Training Log Archive: Magic

DVO National Event - Longshaw. Cold day in the car park but not to bad once moving through the forest. Happy enough with the run, but tired on last hill, caught a rather ill looking Nails and had a good race with him for the last few km. Map felt like it hasn't been re-mapped in the past twenty years, very old fashioned and not very accurate, nice to get out for a good run though.

C • Boring! 7

Spent an hour and a half at the Works with Chris and Anne in the evening, nice way to wind down after a full weekend.

Event: ShUOC Chasing Sprint and Captians Memorial
 

SHUOC Sprint prologue. On new map of Eccy woods by OJ, it was awesome, the only bit I recognised was the road crossing! A few small wobbles of several seconds and then a off line route and a bad miss towards the end, lost maybe 50 seconds, also never got up to full speed, but that's always difficult in terrain like this. A nice course, a lot of fun and surprised to be leading.

SHUOC Sprint final. Had a slight lead of Nick B (20 seconds) and Nails (30) so wanted to start well, didn't, didn't see the first control behind (a very small) boulder and got caught by Nick straight away, Nails reeled us in on the long path run to 2 and we spent the rest of the race swapping order as each of us took it in turns to make 2-3 second mistakes! Did lose a bit more on one, but so did the others. Decided to push it over the hill near the end and was glad the other two followed, got the smallest of leads and kept it over the last few controls. So much fun navigating on maps like this, everything was exactly as it should be. Excellent day all round apart from the rather minging weather, especially for the start of teh final.

Jog to/from prologue start/finish

Very brief warm up/down in the rain/hail for the final.

Out to the end of Fulwood and back along the top in the wet and dark, got absolutely drenched by the contents of an icy cold puddle by a bus. Had to keep going just to produce some body heat.

No time for exercise today, had to finish uni work so I can have some time off on the weekend.

Stanage and Burbage in the bogs and heather with little Rob. Don't know what was up with Rob but he was quite a bit off pace so most of it turned out to be a slow trot through high heather. Mild but a very cold wind and getting dark at the end. Good to get out and do a good terrain session though.

Rivelin in the dark, new batteries so out with he big light - much easier. Hamstrings sore from yesterday so a bit sluggish, otherwise the first day that I've felt completely better.

Very hard work after missing last week and not doing any exercises all week. Felt really tired so took it very easy.