Training Log Archive: FE

Spent an hour doing postmortem and working out a structured technique approach. Old dog new tricks?

Brit Champs - Greno/Wharncliffe - 13th b'y miracle after 12min errors, but the area was ideal for me. Pete J had caught 6min on me by 6, we arrived at the road crossing together but I took the full min to rest. Rather lost heart around 13, but sped up over last 3 controls when I realised my disaster was better than most other peoples disasters. Quads felt weak but calves seemed strong, not sure how/why. Poor concentration, little pre-planning.
Two positives: 13th for a crap run ain't too bad and shows I'm in good shape. Negative: You have to take your opportunities, best not to beat yourself up though if you don't. Plenty of room for improvement!!!

Usual warmup, did not bother to warm down after. Felt no stiffness after, too much left at the end!

Have lost some weight without trying in the last fortnight, not been below 70kg since 2003, must have been the hours spent LSD training, taping/checking control sites.

Slept 8hrs, physically feeling surprisingly good given last 48hrs, mentally half awake. Looking good for the w/e (fingers crossed).

Long Valley North - Control hanging and checking controls - 11.5k
75 mins control hanging (20 mins running). 35 mins control checking, 10 min rest (moved car, rest). 65 mins control checking. Felt OK until last 10mins. Nice to finally run on map with controls out, the finished map was a delight to run with.
6.25 sleep, nearly 3hrs running in 13.5hrs, 1 ibu, as calves suffering badly.

Guildford O Club with Christopher.
Felt rubbish and struggled to keep up with C. 3 courses of 400m inside/outside corners, twice C. was right I thought he was wrong, No wonder I avoid sprint O.

St Martha's Hill, undulating soft dead bracken & strimmed areas.
5 min tempo (race speed), 2.30 rest. then 3 x 1min (90s active), 3min active, then 3 x 3min (2.30 active). Scaled session down (tapering & hamstrings tired). Last interval at 9.15pm. Felt better as session went on, could have done another, but thought better of it. Started with 8min warm up run, started doing PNF after but hamstrings not right so stopped, felt good on warming down.

Only 6.25 hours sleep.