Training Log Archive: Old Daniel

POM Day 1 Urban Middle distance race around Santiago Do Cacem. A good varied race with route choice but no particular traps. A big climb up to the castle and lots of climb. A bit of a hesitation/ odd route at 11 (30secs) but otherwise all good till penultimate control 24, where lost concentration, missed turn, got map a bit the wrong way around and 90 secs and a good number of places lost

Went to the night Sprint there was the usual organised chaos and as first starter I set off to warm up find the start which was close and then the assembly which was not. Approaching the start, perhaps running quite quickly I tripped on a curb and crashed. Luckily I think my head missed the curb (and I suspect most of the impact was actually taken by ribs). Helen was a star administering first aid and summoning the start team who called the Bomberios who in turn were actually first class. The medic did all the classic head injury routine established that the reason I could not see properly was actually because my eye was filled with liquid, my nose was just bleeding not broken. Bleeding was stopped, stereo strips and plasters expertly applied , they were really very good. I was quite shaken up and for the rest of the vacation quite sore and finding it difficult to sleep. Mostly I felt like a complete chump but as I decided it was probably best not to run I can now add failed to get to the start to my list of mistakes

C • Oh no 1

POM model race at quite easy technically with large and clear re-entrants in open cork woodlands -but a surprising amount of underfoot vegetation. Glorious warm sunny day

Along cliff top and beaches ar Potra Cova to loosen up

Two days sight seeing -one in Madrid, one in Toledo

Winner 50.49.Matacimera - Navaluenga me 23rd (1.15.08)
Planned in long style with some good route choice legs, felt quite hot and seemed slow at the start. Did not nail either 1 or short 2 despite hitting APs a bit disappointing but did 3 longer legs ok -not a great choice to 9 as initial
steep down hill was really rock climbing but all had APs found controls ok, then badly fouled up fairly simple 10 -looking far too long on wrong rocks including going out and wrongly relocating (6mins?) Grrrrr!-then ok to finish