Training Log Archive: Purko

Event: STAG 15th Glasgow Parks Championships
 

Glasgow Park's Championships race 1 at Garscube Sports Complex and West of Scotland Science Park. Didn't really like the choice of start location and the little use of the buildings area which would have made the course harder. Messed up 2 a little bit as there was no kit, which was what I was looking for. #6 was a disaster, I didn't see the horseshoe shaped contour feature and proceeded to run around it and across the next path. Didn't realise what I'd done and so just ran around until I found it, wasted about 1:15. +27%

Glasgow Park's Championships race 2 at Kelvingrove park. Very simple grassy park, only one route choice error, going the wrong way around the fence possibly wasting about 5 seconds. 2.5km 45m +18%

Glasgow Park's Championships race 3 at Drumpellier Country Park. Significantly more challenging than the mornings races, with tough terrain in the wooded areas and the added distance. It was a chasing sprint so I started 30s down on Craig who was a further 15s behind Rob who was 15s behind Andrew. I went off as fast as I could at the start to try and catch them up; I almost had Craig at 3 but then he got lost and I couldn't see the other's. Focused on my race trying to be really accurate. At 13 I saw Rob as his hip was causing him trouble. Beasted the run in, beating Andrew by 20s woo! I really enjoyed the format of day and might even suggest it to Sax... 5.4km 50m +5%