Training Log Archive: Nobs

OK time not a disaster but could have been a lot better, 6th M18E not too bad.
Started off a bit slow just to get my eye in. First 3 controls were ok technically but I wasn't being brave enough through the rough terrain. #4 was my first real cock up. Was on line to hit control but then drifted up way too high. Lost 1:20 mins and allowed Tom who'd flown out the blocks to catch me. Terrain suited Tom more than me so I was just fighting hard to keep up, let alone navigate well. Bit off to #6 and lost nearly 1min to #10 and 20 seconds to #11. After #11 course and terrain suited me much better. Began to feel the rhythm coming back, flew through #12 and #13 this time Tom was doing the chasing. Caught Tim at #14 then dropped him at #16. Kept switching lead with Tom at this point. Minor cock up to #17 about 10 seconds just hesitating before control. Then it was a race to the line for the last 3 controls. Overall a scrappy run, really didn't want Tom to catch me that early but ah well. Got the fastest run in so that's a positive to take away, and need to work on my speed and confidence through rough thick terrain......

Really happy with result 3rd M18 elite. Not the cleanest race I've ever run, lost 10 seconds on #6 stopping and hesitating. Lost 10 seconds on #10 ran past ally way. Lost 10 seconds on #12 bad root choice. So no major mistakes was leading up until control 8 thanks to a crafty root choice to #2...

Figured out I needed to get some speed in my legs as I've got some 1500m and 3000m races coming up. Didn't have much time and didn't want to tire myself out for the weekend races.
2x300m (2mins) 4x200m (1min).
Felt like I was moving well, felt fast but don't know what the times were. Did it on a grass track.

Had 5 mins spare after school so just went for short blast round school campus.....

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2 laps 100 fast 100 slow then 4x(400m@3k pace (30sec) 1km@5k pace (3mins)) with warm up and warm down. Tough session, something caused me to have a stitch the whole way through which made it uncomfortable (probably from drinking a massive bottle of water 5mins before). Felt sluggish probably because of stich, wasn't running smoothly. Times about what I was aiming for but effort was more than it should have been.

400m@3k pace: 1:18 1:17 1:20 1:19
1km@5k pace: 3:24 3:33 3:29 3:30

Ran across bath from school. Was an absolute track to get up the hill to the track especially carrying a backpack it all my food and clothes in it. Need to maybe walk up the hill next time so not to kill myself before track sesh.