Training Log Archive: Spur

British Sprint Champs qualifier, Springfield Milton Keynes. Ran straight past #1, a 'crag' on the edge of a slide with a photographer sitting next to it. Flustered, left control towards 2 too far wide and there the final was gone. Clean round the rest but missed the final by 3 seconds.

M40 B-final, Campbell Park, MK. Better run, no real mistakes, and 3rd, so 15th overall.

Tried a 'recovery run' round Kings Park but felt wiped out half way round. Will just rest now.

To/from the start/finish in the rain.

SOL 5 blue course at Inshriach. Hard going today, did some good things but a few less good things meant an average result. 25th/75. Ok to 1 although seemed a long way along the hill. Lots of hesitation en route to 3, not convinced with the green border. Ok through the chess board and through to 7. Started off ok on long leg to 8, but couldn't find path to left of dark green and drifted left through some grot, then had a horrible run through boggy rutted open, and missed the control (about 5 mins binned). Missed 10 (must have been close) losing another 2 mins. Tiring but managed to regroup and did the next technical loop ok and got a decent clean route on the 2nd long leg and onto the finish. DonP 72, Al Dug 74, GraemeR 83. Got 1214 BOF ranking points, 2nd best of the year - I guess everyone found it tough.