Training Log Archive: Purko

Hurdle drills, plate circuit, high box stand ups, low box jumps, 2 x 40s side plank. Easy

BUCS Relay - Cooper's Hill - Leg 3 BCBBcb - DOMA.

Having watched the relay develop, I knew that Tim, Potter and I had a good race ahead of us, with positions 3,4, and 5 in the mix. I set off last, chasing Potter and Tim.
#2 plan was to run straight through the uneven ground, looking up to the right for the open area, and the re-entrant would be just to the left. I got almost to the control and stopped following the plan, instead scanning around and curved off to the left. Wasting 30-40s.
Things went better after this, and eventually caught sight of Tim and Potter again on the way up to 14. Running hard through the run through I made sure I knew what I was doing for #16 which went well.
#17 easy control, aim off to the right and let the path guide me in, again similar to #2 I got distracted next to the control circle by another control wasting 20s.
#19 aiming off to the left, but was too far left and didn't see my bank, and continued up to the higher control before realising my error - 45s.

Dissapointed with this race, as the errors are very basic, but running wise I managed to push hard throughout.

So happy for EUOC, everyone in the whole club putting in 110% and doing us proud!

Event: BUCS Individual/Relay Championships
 

BUCS Individual - Moseley Green - DOMA.
I was fully rested coming into this, so I was excited for the race ahead. Having geeked a fair amount with EUOC I was comfortable with the map and knew what the challenges would be.
Looking at the splits, it seems that I lost a lot of time in the first 9 controls. Iain and I then raced head to head for the remainder of the race, we worked well together, pushing each other on faster, choosing different routes and swapping the lead.
#1 I over shot the knolls a bit and started up the bank, 20s.
#2-#5 no errors, just steady.
#6 took the paths, looping right of the red line. It is clear the road route to the north was faster, but in my opinion it should be out of bounds, the cars are doing 60mph!
#9 terrible route choice going straight.
Couple of minor slips after that.

Compared to the previous two BUCS attempts, this is a significant improvement, so I'm very happy with that. Physically I felt strong, but technical is still definitely in need of work

Easy jog to the post office to collect my new garmin, then a lap of the meadows

Long easy cycle with Shallot. Got the train to Tweedbank and then did a big loop, SW to Selkirk then kept going on the B7009, through Ettrickbridge then took a right on the B709 to Innerleithen. Stopped for lunch in a great cafe, before following NCN1 back to Edinburgh. Great day out

Run to the bottom of Hunter's Bog including drills

Reduced session as I'm still tired and recovering.
2 x 3min efforts with 3min jog down again. Wind and rain were pretty unpleasant to say the least

Run back