Training Log Archive: Frostbite

Trying to build up the mileage a bit. Woodhouse Ridge, Sugarwell Hill and Tunnel How Hill. Just keeping up a steady plod but it was hard work after yesterday. Nice day, sunny and warm-ish.

20 miles in a week. woo-hoo.

Twin Peak, Macc Forest. Didn't feel great at the start, seemed like much harder work than last week but then it was much more hilly. Caught John Duckworth 1 minute at number 1 which was pleasing but he had disappeared out of sight before we got half way to number 2. Got into it a bit more after 3 when there was more forest and less track - it seemed so slow and I was doing so much walking but I guess everyone was. Charlie caught me at 12 but we took different routes to 14 - I was quite pleased to see him again less than a minute ahead at the last control.

Small miss at 5 - I deliberately aimed left so as not to go past the top of the ditch but maybe overdid it - 15s. Slight miss again at 13 coming out by the fence, 20s. At 14 I went a little too high and hit the control on the open marsh first 30s.

Quite pleased to get round in one piece and not too far down. Last week I wasn't going any faster than I have been capable of with AF, but I wouldn't have got round this course at all. I make it 480m of climb.

C • Encouraging 5

Rankings update : a new low, 457th, and 71st M45. My score at CS Cup was roughly the same as the runs I did in the spring but I have now lost my (random) high score from Skipwith last year. Now ranked lower than two W45s. At least I am still 900 points ahead of Duncan.

3 loops of Shaw Lane/Otley Road/Moor Road, 10 minutes, 8 minutes, 10 minutes. Actually managed a 8 minute mile (7:56 actually, although it is probably a little bit short).

Oxley, easy.

Stainbeck and Stonegate. Tired but trying to keep moving with good form. Not too bad.

Sore