Training Log Archive: Ifor

30.502km with 702m climb in 1:51:24. final winter 2 hour event. Needed to do well to win league. Looked clearable on first site nothing too far from woods and no controls right at far end. Route not totally obverse.

Down first for 4 then some free style as bw not clear on ground then muddy when visable on and off to male progress to 15. Interesting descent and climb for 8. Missed new route for bw going to 2 but clear on the return. Out and back 9 road for 19 up zig-zags for 18 people going off map here. 3, 12 then pushing up hill and muddy for 5 quick down road 17, 21. Pleased with climb up to 22 fairly sure of clearing from here. Fast 14, 16, 23 nice descent to 2 out and back on road for 7. Young lad starting to push run bw as hit track climb for 1 he was quicker as I went around to staet so followed pushing upper bit. He then went straight over and I did round for 10 came out together. Got in front before 13 but past on the descent from it with big steps I bottled. Could not live with him up hill to 6 but he had not seen box when I got there so punshed infront. Was expecting to chase him to finish but he went somewhere else so by myself to end.

Cleared with 8 mins to spair. Surprised no one else cleared it.


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Looking at the splits I should of done 8 at the end between 10 and 13. The route I took to it was not the best anyway only 5th fastest of something like 5... probably lost 3-4 mins.

9.743km with 249m climb in 0:52:00. Potter collecting in 5 checkpoints. Alternate routes even more muddy.
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Event: Western Night League
 

7.534km with 242m climb in 1:01:41. Last western night league event of the season at Painswick. Went south to start felt I was going ok and pushing on. Slow for 12 where I got too low. Then it came unstuck at 23 where I did not find it after a couple of tries. I have had trouble here before I need to work out what is going on sometime in daylight. Pushed on round northern loop decided to skip 17 as getting late and it was a lot of climb. Was slow cutting across though so not much saved. Getting stuck in fallen trees at top of steep slope towards end. skiped 7 at end and still late. Well beten by Caroline how was just 1 15 pointer short but 2.5 mins late. If she could be more consistent then my league title would be under threat. Kicked bad toe somewhere out there.
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Event: HOC Winter Evening Event (WEE)
 

8.369km with 159m climb in 0:58:56. HOC WEE Old hills. Quite a maze of controls with no lines between them. Took a bit of time before I spotted number 1. Normal trying to keep out of the wood as much as possible here. Struggling to see features against green 1:10 000. Extra gate at 10 coursed some confusion. Lost time at 15 which was misplaced as well. 2 controls short of clearing but a bit slower than Dave Williams. Needed to be running a good nit quicker to get last 2.
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10.616km with 68m climb in 0:33:10. Work damp.
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13.338km with 164m climb in 0:48:14. Home.
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9.642km with 179m climb in 0:59:05. Bok training Hanham. Thought I would be by myself but Teresa came along and kept me all to honest. No stopping to wait and a good pace. Went out east to ring road and then south to river. Some slow bits getting down steep slop as ended up on backside. Different slightly earlier path up to hill and then cutting back shorter as getting knackerd.
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10.601km with 72m climb in 0:30:11. Work.
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11.098km with 142m climb in 0:35:37. Home. Pushing the w'balance real time plot as low as possible up Shaldon Rd. Had guy with a motor to chase on the lower bit. Done in by top.
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