Training Log Archive: Mark3

Don't often support races but when it goes past my house...
Ran out to Tegg's, passing a flying Peter Bray before meeting Tom and running back to Bolly together. He had a bit of a bad patch in the middle but still was only a few mins slower than my time last year. PB did 4:40 and smashed the CR.
Billy H ran 4:52 and so also beat the CR which was pretty impressive. Matt L ran 5:12 so just a bit slower than me.

Ran out to Tegg's again with Em and then back with James and Mo, on target for their 8 hour goal. Pretty sedate.

Felt good, but unsurprising with lots of stopping etc. Heavens opened with 10 mins or so to go and got drenched. Good fun though.

Wasn't sure what to do today, had been considering the lakes or Wales but the forecast wasn't amazing. Thought this looked the best of the Peak Raids and it was actually pretty fun. Mix of all weathers too.

Enjoyed running around the top of Winnats Pass; love that view. Then Cave Dale is always nice. Felt good the whole time and thought I would clear it easily for ages until about 20 mins left when I realised it was going to be be super close and then 5 mins left when I realised I wasn't going to make it... Got a bit lost in the stress at the end and missed 9, was always going to have to miss 1 - and was 20s late as well! Annoying. Still 3rd of the people who've done it so far tho, so not too bad.
Might even do another one now I know MapRunG works really well and I now they can be good fun.

Standard village loop. Feeling better than yesterday.

Legs felt ok but struggling to keep up; off the back of the group. Speed (even basically marathon pace) felt like such an effort, in fact I couldn't cope with going that fast.

Will have a relatively gentle weekend I think.

Too soon for this! Hamstrings aching all the way around and then felt wrecked afterwards.

Went for a walk and feel much better now. Running tomorrow not a terrifying proposition.

Walking up stairs is giving me some issues.

Since race cancelled this year and someone from the club said they were going to do it anyway; good use of a BH and all that; thought I'd have a go. Since was in the Lakes on Weds and Pennines on Sat, it was between this and Wales. And I wanted to show off to my clubmates.

They set off at 6am from the race start, I set off from home at 7:15 ish meaning I got to the start at 8am and so was 2 hours behind. I had vague 10-11 hour expectations whereas they were aiming at 14, so I expected to catch them fairly near the end.

Some getting lost encapsulated in the below;
Whiteley OK
HG where is it best to leave MWW?
Bow need to cut corner from Poynton better; FP and ROW diverge at Towers Yard Farm. Got a bit lost and had to climb some fences
CC my route after Bowstones (down up) better here
EX Slight difference coming down just before Coldwell, immaterial
Edale From Upper Booth, road route is shorter depending on CP location in Edale
Castle Castleton, depends on location of CP again; my route is grassier though
Peak Western route is better than Cavedale unless CP is in centre. Path cuts diag across 2 fields before Old Dam Lane
Millers My route less ascent and less road but more involved. Depending on CP location, better to stay on main path to main road then under E bridge through dale
Chel Long Lane and then Limestone way would be slightly longer but safer than the main road
Earl Footpath through Limestone works does not exist!!
Brand Tracks rather than FP just before Brand Top safer
Cumberland OK
Walker OK
(Bollington) OK

Main issue was at ES where there is no trace whatsoever of an FP; I tried to go that way anyway but was discouraged by angry cows and had to backtrack. Looking at overhead view, really glad I did as there is no way at all through the limestone quarry and so I'd have got stuck later on anyway. The OS really needs updating for that as the quarry has clearly been there for ages. I have reported this to OS (never done that before, so no idea if anything will happen; but why not?). Anyway probably lost c.15 mins here, so without that I'd have got under my 11-hour target.

Emma met me at Millers Date for 500ml water (should've got a litre dammit; drank 2.5L but 3 was required really). Maybe I'd have been a bit faster in a race situation (ie not carrying 2L from the start). Starting to really feel pretty dreadful from around Chelmorton (c.60k/37miles?) onward. Still managed to keep going though, although definitely walking any uphill after that, whereas ran everything beforehand other than up to Hollins Cross.

Changed Clif bar interval from 75 to 90 mins which worked well I think. 6, interspersed with 2 packets SBs.

No desire to do the race next year now really although the fact that I've set a target is somewhat worrying and will be hard to ignore.