Training Log Archive: Mark3In the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2021:
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Friday Dec 31, 2021 #
Running - Trail race (Bowstones) 47:32 [5] 10.74 km (4:26 / km) +338m 3:50 / km
ahr:152 max:163 shoes: Mudclaw 275 (blk)
https://crazylegsevents.co.uk/results
Thought this went well so disappointed to be 45s slower than the last time I did it.
Looking at the splits, faster on the first quarter but slower on the second, to be 10s ish behind at the Bowstones. Then 15s down through the woods and 15s on the remainder.
It was significantly muddier this time, which is my excuse. Felt very out of breath on the climbs, legs fine though.
Over the stile since there was no queue. Last time there was a queue of 1, and I went through the dog hole and came out together with the stile guy. So it's pretty similar either way.
Enjoyed it, and good turnout of MaccH.
Thursday Dec 30, 2021 #
Note
(rest day)
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021 #
Running - Trail (MaccH Fell Group) 1:30:10 [3] 13.4 km (6:44 / km) +444m 5:46 / km
ahr:121 max:148 shoes: Peregrine 11 ST
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021 #
Orienteering - Urban race (York University) 37:58 [5] 8.21 km (4:37 / km) +62m 4:27 / km
ahr:144 max:162 shoes: Pegasus Trail 3
This was my last event as an M21 :(
Fairly poor start missing a gap and then ending up the wrong side of some olive, and then failed to include road crossing requirement in planning the next leg. From there though, pretty good. I think missed the best route on 7, possibly anchored by going the way I'd come into 6. Didn't do much else wrong I don't think - Jack and BS both running a bit faster (Jack a lot faster, plus a 60s mistake). Not a lot of 50/50 route choice going on; I imagine that the best route was taken by most people in most cases, so running speed was pretty important today.
https://www.ebor.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#160&co...
Running - Trail (Jaunt with Jack) 42:27 [3] 6.57 km (6:28 / km) +267m 5:22 / km
ahr:133 max:152 shoes: Peregrine 11 ST
Foggy on the ridge and pretty muddy everywhere, but surprisingly warm. Busy with walkers. Nice to get out with Jack before he goes back to Norway again.
Monday Dec 27, 2021 #
Running - Trail race (Adlington Winter Warmer) 55:16 [5] 10.48 km (5:16 / km) +44m 5:10 / km
ahr:138 max:191 shoes: Pegasus Trail 3
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Naked race - watch in back pocket. Interesting to note that my arse has a significantly higher HR than my wrist.
My original estimate was 38:30 but after looking at the route (plentiful corners) and the conditions (muddy) and the distance (10.5k) I amended it to 41:00.
Minimal ascent, mainly uninteresting canal and MWW. Winning for the first few hundred metres and then settled into 5th. 5th for all of it until about 300m left where I finally caught up and passed 4th.
I think I probably wasn't far off 41, but not close enough to win a prize! The shoes were as expected - only marginally more grip than road shoes, but acceptable for flat mild mud, and as comfy as road shoes.
Sunday Dec 26, 2021 #
Running - Trail race (Two Turtle Doves) 39:41 [5] 8.54 km (4:39 / km) +319m 3:55 / km
ahr:148 max:161 shoes: XTalon G210 (blue)
Ok that's the excuses out the way. 9th
https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=26366...
Raining pretty much up to the start, not windy but everything saturated. Very muddy everywhere, fine until leaving the main path after the forest and then the snow and the fog meant everything went white. Very wet snow meant concentration was required on each footstep. Ended up following someone for 20s who got to a junction, stopped and said 'oh, the footprints I've been following have disappeared'. So we cut across the moor a bit to get back to where we thought the path must be. Not sure how long this was really but up to a minute total time loss? Maybe. Regardless we only lost one place, and I regained it once the track became downhill. The track previously had puddles where this year it was mainly underwater. Took the technical bit very cautiously (probably too much) but then had a lot left for the downhill road and took another place. 8th was a way ahead but might've been close without the mistake.
Glad I got out, but need lemsip and a nap now.
