Training Log Archive: Jon X

Comrie Hills Relay. 4 legs for teams of 5.
FVO team 2 with Jase, Trevor/Frances, Adam, then me on last leg.

Caught out by bizarre early timing of last leg mass start which hence included about half the field - I was over the other side of the field warming up which meant I missed the start by about a minute.
FVO team 1 (Rog, Fi/Elsie, Marcus. Ross) were long gone by then on their way to 5th place and the mixed team prize (plus prize for fastest last leg to Rosco).

The mass start mess meant a different race for me from the one I expected - chasing a pack and secure in the knowledge there was no-one behind me at all!

Set off at a good pace and passed twelve people by the road crossing and a thirteenth on the climb before the monument. And that was it - a biggish gap ahead and one behind as well - ran the second half without seeing anyone which made it harder to keep the pressure on.

We finished 16th of 32 teams (luckily with my extra minute making no difference!) - first team of all mass start teams and an overall top half position, very respectable :)

BBQ, juice, tea and cake at the finish, all included in the entry fee. A race to come back to!

Various bits of supporting and warmup. No warmdown. Likely to regret it.

Sore calves still and generally needing a jog to loosen off before tomorrow. This lethargic stiff shuffle hopefully will have helped.

Just time for a quick session - jog out towards Meiklewood House, 15x30s/30s, then jog home.
Pace on the reps gradually picked up from 3:45/km to 3:25/km as I warmed up.
More of this required.

FVO evening event, Stirling Town
Another sluggish effort, not enough in my legs to be able to work really hard. Need to lose a couple of kg!

Fun if hilly course and pretty sure I didn't have all the best routes. Not too sure on some of them even now!

En masse trot round collecting a few flags. Then food and fine elderflower ale in the Portcullis. Maybe make that three kg not two that I need to lose....

Tinto evening event, Happendon Woods.

It may be true that slow-and-steady wins the race.
Although that may be a bit of a fable.
However I can confirm that slow-and-all-over-the-forest does not win the race.....

Despite extreme navigational incompetence early on (after Saturday's 1:3000, this felt more like 1:20000 than 1:10000), was relishing the proper Scottish terrain - some lovely wood and some rough tough bits too!

Thanks Rosco for telling me this event was on and persuading me it would be worth the trip - it was!

Along the road and back with Ross.