiser with two others including an ex-rock star, with whom I'll be performing a song or two. http://www.kimseviour.com/

https://millionsmissing.meaction.net/

https://www.facebook.com/events/388917984989679/

Cold grim, ankle improving, totally out of action & that's fine.

Spent 2 hours standing in the rain at the road crossing last night. Not best treatment for a cold :-( Urban was a success- well done Bath University students. https://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk/sites/defau...

Rankings - my 1289 points in the BOC moves me into 9th M55 and the top 200 in the UK. Be grateful for small mercies!

I seem to be getting a lurg/throat. Tim Tett reported similar on Sunday morning (and promptly won BOC), and I spent that afternoon / evening at his house, so makes sense.

Ankle less puffy but still clearly injured. This has "week off" written all over it - fine.

Bath urban later - time to give back to the sport.

Ankle big, puffy & bad. Racing yesterday clearly unwise.

Pain vastly reduced from Sunday, tho.

Other bits hurting, due to using legs differently to protect ankle. Proper rest now in progress, so I don't care.

Note: my hernia has got worse.

Not sure why, but I think the NHS need to operate on it. I'll leave it til after the summer now, though. I can actually feel stuff poking through my abdominal wound site from 2017. This is not good.

British Relay champs. M50, leg 1 (Clive has now decreed that I do leg 1 - cheers), 4.7km/120m, Middleton Park.

BOK team. Ankle strapped up, indecent amount of painkillers taken, Nigel Bunn in the start pen, me hobbling. Oh dear .

SOD THAT. Within 5 mins of starting , the pain was bearable, and I set off in pursuit of the leaders, Martin Ward & Duncan Harris (the latter possibly being a tad over-optimistic). Nigel was just ahead after we suffered a small but nearly costly slip at no 2. Across the field, Nigel was 15 secs up but Al Powell (AIRE) was ahead - I took him on the running, but luckily for me - having lost sight of Nigel - Al re-arrived just as I was cocking up no 5 (Martin & Nigel were not soo lucky). Together we got it within a minute. Phew! !!!

So i was nosing in front again by no 7, missed no 8 HOW??? - Martin *just* ahead again, then i decided to do my thing, and spiked 10, 11, and found myself in the lead approaching 12. I could sense Martin tiring, and I spiked 12, and 13 - Nigel was NOT catching me - I've got this! Bugger me I'm going to come back 1st!!!


Of course, being me, I threw it all away.


Instead of a safe big path/road route to no 14 (essentially the last control), I tried to find a vague path thru the green. Failed - 15 seconds. Got some sort-of "track"- not great - stuck in brambles - tore arm - 15 seconds . To my dismay Nigel had gone round & was now 10 seconds ahead, and I fought hard but by the time we got to the running track It was clear I would again (like the JK) be staggering in behind him.

2nd back, 4 seconds down, (Chris Smithard tore past me on the track - and he also passed Nigel!). 1 min up on Martin (SYO) but a below -par run from Ifor (sadly) meant Clive went out wayyyy too far behind Tim, and rather worrying far behind TVOC (Roger).

Run of the day? Jules B, who beat my time & Nigel's, & held off Bill. Roger Thetford's run was also below par so BOK scooped... silver. As 2017. OK.
that will do. Ankle swollen & bruised when I got home . REST.

Was it worth it? Of course it was. But I am "not there yet".

http://www.boc2019.org.uk/results/brc/index.html

Quite chuffed to be so close to Bill:
http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2346382694