Saturday Dec 25, 2021 #
Running - Trail race (Bestwood parkrun) 20:05 [5] 5.13 km (3:55 / km) +104m 3:33 / km
ahr:143 max:161 shoes: Pegasus 36 Trail
Still like the course, both the hills are attackable due to being so short.
Disappointed with being slower than last time, but that was good conditions. Also felt a bit ill today :(
But it's not Covid; I did a test. My arm is a bit swollen from the booster, tho.
Friday Dec 24, 2021 #
Running - Trail (Winnats Pass) 2:01:57 [3] 14.62 km (8:20 / km) +953m 6:17 / km
ahr:133 max:164 shoes: Mudclaw 275 (blk)
It's steep and the grass was damp so was a bit sketchy at times, but not undoable by any means. The old mudclaws (411 miles in) were struggling a bit, but I never fell over.
Down a couple of the gullys, and also the line E from Mam Tor, would make for some great skiing. Next time there's a foot of snow, I'm getting out there.
Thursday Dec 23, 2021 #
Note
The leaflet refers to the Moderna vaccine as 'Spikevax' which probably refers to the spike shaped protein it targets, but for me just conjures up images of a really pointy needle.
Running - Road/Track race (Colin's Christmas Sprout) 11:40 [5] 3.12 km (3:44 / km) +19m 3:37 / km
ahr:154 max:163 shoes: Nike Pegasus 37
Smashed it.
Running - Road/Track (Jog back home) 14:10 [3] 2.65 km (5:20 / km) +38m 4:59 / km
ahr:142 max:161 shoes: Nike Pegasus 37
A better segment would be the steps I took to get back down again.
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021 #
Running - Trail (MaccH Fell Group) 1:19:26 [3] 12.25 km (6:29 / km) +486m 5:25 / km
ahr:135 max:155 shoes: Roclite G275
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021 #
Orienteering - Urban race (Lymm NSL) 1:14:22 [5] 15.17 km (4:54 / km) +89m 4:46 / km
ahr:138 max:154 shoes: Nike Pegasus 37
Despite all that I think I did ok. Couple of nav errors which were nothing to do with any of that and were all me; mainly not looking in sufficient detail or just losing concentration. Fine after the first 10 mins or so so maybe I was just cold.
Missed a whole corner of the map but got 7 of the 10 sixties which seemed ok.
Went for Turkish afterwards which was nice but rather too plentiful.
Monday Dec 20, 2021 #
Running - Road/Track (Run with Em) 1:48:39 [3] 20.89 km (5:12 / km) +278m 4:53 / km
ahr:145 max:163 shoes: Nike Pegasus 38
Feeling good at the start of this but really tired by the end.
Sunday Dec 19, 2021 #
Orienteering - Forest race (Walesby) 58:37 [5] 11.62 km (5:03 / km) +113m 4:49 / km
ahr:144 max:159 shoes: Xtalon 212 (navy/orange)
Not done many forest events this year so was a nice change, but after 2 days of spectacular inversions, a damp misty forest was a bit of a come down tbh. The ladz got more gloriousness at Kinder today.
Saturday Dec 18, 2021 #
Running - Road/Track race (Preston Parkrun) 18:45 [5] 4.89 km (3:50 / km) +48m 3:39 / km
ahr:141 max:153 shoes: Nike Pegasus 37
Running - Trail (Jack's Rake & Wainwrights) 3:51:17 [3] 15.69 km (14:44 / km) +1242m 10:34 / km
ahr:114 max:143 shoes: Mudclaw 275 (blk)
Rest of the run just went to get a few Wainwrights - Sergeant's Crag and Eagle Crag, then back via Codale Head (not a WW) and down to the Tarn due South (lovely) then from Stickle via Tarn Crag (also not a WW) avoiding the stream path again, more loveliness.
An awesome day.
Friday Dec 17, 2021 #
Running - Trail (Snowdon Horseshoe) 3:52:37 [3] 17.22 km (13:30 / km) +1330m 9:45 / km
ahr:124 max:157 shoes: Roclite G275
Best bit of the day was coming down from the latter ridge to Cwm Dyli ignoring the path and going straight line.
