Training Log Archive: Ifor

Event: Scottish Championships Individual (UKOL)
 

0.877km with 18m climb in 0:10:51. To start.
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9.449km with 142m climb in 1:05:39. Scottish champs. Still coughing but was going better than last weekend and the tough terrain suited me well. Fairly fortunate at 1 as clee enough to see when I would of expected to turn other way. Right along the planting lines for 2. Fence and path for 3. Long leg slightly left in compass then track and safe path approach. Carefull for 5 in the nice wood. Was trying to be safe on ride for 6 but was actually going 90 degrees off on path. Fortunate to hit a road and ne able to do 3 sides of square lost 1.30 to 2 mins. 7 ok 8 track then south of line with john Musgrave ensuring I kept pushing through march deliberately to path beyond to attack. A bit stuck in gorse going to 9. Technical 10 11 and 12 good. Lost 20 to 30 seconds turning wrong way in gorse getting to last control.

4th m50 only 3 mins off Charlie which is a lot closer than normal. Stupid error cost me second though.
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13.742km with 441m climb in 1:51:02. Another really good day so out for a scenic ride. Sadly aborted with a bent mech. Had a slow time getting myself off the hill and walking back up road. Still could of been yesterday which would of been a lot worse.
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87.346km with 1459m climb in 7:11:55. Really about 90km 8 hours active as paused accidentally for some bike a hike.

Cairngorm loop from Linn of Dee west down Glen feshie north through woods past glenmore lodge around to Ford's of Avon and south down Glen Derry. Was not really sure how much pushing there would be. Set off with just enough clothes to survive a night and food for the day so more than I normally carry.

First bit of hiking through to Glen feshie was minimal as it's very dry and the marshes were mostly rideable. Stoped at waterfall bridge as leeking air from rear wheel. Cleaned in river to see where leaking and tried shaking the sealant around. Stoped again half an hour later and put a tube in so rest of ride on a hard rear as not wanting a pinch flat. Lunch at loch an Eilein. Ice cream soon after at loch Morlich where the beach looked like a seaside resort.

Had to push most of the big climb the regular granite blocks laied across the track were killing me riding. Next bit nice and rideable but then the bit into the Ford's of Avon had lots of pushing. Tea stop after fording forgot to resume so the next 3 km of mostly pushing not logged realised when I stoped to top for my banana before final decent. Descent generally good but I was getting fed up of the made up stream crossings 3 out of 4 you could ride with care but there were regular ones that needed a dismount.

Fairly done in by the end. Not keen on the big 180 mile loop that my loop stole from but it's probably a good time for a fast time with the ground conditions.
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3.514km with 75m climb in 0:45:28. Wander around Dufftown.
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20.869km with 487m climb in 1:16:49. Glenlivet bike trail. Nice fast smooth stuff. Not the traffic that would break things up into the bends so still nice and smooth. Single track climbing on red shut with felling but forest roads good.
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9.019km with 155m climb in 0:25:00. Put the other wheels on and pushed on for a lap of the blue trail.
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3.920km with 84m climb in 0:54:54. Walk along beach and back through dunes at rattray head.
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52.660km with 1323m climb in 4:15:34. Nice day with sun out here in the east. Glen Tanar, Firmounth road over to Tarfside then back over on the track contouring around mount keen back down Glen Tamar.

A lot harder than expecting climbed a lot of the time on the verge of what I could ride made for a tough outing. Also forgot the fruit I ment to take so only sweets to eat. Upper back shoulders suffering by the end. At last got the tail wind back down Glen Tamar at end. Would be a lot slower in places if not so dry.

Need a day off.
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5.802km with 79m climb in 0:36:20. British relays m50 first leg. as expected struggled with pace. Ok around first loop leading my gaffale at 3. Slightly different straighter route on long 4 but confusingly missed at end 30s. Sealed to ne out in front at 5 though 6 7 8 all ok but struggling up hills. Wobbled into 9 other people in site but not going for mine. 30 s. South at 10 punched another but realised 30s. Ok through spectator loop.

A bit disappointed to be 8th and 4 mins down but not so far off syo and Fvo.

mark looked to have a flyer coming in 2nd sending Clive out to chase one Loc man. Very confident as Clive passed spectator with a minute lead. Sadly the gaffeling from the spectator was very uneven mark had had the short leg and Clive had long like me but Syo and Fvo had the short and were well in by the time Clive apeared having never seen them. 3rd.
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14.887km with 496m climb in 1:21:41. Spin around wood where we had an mtbo a few years back trying to remember were single track was.
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