Training Log Archive: Mark3

EDIT: http://www.quantock.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#76&...
lolz

Really quite bad - 16 mins of mistakes - at least!

Lowlights were:

- 6 mins on #1, totally my fault,got used to controls being hung high and this one really wasn't, earthbank only half a metre high but couldn't see it from other side, assumed I was in wrong place,no confidence as hadn't been to start kite. There are 2 lessons here, (1) go to the start kite! (2) ' the control is clearly missing/in the wrong place' should be the last conclusion once all others have been exhausted;not the first one!

- 8 minutes on number 7, tried to cut a corner without a clear AP and paid the price.in fairness to me the control was adjacent to a path!but the paths were very indistinct and I should've picked that up from earlier in the terrain.then there was nothing to relocate from for miles.

Then a couple more minutes of more 'normal' mistakes; too low on 9 and then trying to avoid the spiky vegetation gave me a really bad line on 16.

Shame about those 2 controls; running pretty well, there's a 4 minute k in the middle somewhere (along a path, but still), just need to be more careful...I should wrote this down and staple it to my arm before every race!

Or just stick to fell races...

3rd, but miles behind top 2 (they were 1:08 and 1:09). Exciting sprint finish to hold off the guy in 4th though. About 40 entrants.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4ire04vm1ckX054V...

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1065354...

I love fell races. They feel so much more 'proper' than anything else. And I was pretty pleased with this; i wouldn't have believed a few years ago that it was even possible to run up Cribyn without walking.

Weather was excellent if a bit chilly, so just took a bumbag.since it didn't have anything heavy in it, it didn't bounce around like they can.

One fall which snapped the magnifier off my compass and feels like it broke my toe (although it probably didn't) - could've been a lot worse as it happened 6 inches away from the edge...
But I didn't get swept away by anything and so it was definitely less dangerous than last time.

The Grizzly in 2 weeks - looking at photos of last year, no one is carrying anything. But it's 20 miles, and there's only water at the water stations.shouldn't they all have gels and things? I thought that if you were going to running for more than 90 minutes you should be taking nutrition.any advice?

C • take food 3

Tried to get a segment; came 4th/466, 7 seconds off. I reckon I could do it.

https://www.strava.com/activities/502142195

2x(4x400m(60s),(3mins),4x200m(30s),(3mins))

400s: 74,74,74,74,78,73,75,76
200s: 35,35,35,35,35,35,36,35

A bit over cautious with the first 400 of the 2nd set, trying not to pace it like a 200 and went too much the other way. Rest ok.

EDIT: much faster than November doing the same session, but that was 'windy'.there was no wind tonight.

Good skiing. Les houches is pretty small so fnished off the trip back in Chamonix.

Traumatic journey home but made it eventually.

C • my places! 1