Training Log Archive: Magic

Some exercise at last – jog to start (very cold) and back from finish (thankfully downhill).

Wombwell Local event; ran Brown though I thought it may be a bit far for me but the relative lack of climb won me over. Ran steady but never fast – felt like I was taking an extra step on every stride going down hill (to prevent falling over) and on the up hill (as I’m so unfit). Clean throughout (lost maybe 30 seconds in total), just couldn’t push at all and I’m well tired from the exertions now – don’t know what the rest of the boys were up to though as they should have been way quicker. Amazing day and the area was at it’s best with the few brambles and bracken in the area flattened. http://www.syo.routegadget.co.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cg...
Routegadget selected Boyzone instead of me when I drew my course (Sorry Shane).

C • racing driver excuses... 6

Was thinking of a nice midday run on Burbage but the weather turned horrible today so I reverted to my habit of the past few days and stayed in doors. Need to find some motivation from somewhere as I’m being very useless.

Was more determined to run at lunch today, it was a cracking day and all but I just did not want to run.

Was planning on running at lucnhtime, took all my stuff but it just didn’t happen.

Clubnight session in Endcliffe Park; three short Night O course with a bit of a twist in each. Camel through me into the hardest first; a mirror image course, would have been nearly impossible without knowledge of the layout of the area, very fun though. Then a map memory where the only problem was trying to work out where in the bushes (that weren’t mapped) some of the controls were… Third exercise was quite easy, just a map with some bits blanked out. Fun session but legs still surprisingly tired from Mrs Candy’s Monday session.

Enforced rest day due to lack of time to do anything (other than running hungry in the dark, which I was not up for). Can feel last night’s session in my legs and back but not uncomfortably so.

Drills session with Mrs Candy at the EIS. First time on an indoor track and first time doing drills, so all very exciting. Was useless; much room for improvement, but that’s the idea in doing this. Used plenty of muscles that I didn’t know I had so a little stiff afterwards. Really good session to do.