Training Log Archive: Becks

Run to the start of the CSC First round at Hamsterley Moor. Legs definitely feeling yesterday but not uber uber badly. Found at the start that Karen was a minute after me and Helen W two mins. Not quite the race I was expecting today, but never mind! Probably did me good.

Hmm. Not overly impressed with today but not too bad either I guess. My legs were tired and when I hit the patches of thick heather, especially anything vaguely uphill, was struggling. Trying to navigate more systematically and in the most places managed this but in a rather disjointed fashion.

Slightly overshot number 3 as my visible attack point was a lake which was significantly bigger today than it should have been. Stopped too short on number 4, had already seen Karen and just wasn't concentrating, she caught me here. Came to 5 quicker than I expected but no real time lost. 6 and 7 were fine, then thought I was navigating the long leg already and only realised that I did in fact have to go to number 8 first when I was a good 100m above it, and had to drop down. The long leg to 9 pretty much did me in after yesterday, but control was spiked thanks to having Helen W jump in in perfect time in front of me. Went round to 12 which was better for myknackered legs but I think lost time on the others here. Totally spooned 16 by just thinking I'd finished when I hadn't and dropped too low down like a muppet. Sounds like a disaster but the controls that went right were actually much better. Many other things playing on my mind today so I guess it wasn't that bad really.

Sprint back down the hill to the loos as stomach not a happy bunny all of a sudden.