Great day out with the ladz. Siabod cafe for Welsh Rarebit afterwards - they also served Austrian Rarebit but I neglected to ask what that was and Google doesn't know. It was a couple of pounds more expensive so I assume it had meat in it, sausage maybe? Next time.
Thursday Dec 16, 2021 #
Orienteering - Urban race (Marple NSL MapRun) 1:11:20 [5] 14.55 km (4:54 / km) +305m 4:26 / km
ahr:148 max:173 shoes: Pegasus 36 (Blue)
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021 #
Orienteering - Urban race (Bollington Xmas Street O) 58:40 [5] 12.95 km (4:32 / km) +210m 4:12 / km
ahr:158 max:175 shoes: Nike Pegasus 37
Interesting spread of the 24 controls, 15 in Bollington and 9 miles away. I decided that 15 wouldn't be enough to win and took the gamble for miles away. Actually 15 would have been enough to win since 4 people got 14 all for joint second...
I got 6 of the 9 and 11 of the Bolly ones for 17. Emma got a bit ambitious and came back super late for the only negative score, but it was a noble effort.
Been feeling pretty rubbish the last couple of days but felt okay once I got out there, so glad I did.
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021 #
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(rest day)
Monday Dec 13, 2021 #
Note
(rest day)
Sunday Dec 12, 2021 #
Running - Trail race (MaccH Fell Handicap) 2:03:18 [5] 22.73 km (5:25 / km) +966m 4:28 / km
ahr:150 max:175 shoes: Mudclaw 275 (blk)
Started with Allen and kept him in sight up Shuts, but he destroyed me on the downhill. Took my new line which felt quite fast but not sure if it's better; need to compare. What definitely isn't better is going wide up Cumberland, lost about a minute doing that. A few seconds at Tegg's forgetting I needed to go through the gate to get to the corner cut, but otherwise fine. Overtook people right the way to the line, but still only 13th handicap (3rd scratch, although 4th really since N started late).
Really pleased with my speed after 2 weeks off running, acclimatisation to 2100m might have something to do with it.
Saturday Dec 11, 2021 #
Note
(rest day)
Skiing numbers approximates because I didn't take my Garmin charger and logging skiing is a bit of a pain anyway.
Awesome couple of weeks. I am now shit hot on avalanches (American avalanche association level 1) and got graded expert for both on-piste and off-piste skiing - and an A for repping/mountaincraft. Basically means I should get to go on some free holidays in exchange for a bit of admin/leading people around the mountain. Good deal I reckon.
Now back to real life for a bit as I have a first aid course to do at the end of Jan before I can go skiing again.
Friday Dec 10, 2021 #
Skiing 2:00:00 [3] 50.0 km (25.0 kph) +5000m
Thursday Dec 9, 2021 #
Skiing 2:00:00 [3] 50.0 km (25.0 kph) +5000m
Wednesday Dec 8, 2021 #
Skiing 2:00:00 [3] 50.0 km (25.0 kph) +5000m
Tuesday Dec 7, 2021 #
Skiing 2:00:00 [3] 50.0 km (25.0 kph) +5000m
Monday Dec 6, 2021 #
Skiing 2:00:00 [3] 50.0 km (25.0 kph) +5000m
Sunday Dec 5, 2021 #
Skiing 2:00:00 [3] 50.0 km (25.0 kph) +5000m
Saturday Dec 4, 2021 #
Skiing 2:00:00 [3] 50.0 km (25.0 kph) +5000m
Friday Dec 3, 2021 #
Skiing 56:36 [3] 13.91 km (14.7 kph) +3236m
ahr:91 max:111
Thursday Dec 2, 2021 #
Skiing 1:53:34 [3] 35.01 km (18.5 kph) +5420m
ahr:90 max:118
Wednesday Dec 1, 2021 #
Running - Road/Track (Val Claret) 33:16 [3] 5.97 km (5:34 / km) +55m 5:20 / km
ahr:138 max:160 shoes: Xtalon 212 (navy/orange)