Training Log Archive: Frostbite

Formby, Brown course. I found this hard work - lots of fast running, paths, grassy areas, was a bit too intensive for me. I missed a minute towards the end when I went past the top of a re-entrant and had to come back, and I had a couple where I was standing in the circle 10m from the control and took a few seconds to work it out. I also wandered off-line a bit, particularly right at the end. On the whole not bad, just a bit lacking in precision.

Dave Scorah won in 52, I did 66, a couple of minutes behind Bilbo, and about 7th place.

I was planning to do a few miles today but there was work to be done - fitting doors and carting furniture, and then when I thought I might just manage a jog I got called from work and had to sort out a problem.

A fairly pointless plod round the hospital loop. Started feeling ok, finished feeling wasted.

Meanwood sprint course. I was feeling quite good about doing this but when I was warming up I stepped off the tarmac path to let a couple of blokes by and when I stepped back on I missed and knackered my ankle. I shouted in pain and agony and hobbled off looking a right pillock. Anyway, i ran quite good, 19:15 is a pb (woohoo). The pain subsided after the first climb and then I was fine until I finished. It hurts again now but there is no swelling or bruising.

It was getting a bit dark under the trees, 7pm is getting a bit late this time of year.

Jog to and from the park

Adel Crag. Started off feeling like I had just finished last night's hill intervals - the legs weren't liking it. They loosened up a bit after 20 minutes and it wasn't bad after that.

Hill intervals, Sugarwell. Not feeling great but still an improvement over last time - feeling much stronger on the last two. 1:58, 2:02, 2:09, 2:11. A bit wet and slidy too, so quite satisfying.

jog to/from Sugarwell.

Doodle round Beckett's Park and Queenswood. Got stuck down a blind alley going through Woodbridge estate and had to climb a fence to get into the woods while children laughed at me. Feeling a little bit more lively than yesterday but not much.