Run - Terrain23:44 1.81 km (13:05 / km) +154m9:11 / km ahr:119 max:166 shoes: Jalas 2010
Slow walk around a compass exercise with a young lad and his mum followed by collecting a few controls and heading up to the start. Quite a few dens being built/falling down in this section of wood (mostly by adults I think).
Run - Orienteering40:23 5.13 km (7:53 / km) +97m7:12 / km ahr:150 max:169 shoes: Jalas 2010
Llantrisant Forest, Blue, 4.7km. Can't call this a race as I was moving so slow. Certainly some fatigue from skiing still in the legs and tight quads, but mostly just being careful not to jump or over-stride to protect the adductor. It worked as it wasn't really a problem. Course was really enjoyable with most of the forest being very runnable and soft (but that wasn't great for the leg lift). Lost a minute on the easiest control (#2) and a further 2.5 at #3 (the hardest), so with my super slow speed I was expecting to be far back from the pack - don't know what everyone else (aside from Ben) was doing!
Run - Trail 34:57 5.03 km (6:56 / km) +122m6:11 / km ahr:138 max:157 shoes: Salomon Super Cross 2021
Lunch run that didn't work out. Slow and heavy on the way up Nant Bedw, but that was grand, but as I started descending through Gwaelod woods my right groin got incredibly painful (it really didn't like the sudden slip it kept getting when loosing traction skiing). Just as sore walking so had to sit down and stretch every few hundred metres and take it very easy home. Not had an injury like that before and I was glad that I was near home. Also strange that it was completely grand last night. Will be easy on it for a few days and do some stretching to hope it improves - it made the decision not to enter BOC easier though.
Run - Trail 1:10:01 10.43 km (6:43 / km) +295m5:53 / km ahr:154 max:181 shoes: Salomon Super Cross 2021
Didn't feel bad or tired but legs had nothing in them, was struggling after 30 minutes. Only 5 in the unsteady group tonight, but at least Simon was feeling more tired than me, which allowed for some rests!