Training Log Archive: Whitesheep

JK middle
Oh dear - what a disappointment.
I started really badly. I ran well on this area at the Harvester a few years ago by going very steady all the way. I should have done the same, but instead tried to push the pace - and paid the penalty. At #1 and #6 in particular I had to stop short as I realised I'd been nowhere near careful enough with navigation. And of course found that in vague, flattish terrain with hundreds of pits, it is not easy to relocate.
I perhaps got a bit more of a handle on things through the middle section. At this point I was thinking that judging by others around me, even if I had a poor run some would be worse, so it was worth keeping going.
As it was I then went over on my ankle badly on the downhill run to #20. I'm actually not sure if it was before or after the control. Luckily I was within hobbling distance of the finish, and it was nice to get several offers of help from people who were willing to jack in their run. As it was I made it back unaided and even punched the last couple, but once I stopped it was obvious that was just the adrenaline talking as the ankle had swollen up to a ridiculous size (baseball?).
Couldn't have picked a better club to be part of though, with Lib's in-tent physio service, two pairs of crutches to choose from and lots of kind words.

Event: JK 2014
 

JK sprint
I didn't get off to a good start. Thought I had worked out #1 and #2, but #1 turned out to be more fiddly than I'd appreciated and the entrance to Singleton Park threw me (looked more like a gate to me).
By the time we got into the uni though I was on top of things and was pretty clean. 15-16-17-18 felt tough and slow at the time but actually I was running well which is nice to see.
A minor mistake to #19 when I decided to just plough through using #2 and #5 thinking I needed to use the path to enter the ornamental garden. In fact it was not enclosed and I think going left was a bit better.
Definitely pleased with the 28th place and only 3 mins down.

Little jog round cator park with a couple of maps

800/400/400/200/200 off half-rep recoveries at Ladywell track
Was a bit disappointed with times and how this felt at first. Not very springy and a bit lacklustre. With hindsight the times were OK given the track was quite busy, although I was aiming for more consistency. But it still didn't feel great. That might have been partly because I tried to cram it into half an hour, rather than warming up fully and then waiting for the later train.
Times: 2:30, 1:14, 1:11, 33, 31 (aiming for 72 second laps)

Nice easy jog in the evening light around BPP

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