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Saturday Dec 9, 2017 #
9 AM
Running 18:48 [2] 4.0 km (4:42 / km) +36m 4:30 / km
AM shakeout.
1 PM
Running 17:12 [2] 3.31 km (5:11 / km) +29m 4:58 / km
WU. Course looked fun and hard (surface) which suited me fine as spikes aren't something I currently own. Although will probably invest in time for Hants XC champs.
Running 33:48 [5] 9.56 km (3:32 / km) +98m 3:22 / km
East District XC - Livingston.
Have been looking forward to this for a while as a good marker of how the fitness is coming back. Obviously hoped to see an improvement since Braids. Been a bit of a strange week training wise but felt good on the WU and it was a nice day with a lot of people out racing / supporting so stood on the startline with not an ounce of dread.
Started quite hard but it felt reasonably comfortable. Was surprised to be close to people I'm never close to but stuck with it. I don't run these races with an aim of position so was happy to go with it - best that can happen is I surprise myself and get an ok result; worst is that I die heavily and get an even shiter result than normal.
Took a while for people to start passing but eventually they did. To begin with they came past slowly, I hung on for a bit and then they went but towards the end it was more a case of the insta drop. Had been relatively close to Ali for the first two laps and then faded badly so the gap grew quite a lot but still better than Braids I think so I'll take it.
Enjoyed it and judging by the rapid onslaught of a stomach ache, must have worked hard enough too.
Have been looking forward to this for a while as a good marker of how the fitness is coming back. Obviously hoped to see an improvement since Braids. Been a bit of a strange week training wise but felt good on the WU and it was a nice day with a lot of people out racing / supporting so stood on the startline with not an ounce of dread.
Started quite hard but it felt reasonably comfortable. Was surprised to be close to people I'm never close to but stuck with it. I don't run these races with an aim of position so was happy to go with it - best that can happen is I surprise myself and get an ok result; worst is that I die heavily and get an even shiter result than normal.
Took a while for people to start passing but eventually they did. To begin with they came past slowly, I hung on for a bit and then they went but towards the end it was more a case of the insta drop. Had been relatively close to Ali for the first two laps and then faded badly so the gap grew quite a lot but still better than Braids I think so I'll take it.
Enjoyed it and judging by the rapid onslaught of a stomach ache, must have worked hard enough too.
Running 15:26 [2] 2.59 km (5:57 / km) +33m 5:36 / km
WD with an interlude. Cold.
5 PM
Running 41:42 [2] 8.61 km (4:51 / km) +57m 4:41 / km
Evening shakeout with the Meadows crew. Always worth it.