Training Log Archive: Ifor

Event: Pickering MTBO
 

33.712km with 613m climb in 1:47:25. Cropton forest mtbo. I should of had the fast tires on and the other bike would of been better. Lots of fast fire road and what was not was probobly.all better running. Went south for 1 did not take direct path as it looked bad. Ut was better than the one I ended up on. Got past by the two young lads going into 2. Never stayed close to them. Trird taking path to 4 as someone had been down it amd it looked rideable bad idea. Took road to 5 then missread description as 50 not 54 and went straight past control decided it was missing and carried on up the hill realosed my mistake about the end of the field and went back no trouble when reading right description.
7th of 8 at finish. 1:36:19 winner 1:14:05 so my worst mtbo.
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23.146km with 548m climb in 1:37:28. The Ae line route at Ae. Just steady. The section I remember that was slow and hard work with all fist sized rocks for the surface has been resurfaced, its now lovely smooth rolling and it is easy to go along at a nice pace. One small section shut with windblow. Nice sunny morning.
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16.734km with 359m climb in 0:53:10. A relativly quick lap of Newcastleton. Fealing fairly tired could not get heart rate right up. I know 2/3 of the lap very well from the two 24 hour races I have done here so fairly happy attacking most of the single track. Got back as quite a big group of locals were heading out.
Due to rain all day thursday so want be heading over to Kielder as originaly planned. Probobly just as well as knackered.
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26.430km with 427m climb in 1:43:40. Dalbeattie hardrock trail. Wet with puddles but the sun was mainly out. My technical riding was fairly dire. Did not get any better after I fell off on the bit just after the slab. Just going too slow.
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19.616km with 436m climb in 1:20:06. Easy lap of Mabie. Longer than the last time I did it when the initial bit out and back on the ridge was shut. The big berms have been made even bigger. A bit muddy on the final bits which are more natural.
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19.570km with 423m climb in 1:04:39. A quick lap of Mabie, letting Strava egg me on. A bit knackered towards the end 3 hours already in the legs has an effect. Caught one guy tpwards end but he speeded up nicely when I shouted and probobly pulled me through cleaner than by myself. Hr high but not up to racing level but the I dont race tired.
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28.180km with 716m climb in 1:54:44. Early morning spin around Whinlatter to get it done before the rain. Not as dry as grizdale damp and a bit sketchy in places. Nice to be first out on the trails.
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6.543km with 134m climb in 0:39:38. 2nd leg m40, clive handed over just in fornt of 1st lady in 5th. Took the safe route to 2 around the paths. Got drawen to the wrong crossing point for 3 nut fortunatly realised before punshing. Clean from there but not running as well as I would of liked. Came in 3rd just getting the tvoc guy on the run in. Position helped by both syo teams miss punching. Paul held on to 3rd on the last leg holding off the ladys.
Paul really earned his medal post race as I was disqualifed then reinstated. I had crossed some tapes into am area of mrsting birds. I had assumed the tapes were marking am indestinct path for the junior courses.
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14.679km with 278m climb in 1:00:15. Easy spin around Grizdale singletrack. Amazingly dry.
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