Training Log Archive: Chas

Earned.

Scottish 6 Days, Day 6. Glen Feardar west.
M50L, 6.7km, 250m.
Good clean run but I've no control over anyone else's performance. Clive pipped me by 13 seconds to take the last podium place. I finished 4th on the day, 2 mins down on Niklas Bratt.

So I am very happy to have had a very consistent week: two 6th places, two 4th places and two 2nd places. Total points 12 (best 4 finishing positions) which worked out as 4th overall. Two years ago I also finished on 12 points but then that was good enough for the overall victory. The two Niklas's were a class apart this year but 3rd (and first Brit) was achievable. The scoring system seems to have worked against me this time but I can't complain after how it worked out 2 years ago. I'm sure that I'll work out that I'd have beaten Clive under some alternative system ;-)
RG: http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#47...

2015 results: https://www.scottish6days.com/results/2015/overall...
2017 results: https://www.scottish6days.com/results/2017/overall...

C • Well done 2

Scottish 6 Days, Day 5. Glen Feardar east.
M50L, 7.0km, 300m.
Forecast not good so took the decision to wear a contact lens. First time for a while but seemed to work well. Didn't feel that I was any more of a wuss downhill than usual. Navigation ok but not sure if my routes for the two long legs were any good.
Finished 2nd, 3 mins down on Niklas Bratt.
RG: http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#45...

Scottish 6 Days, Day 4. Creag Choinnich.
M50L, 5.4km, 230m.
Struggling physically now. Hesitant to #1, missed #4 to the right but corrected quickly. Took the wrong route choice to the left on #5. Failed to find the path whilst contouring round #6 to #7. Bored of running on the path #10 to #11 for the third time and generally didn't enjoy this as much as other days. Only small time losses and finished in 6th about 4 mins down on the Swede who now looks to have it sewn up.
RG: http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#44...

Golf at Braemar with Dave, Mike, Alasdair (plus Martin, Marky and Jubby).
Only 9 holes (thankfully), scoring 15 Stableford points.

Golf at Ballater with Dave. Martin and Mike P. 31 Stableford points (12/19).

Scottish 6 Days, Day 3. Birsemore Hill.
M50L, 6.8km, 260m.
Good for the first 5 controls but lost time at both #6 and #7. Went straight to the boulder in the circle at #6 but hadn't read my descriptions so didn't realise that I was looking for the hill. Shouted back by the Scandies who I had lead into #5. They lead me astray to #7 before sitting on my tail for the rest of the course. Slight comedy moment when I fell over on way to #21 and they didn't know what to do.
Finished 2nd, 2 mins down on the Swedish guy who also won day 1.
RG: http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#42...

C • Clive 3

Scottish 6 Days, Day 2. Balfour Forest.
M50L, 7.6km, 240m.
Pretty good as far as #8 then drifted off line to the left on #9. Found myself in a sea of bracken and realised quickly that I hsd gone wrong as there were no elephant tracks. Corrected ok but did more distance and climb than necessary adding 1 to 2 minutes. Finished in 4th place around 4 mins down on Clive.
RG: http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#41...

Event: 2017 Scottish 6 Days, Royal Deeside
 

Scottish 6 Days, Day 1. Glen Tanar.
M50L, 6.2km, 230m.
Early start out of the way. Pretty clean but took the wrong route choice over the hill to #7. Lost 4 mins to Clive on this leg. In hindsight maybe round to the right is better but there wouldn't have been anything like 4 mins in it if the over route was runnable as shown on the map (there was thigh deep heather and no undergrowth screen). Also lost about a minute in hesitation at #9.
Finished in 6th about 7 mins down on the Swedish winner.
RG: http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#40...

Golf with Dave at Aboyne. 37 Stableford points (20/17).