Training Log Archive: MagicIn the 7 days ending Mar 27, 2011:
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Sunday Mar 27, 2011 #
10 AM
Run - Trail 1:50:00 19.9 km (5:32 / km) +770m 4:38 / km
shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR2
Headed out to Edale to watch the Skyline race, got there just in time for the start and then headed south to Hollins Cross to pick up the race route and following it to Grindslow Knoll. Headed out with GG, Ralph and the CFD but the latter two were in no rush and disappeared off the back at some time. Pace was nice and steady but still hard work in places (glad I wasn’t racing) and we had a nice 30 minute wait on the knoll for the leaders to come through, which was OJ as that stage. Unfortunately he lost the lead on his route to the last checkpoint but nonetheless it was an awesome run from him. Ba-ba also did damn well.
Saturday Mar 26, 2011 #
10 AM
Run - Trail 14:00 [2] 2.8 km (5:00 / km) +50m 4:35 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 09
Needed a decent warm up to kick start the body as it didn’t want to get going this morning. Loop of the area with the CFD, GG and Harold.
11 AM
Run - Orienteering 32:00 [3] 4.5 km (7:07 / km) +250m 5:34 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 09
Three O exercises on Wincobank as part of Chig’s training weekend. Plenty of climb and as I wasn’t capable of running it at a respectable velocity, the navigation was quite straight forward. Lovely bit of wood but a shame that the warmth experienced in Wales over the past few days was massively lacking!
Run - Orienteering 25:00 [1] 1.5 km (16:40 / km) +75m 13:20 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 09
Shadowed one of the new SYO juniors around a course – she’s new to O and the map had all paths removed, she did good.
3 PM
Run - Terrain 12:30 [2] 1.5 km (8:20 / km) +20m 7:49 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 09
Warm up trot with the CFD and Ralph, with Harold and RFR chasing us down.
Run - Orienteering 38:30 [4] 7.0 km (5:30 / km) +100m 5:08 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 09
Four head to head sessions on Burbage Mines with the aforementioned. Quality session though I was feeling pretty slow for most of it. Actually the first time that I’ve run here and it was very much fun indeed. Nice of Ralph and the CFD to let me lead them for last quarter of the mass start exercise only for both the litter beggers to sprint off at the last control. No respect these youth!
Friday Mar 25, 2011 #
8 AM
Mapping 1:00:00 [0]
Nice short morning (4 hours) finishing the Aberystwyth map; had another steep and thick bit of wood to do though (which will never get used). Yet another amazing day.
3 PM
Run - Terrain 1:35:00 13.3 km (7:09 / km) +800m 5:29 / km
shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR2
Stopped on the way home to run up a random mountain. I was well up for this but unfortunately after several hard days on my feet, an overly full stomach and general lardiness my body wasn’t quite so enthusiastic. Huffed and puffed up the hill as GG disappeared in the distance, worth the effort though as it was glorious running conditions and weather. Despite my bodies reservations, I was well glad we did this and it reminded me why I love being in the hills so much.
Thursday Mar 24, 2011 #
8 AM
Mapping 3:00:00 [0]
Mega long day mapping (9.5 hours?). Got the woods and quarry area finished so moved on to a business park - loads of buildings and infrastructure missing from the base map, I’m sure GG had a look at it and thought “ that looks awkward, I’ll get Marcus to do that bit”… Too tired and late to go for a run.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2011 #
8 AM
Mapping 2:00:00 [0]
8 hours or so mapping some very steep and thicket filled woods in Aberystwyth. Started the day in the usual thermal, mid layer and heavy coat, sweat was poring off me by 9.30! I didn’t know that they had the sun in Wales… Nothing at all of any interested disregarded in these Welsh woods.
6 PM
Run - Trail 1:15:00 [3] 13.6 km (5:31 / km) +400m 4:48 / km
shoes: Asics 1150 (2010)
Run on the trails and roads surrounding Aberystwyth with GG, including visiting the hills to both the north and south of the town. Surprised by how nice a place it is (maybe helped by an absolutely stunning evening – even warm enough for quite an active beach front), if it was in the Lakes it would be heaving.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2011 #
10 AM
Run - Trail 57:55 [2] 10.4 km (5:34 / km) +150m 5:12 / km
shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR2
Round Redmires and Burbage with GG from the mines. Legs not in a good place but it was a 100% cracking morning – if we could be guaranteed weather like this all summer I could quite happily put up with the lower temperature (for summer that is, for March today was baking).
Monday Mar 21, 2011 #
6 PM
Run - Drills 1:00:00 [2] 1.4 km (42:51 / km)
shoes: Asics 1150 (2010)
Drills with Coach Candy (happy birthday to her as well). Took it easy as still full of gunk so skipped the track bit. Lots of new drills that require considerably more coordination than I process!