Training Log Archive: Nobs

Baddingsgill Round - 2nd

Really really hot and exposed the whole way made things tough going. Marshes were still very wet which didn't help. Wen't relitively hard up the first climb so that it was just myself and dan left at the top. Pace sort of dropped off after this but we stuck together just embracing the grind. Couldn't push too ffar into the red as the heat made me really spaced out but I think everyone was the same. I noticed dan was a lot more compfortable than me so decided very early on that it would be very hard for me to get the win. Stopped half way to take on a load of water and food and then we yeeted up the next hill to checkpoint 7 getting a big gap on everyone else. Then at the bottom bit of the last climb dan got a gap, he ran and I walked the steep bit. He got about 100m early on which was maintained to the top and then obviously I had no chance on the decent to the finish. Good little race, didn't feel amazing but got round in one piece. Nice to get a little 1-2 with the returning Danial Stansfield and about 5mins ahead of 3rd which was nice.

Shuffle round craigmillar with Grace, Tom and Roanne. Terrible stomach and headache but still enjoyable.

C • Crew 2

Seat Laps with spud and Felix.

23.4km / 24.5kph

First time on the bike in over a month. A few little surges thrown in there but generally not too spicy. Very very windy on top so wasn't particularly fast.

Nice run with Ali around Bathampton down and Claverton Down. Nice route feeling ok but this pace felt like a bit of a raz. Knee and foot arch were pretty uncomfortable for the whole thing but got it done which was a success.

Big Pen y fan job with Mr Masson. Really nice start with a 4km climb to the top of pen y fan. Then followed the ridge along the set of neighbor peaks. By the second climb about 45mins in I'd already pretty much ran out of water and I was already feeling a bit dead. Felt fine from then on but then a bout 18km in at the start of the final big climb I started to feel really shite. My stomach was cramping and my legs just felt dead. Really grim last climb and decent but had Ali to push me on which was lovely. Suitably spangled now as I definitely overestimated my level of long run fitness but overall a good day in the office.

Cycled beside Ali along the canal, no knee issues so ready for a big one tomorrow!