Training Log Archive: Mark3

PB :)

Ludicrously well paced; aimed at 1:24 which I would have been just under but Suunto thinks the course was a bit long (due to not taking the racing line probably) and therefore it wasn't quite right, but still good.

3:47,52,56,59,55,4:00,3:56,59,58,4:05,01,03,3:59,4:03,3:58,49,4:02,3:52,57,49,55

Ran the first 9.5 miles or so up to Queen's Square with Jonny from B+W, then got some energy from the gel I'd had going up the hill and managed to pull away. Maybe got a bit overexcited, used the energy too fast and then struggled at the end? That's what it felt like, although the splits don't support that.

Hopefully can get 1:22 in Cardiff in a few weeks, with a few (!) rest days immediately prior. Not bothered about the two tunnels bath one next week; in fact I might do both mountain marathon days instead...or go up to the Dales weekend? Hmm...

Routegadget: http://www.slow.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#145&cou...

Started pretty well; not the best route to 1 and 2 but okfor legs with little time to pre-plan. Happy with 3,4,5; 6 I should have planned better given the long run from 5; I was anxious not to miss the AP from the main road, but in hindsight it should have been so obvious it would be been okay to plan ahead more.

Non-wiggly route to 7 worked well although longer. Didn't like my route to 11 at the time although looking at it now it's not terrible.

First mistake was really 15 - 14 didn't beep, but dibber flashed, went back to repunch anyway and same thing happened - that's happened before and it's been recorded, so I didn't waste time punching the map, but it knocked my concentration and I set off back towards 12. Noticed before too long though, and not a terrible route, more time through faffing than route. 30s maybe.

Only other error was a biggie unfortunately; and in the same vein. Feeling pretty smug about getting 20-21 right in advance, navigated perfectly to 27 and then from there to 26, then no wait, 25 should be before 26, so got 25 first, then to 26...no, wait, ..., damn.

+3 mins and 11 places :(

Rest was ok, except I think my route from 27-26 was better than my eventual route from 26-27 (unfortunately I'd forgotten about the carefully planned original).

Some good legs although the course felt unnecessarily long; the extra loop up to the Gherkin felt superfluous.

Course 1 - ME - Splits

Routegadget: http://www.slow.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#144&cou...

Bit of a disaster - took it slowly and steadily to avoid mistakes; not only did this not really work very well, but I assumed other people would do the same, and they don't seem to have! Therefore I am well down the results.

Bit of a faff finding the trees in the park at the beginning - but that was proper night-o which I am very bad at. Then some very confusing three-level mapping to rival the barbican.

Good fun but felt like a novelty event to me; if you'd run there before or even been there before you would have a tremendous advantage.

Course 1 - Splits

Work handicap race, starting last.
Unlapped myself after half a lap; catching Jack ahead of me and got to him with a lap to go,but one he saw me he sped up and and got away at the end-he's got a good sprint finish.
Could vaguely see Richard somewhere in the distance throughout but wasn't ever going to get anywhere near.

Came about halfway down I think, which is an improvement on last time when I was last.the more races we do I should get better as the effect of the slower runners wildly deviating from their mean dissipates.

Time tbc,but only a few seconds off my 18.20 handicap so not too bad after intervals yesterday.

12x400m (60s)

Very well paced, probably because a bit slow.

400s: 81,79,79,79,80,80,80,79,79,79,80,76

20 seconds ish faster than last year; not too shabby although actually expected more of an improvement than that.

2nd team again behind Nationwide;I thought we had it in the bag so will be interesting to see the results and how close it was.