Training Log Archive: Alex M

Running up and down while in the pen waiting for the mass start.

Couldn't run as fast as the rest in the mass start and planned ahead, was annoyed to appear onto the dunes behind a lot of people walking while planning along the single file track through the bracken, broke free at the top of the first dune though. Ran through the line of people that had sprinted off at the start, then once I had got clear spotted Matt P ahead with his hat, then as we left the dunes for the golf course we were joined by Zac and Matt E, couldn't run at the same speed as them on the flatter ground, so ended up dropping a few seconds on the last few easier controls, but still beat them all to the thicket on the golf course because of route choice around the bushes.

Got to the clear station part way there and realised i had forgotten my bib, so sprinted back to the assesmbly, then when I got back to the start after a quick run, I actually had 20 mins to spare, so could have doe it at a leisurely pace if I had wanted.

Even though I like sand dunes, I felt more at home on the open hillside, no mistakes today, just a little bit too physical for me.

Again was doing fine until number 16, where I lost a good 4 mins because I thought I had gone further, when I hadn't and fitted the map to the ground, crested a dune and realised I wasn't in the right place, relocated after a moment of idiocy and not going straight to the most recognisable feature around, the only marsh anywhere near me on the map, would have been 3rd or 4th if it wasn't for that, then lost time from hesitancy later on.

Event: JK 2011
 

Ran around the warm up map practicing quick punching, then it started to drizzle as i went over to the start.

Was doing OK until I messed up 10 by reading ahead and as 9 was right by 10, went straight to 11, lost 1.30, annoying thing was that i was only about 20 seconds down at no. 9, so could have finished really well otherwise.