Training Log Archive: Old Daniel

Short warm up

Re-run of course around estate - quite pleased with fluidity and time

Another short warm up

Clive Hallett planned race at Bath Spa Uni - Newton Park. A Saturday local event that was not a complete waste of time and effort!, actually very good, mixture of campus, fields and a bit of wood. Went quite well to No 20 the got a bit hesitant in campus twice losing which control I was going to and ran past last control under bridge (20 secs?). Enjoyed this and good practice but did rather feel have now "done" Newton Park. Perhaps a little surprised quite how far behind other Vets

Various warm ups

Flat Urban, early on some stops and hesitation, following wrong red line etc. but much better flow later on. Quite pleased with the time

Major portion of second course, again flat flow bwtter but felt I was slowing down.

Control site taping at New Beechenhurst. Good progress but still loads to do.
Forest in fantastic condition

A good warm up

A really warm bright spring day for BAOC event and Longmoor. 32 controls so really a picking exercise - and that's exactly what I need. Very short first leg did not find start kite or very, very short no.1, abandoned went back found start kite and then 1, going to 4 thought I was far enough east, but not so, still went through very wet possibly uncrossable part of marsh and then far to far west on path. Going to 5 intended to take short route to path but direction all wrong spent ages in heather, and came out to different path. To 6 went straight when round would have been quicker. Already 5 mins behind Mark, but then .......got into the course and despite a 180 at 13 was ok and only lost another 5 mins Really nice day to be out in the wood and very much enjoyed it.

Technical Training at Merthyr Mawr - better late than never........plenty still to do!

Standard run on Purdown in snow but thought I was going ok so a little disappointed by the time I guess I have been out of my training routine for a while

So planning done, controls out and checking, signs, marquee and tapes up, maps and control descriptions checked and printed., organisational plans made it all just needed to happen

Saturday and probably Monday would have been ok...........

Really tough on LEIOC who had put lots into this race