Training Log Archive: philm64

Gone down with sore throat / cold / fluey virus. Bed most of morning. Euro XC champs on TV to see Kris Jones in 12th & gaining on the leading pack at one point. Incredible.

Looks like I won't run for a fortnight now - no worries. It's been a very good autumn.

SWOC Blue course, 4.8km, Tyn y Coed woods, near Miskin Manor, Cardiff.

Wet & slippery, but a good little area, some great contour detail, and with good route choices, I made big (3 minutes?) mistake due to route choice on no 4 (terrible brambles near fence - NOOOOOO!), Marcus pinker passed me at no 8, kept near him for 2-3 controls then he was gone; missed no 12 ("head compass" was 90degs out for the whole race.....).

Enjoyable if rather slippery, & very steep in places, got wet but all good type 2 fun! Excellent value at £4.

Ben Mitchell 35 (how?), Marcus P 40, Megan 44, Matt Whipple 47. me 49, Ifor 50? Paul G strolled round in 71 !

Result: http://www.swoc.org.uk/index.php?id=690

Splits - Ben's incredible time came with a huge direction error at no 10 where even i was faster than him!!!!

I lost a minute-ish at no 12, and 3 mins with that awful decision to no 4. Legs are still ripped. Back of thigh ripped.....! Hmmm.

http://www.swoc.org.uk/Results/Results2018/tynycoe...

RG: https://www.swoc.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#74&cou...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2006709904

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Indoor bouldering at TCA with Liz, Nellie & Jenny.

Good - felt super light & nimble. Liz burning me off again tho! ;-) Hardest problem probably top end 5c.

Lots of endurance problems, trying to hone fitness for Spain in 8 days' time.

Weekend should be fun. Am feeling very good (as in energised) all of a sudden (despite grumbly back - like an 80-year old every morning now).

Back quite bad.

No ill effects from yesterday.

MLS Army Brown, Sidbury hill (as Caddihoe day 2), 8.2k / 250m

Note: slept on floor last night, as lower back so painful. Back bad this morning but eased, & during race, back was a lot better than at BOK run last night.

Good day/race. no 1 messy- brambles etc; & forgot to tape laces so had to stop twice and triple-re-tie shoe laces.

Control pick in south of area was great - no errors - the tricky site from CChase was reused but from a 90 degree different angle, was a piece of piss.

Oh - EMIT air - 2 events in 4 days - is awesome. loving those flat panels WITH MARKERS HANGING BELOW THEM. one control was given away to me not by a beep, but by seeing a woman's wrist flashing! yes really!

Detailed area on top of hill was awesome, as I'd spent about 20 mins here in September so pretty much recognised the place, and spiked all the controls.

Nearly strangled by a thorny tendril near finish, swore & felt my neck ripping.

Was winning when i left but R Barrett still to come. Major Buchanan had clearly buggered up no 18.

3rd: http://www.baoc.info/sites/default/files/2018/12/0...

I will never beat Richard Barrett - it's simply NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.

Splits. was ahead of RB at last control. RMawer's run in time was not physically possible. Don't understand. . Still left him 4 seconds short though ;-) http://www.baoc.info/sites/default/files/2018/12/0...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2001593184

C • Poland Syndrome 8

C • That's a really good time a... 2

Climbing: Indoor bouldering at TCA, first time there for 6 months? - went OK, some hard stuff, climbed OK but still spanked by Liz in the main. (she tries harder stuff) . Core took a bashing. Need better core! Need to find pilates class....

Will i be able to run later? who knows.

BOK training run, Hanham.

Fairly steady pace most of the way. Quite wet underfoot; trainers barely coped.

Lower back really nasty early on; eased a bit. some left calf "pain" - weird.

Probably related to climb earlier.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2000527066

Day on, day off, day on, day off.

Definitely too old these days.

Tired.

C • every other day. 4