Training Log Archive: runnermdj

Event: Compass Sport Cup Final
 

Jog to the start and a few loops (and pep talk) with Will.

Compass Sport Cup Final - Kendal - Short Brown
Was really looking forward to this and hoping for a decent run. Made a disastrous start on #1, straight up the Hill on a bearing would likely have worked but started reading too much into the map and drifted left, too distracted by others. 104th out of 110 and best part of 5mins lost really not a good start! Ran hard across to #2 though a bit shaky confidence-wise to #3 and #4. From then on though started getting a bit more used to the map and took more care with the compass, so made steady if not spectacular progress. No further major blunders, so if #1 had been clean then wouldn't have had many complaints. Definitely need more practice in this type of area to gain a bit more confidence/technique. Delighted FVO won the Cup, great effort and impressive strength in depth. Well done Jon for bringing it all together!
Result - 32nd/110 on short brown, 27th/71 on short brown Cup, 9th/14 FVO!

C • Sorry I missed you 5

Event: FRA British Fell Relay Championships
 

Warm up run before the relay up past the reservoir and back.

British Hill Running Relay Championship - Barley, Lancashire
Ran leg 1 for the Carnethy vets team. Paced it pretty well up the gradual climb to the foot of Big End on Pendle Hill. Frustrating to get stopped at a few stiles and have to queue while one or two people climbed the walls. Stuck in well on the steep climb to reach the top in 33rd, on the heels of Katie Walshaw. Pushed on down the descent then forced a run up the final climb before the fast descent to the finish. 21st fastest over the 2nd half to finish 27th on the leg, 4th vet 40 team runner and not far behind the A team (Iain Gilmore) and Ochils (Dave Eiser). Pleased with run. Team finished 45th overall, 11th Vet 40 team.

Warm down jog along the road and back a couple of times.

3rd of the week! Looking forward to running at the weekend... :-)

Run across to AS

Run from the boulder round St Margarets Loch, Hymans Knoll climb, over Whinny to Dry Valley col then up Nether, down Pipers then finish up the Crags. Solo run for a change so no rests on any of the tops! Felt pretty good. Nice cool, dry day.

Run back via QS, Dundas Street

Got flu jab

Ran across to Arthurs Seat via St Andrews Sq, round the Queens Drive clockwise and back to work via St Andrews Sq. Out with Marco. Nice cool day.