Training Log Archive: Magic

Event: (SROC, UK) Farleton Knott
 

Tim Watkins long distance. Tired from yesterday but felt pretty good on the hill to the start and around the scatter controls (to split runners up in the mass start). But then we hit the second hill and I had nothing at all left in the legs. Was never planning on finishing so cut a loop out to get ahead of everyone so I could follow the race. Actually made it to the half way point (quite enough for me) before they caught me. So disappointing not to be able to race in this area; the woods were amazing, technical and tough but not too steep and the type of place that I would usually love. Next time.

Ankles have also turned to putty and aren’t happy on stony ground at the moment, so will need to add some strength work to them to my recovery plans. Orienteering is also very easy while running this slow.

Followed the race with a group of soft southerns who jacked it at half way (Nixon, GG and Camel) as they couldn’t cope with the pleasant terrain, exciting it was too with OJ, Nails and Oleg battling it out with the former claiming the victory despite stating yesterday that he had no intention of pushing hard today…

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Event: Carlisle Nopesport Urban O League
 

Carlisle urban race. As expected; tried to run but wasn’t going anywhere in a hurry, quite a fun course though and even running slowly with plenty of time to look around and plan things there was enough to keep me occupied. Hardest and longest that I’ve run on roads so far but it wasn’t quite enough to prevent me from being beaten by Ash “has a perfect running style and is teachers pet” Ambrose; he beat me by a second. Grrrrr! Still a long way to get fixed but slowly getting there.

Another day of rest. Feeling the circuits a little more today but mostly in my legs, so I guess that’s good.
Saw a private doctor yesterday who was doing a report for the insurance company about my claim. What a waste of time; he sat in front of me dictating from my medical notes into a voice recorder (for someone else to write up) and then gave me a very brief examination. Not sure what the point in it was at all other than to get me out of bed at 7.15.
Super fat this evening.

Rest day, and thankfully not suffering many after effects from yesterdays session either.

Club night lead by Kim who gave excellent instruction on how to control your core while doing circuits and technique on a few drills. Great session for me as it wasn’t very strenuous and I even managed to do just about all the exercises. Shoulder still very weak for press-ups and triceps-dips though. Still fat today - must be all the bread that I've been eating.

Up through the Parks with Boyzone and his friend Mark from school (he he). Dead on my legs today and was struggling to keep up, also way over heated as I thought it was could out as it was snowing, but it wasn’t. Body weighed too much today, wonder why?

Short session as in a rush.

Tired today, both from an accumulation of an abundance of exercise and a lack of good sleep.

Congratulations to Boyzone and Fionne for a whopping new baby girl, Orla, born yesterday morning.

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