Training Log Archive: dstansfield

First leg relay. Set off ok but small route choice lost a bit of time to the front. Got back near them on the long path before tangling myself in a fence and losing them for a bit... Held on before losing some time on eleven. Bit disappointing to have let down a very competitive team.

Up to the hostel feeling tired:P looking forward to a week of quality running with quality lads

IIIIIn and out

Scottish championships. Set off very steady and kept this up for most of the course. Was taking the running especially easy trying to get it right and often not quite managing... Overshot two. Number seven I got my direction slightly wrong and missed. Next few ok but taking the running reasonably steady. Thirteen I didn't go quite far enough and lost maybe 20 seconds. Same with 14 before losing a reasonable amount of time on fifteen by stupidly going quite a way off my line to check another control:L from sixteen to seventeen I ran to 22 which was very annoyingly right on the line. Stood there confused for a bit before continuing. Slight miss on twenty and then pushed quite hard down the hill to 21 just to stand about five metres short of it and trying to realign myself with the fences... Last few were ok before I messed up the last control. Ran to the string course which was annoyingly placed close by:P so a reasonable amount of time loss at a not very convincing pace but loved the area which made a great change to the open slogs I have been getting used to:L

In and out. Cycling still making those quads suffer!

Monument and back with a friend

C • Is your Garmin not working ... 3

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Drills and strides

Pretty easy, fast session today. 2x 6x diagonals. Then 70m shuttle runs for ten minutes before six laps of stride the straights and jog the bends. Feeling alright and keeping up with the front fast guys on such a short session. Need more of it:L

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C • 3

Estimated climb and distance. A steady run with some efforts up some hills and a lot of stop starting. Absolutely roasting out, or at least for me it was. Totally lashed by the dry branches coming back down through the wood so shower was a bit of a stinger:L should have brought my phone as there were some pretty nice photo opportunities with the wood being impressively dark. Nice run anyhow

In and out. I am hoping all this cycling is going to do something for me and not just tire me out:P

Around the back road. Easy for the most part apart from a small section in the middle where I pushed a bit. Feeling pretty tired generally:L there were loads of flies which I had to run through and it was weirdly hot. Not the nicest of runs!
Also suppose it is worth a mention that I have just been doing a little upper body strength work each day. This is so I can feel like it is actually doing something whilst I am running instead of just flopping around aimlessly.

In and out. Feeling pretty tired as couldn't get to sleep for ages last night. Probably only got about six hours

Cycling, had to go for it home again:P

Easy with Mum around the back road. Was intending to head up to the monument with a friend but he pulled out:P probably for the best though! I was tired