Training Log Archive: Parkino

Hull Urban
not as challenging as I'd hoped, ran well, trying to keep the pace up all the way

#1 struggle with the double-sided map and the wind, by the time I got it folded I had committed to the wrong route [15]
#9 hesitation at control about way out [5]
#18 alleyways difficult to spot in tight housing development [5]
#19 paused to check I hadn't run OOB - I hadn't [5]
#20 hesitation: neglected to check control descriptions [5]
#21 chose narrow lock bridge but encountered 'traffic', also traffic on the next road (a sunday market), plus pfaffed about fence around control site [20]
#28 hesitation: crossable walls weren't quite as expected [5]

4th, 3.20 behind Martin Ward, pretty standard result

surveying the southern part of the Birchen Edge extension, not much detail but a pleasant stretch of heath

tagging some controls for November's event (before the bracken), developed another blister, this time on the left ankle, wearing different shoes, but the same socks

area looks different this time of year with no bracken at all, everything is so visible, including all the rocks I didn't map ...

Stanton Spirals
better, but still not feeling strong, hips tight, very pleasant run though on the trods and trails, heard a cuckoo

surveying a section of Leash Fen which will extend the Birchen Edge map for the longer courses and future events, found a drowned stag

Oker Loop (short)
blimey, that was a struggle, low energy, and felt very tight all over, maybe due a massage

tired, (probably would've done Burbage Skyline but didn't have use of the car)

KV's core conditioning and hip stretches