Training Log Archive: Magic

Didn't have enough time to do as much as I would have liked (changing bike tyres took longer than expected). Still just manged about enough to get warmed up.

Skirrid fell race. This went okay, didn't feel as good as I was hoping but I was 2:30 faster than my previous attempt two years ago and 30 seconds off the course record. Only today I was 7th and BenM took 3 minutes off of that record... Conditions weren't that great either, ground was wet although not muddy, but enough to mean that you had to be careful not to slip on the steep bits.

Couldn't keep up at the start but gt to a position that meant that I didn't get stuck on the styles. Pretty much held that (passing one and getting passed by one) up through the fields. Then passed two on the recovery 'technical' bit around the back before swapping with a guy on the steep climb and then getting him again on the steep down.

That's the way it stayed. Legs couldn't move any quicker down the fields but there was 10-20 seconds both in front and behind me. Very impressive running both both Ben and Meg to smash the course records. MDC team prize as well - second counter behind Matt (who was second). Guest appearance by Ben in 11th I think.

Very slow shuffle around the fields with Ben, Matt and Mark and then back to the car. Quite tired.