Training Log Archive: OJ

Event: HOC National Event, Brown Clee
 

Long selection, Brown Clee. A course of two halves. I started hard and really enjoyed the first part through a detailed part of the map with vague vegetation and complex contours. The rest of the way was just a slog with steep hills, rough heather/brambles/brashings and easy navigation. Although it was forbidden to cross fences, the course had been planned to make this virtually impossible and after a while I just gave up and crossed illegally all over the place. No drinks for about 75 mins (the drinks stations were in the wrong place/off route) on a hot day and I went through a real bad patch, although I perked up again towards the end. 3rd place, behind Jamie and JD. Tough end to a tough weekend.

C • Nice running Oli! 7

Not too much of the latter.

Sprint selection race around Shrewsbury town centre. A pretty nice sprint course with plenty of route choice, managed to make most of the right choices and avoided a few traps. Finished 3rd behind Scott and GG. Clare was justifiably excited about racing around her home town!

Middle selection race Western Heath. A pretty brackeny forest, I have the utmost sympathy for the early starters who bashed it down for the seeded runners. Tough hills and tricky navigation made even harder by the meandering elephant tracks, which often took you off the line you wanted to take. Finished off with a painful 1km run along a track to get back to the finish field. Ran a good race with only a couple of small misses, 1st!

C • Mapper 3

Both in the morning and afternoon, feeling it in my legs after the middle.

Event: GBR WOC Selection Races (Middle and Sprint)
 

Strides and drills in Hillsborough Park.

To t'park and back.

Loxley run plus a bit of an extension. Felt heaps better after a bit of running therepy.

Feeling quite a lot better, even spent a few hours mapping Millhouses for the Garmin Ultrasprint - it's going to be good!

Sore throat which has been lurking for a few days is much sorer this morning. Damn.

C • timing 5

Traveling all day and feeling very tired.