Training Log Archive: andyd

Day 6, Glen Feardar West. Maybe the most fun course of the week - some nice forest, but some tough traverses and heather as well. Getting increasingly frustrated not to be able to race hard, but a decent run otherwise. Somehow lost a chunk of time on the traversing leg to 11. I realise I lost a minute maybe by going too high on the approach but not sure where the rest went. Wasn't seeing the map clearly on 15 and 16 either.

Really enjoyed the 6-days. Maybe in part because of having to take it steady and not feeling quite so beat-up by the end of the week, but also enjoyed being in the forest as haven't got out enough lately! A bit frustrating not being able to race hard, but probably only 5-10 mins off what I'd have done otherwise, so still ticking over OK.

Day 5, Glen Feardar East. Enjoyed the more runnable terrain today, and starting late helped. Still had to hold back a bit though. And getting tired as the week goes on. Somehow missed the easy control 10, with a massive field catching feature in front of it ... ended up following another fence up the hill. Oops.

Day 4, Creag Choinnich. Ankle still sore. Struggled on the steep slopes early on, missing on the contouring leg to 4. Also blew right past the hide control despite knowling where I was - just didn't see it. Otherwise fine.

Day 3, Birsemore. Really enjoyed being out there, especially the wilder bits in the south, but the rocky bits too rough for a dodgy ankle, so going cautiously again. And made a couple of 2 min errors as well.

Day 2, Balfour. Had to go really carefully on the ankle which feels absolutely fine up to a point, then gives a jolt. Not a normal sprain - no swellling. So, cautious run, but really glad to be able to make it round and enjoyed the course/terrain today a lot. Fairly clean. Just slow.