Training Log Archive: FE

Event: OK Nuts Trophy 2016
 

Glovers Wood OK Nuts Trophy - short blue. Well planned middle style course, with a lot of the early course in slow run (rough ground in unmanaged woodland). Felt ill with tiredness, but finished 7 mins quicker than expected, which explains why! Had negative thoughts throughout, navigation hesitant yet effective, especially over first 9 tricky controls. 2 went to control 20m away, 5 saw small path leading towards control and ignored, it looked like animal track, doubled back later then circled round in circle until I saw it, 6 should have taken bearing instead of relocating, 12 just missed, stopped and saw runners near flag, 15 bounced off main depression. Lost around 2.30 in all. Pleased I had my navigation head on today, a couple more bearings might have saved 30s. Lacked flow at times, but caution was a time saver today.

Weight 79.9 kgs, would like to lose 0.5kg a month.

SSP (50) - 100wu, 6 x 50 30s rest, 100, 50wd.

Calf recovery time from running is continuing to speed up. Looking forward to being able to adopt a 7 day cycle of a race once a week, plus a short run mid-week. 10 day cycle currently works.

Round Parkrun course late evening after a curry. Jog/walk, around 70% time run, 30% walk time wise. A lot skin missing from heel from last week.

Woolmer Ranges BAOC - Hot brackenfest, a thankless task for the planner, 2 - 45s rc, 3 - poor MR 2.15, 4 doubled back after going straight -40s, 10 started going straight changed mind 45s, 11- expected to see control off track and followed sqaddies to wrong last control and then a girl in the army took pity on me and held a fence that was wobbling under my unsteady legs - 3 mins. Struggled to walk straight for 10 mins afterwards. Lack of fitness seems to be most obvious in lack of muscle strength, so today was perfect.

Did some pilates in the morning to make sure I was injury free for swimming.

Calf coming along well and hoping to run again this Wednesday.

Twesledown BAOC - Found out afterwards the new owners have massively changed the area removing the race course and adding dozens of jumps. Lost 4 mins by the time I realised (5 mins in all), 3 mins on #1.Tired on the second loop. Hot and no shade. Ran most of it flat footed (not shuffling), walked only when tired/hot/up hills or rough to prevent injury, hence level 3 effort. Nerve pain after, but much better 4 hours later.

Shuttle shuffles at The Chantries 9 x 75m.