Training Log Archive: Kris

Didn't do as full a warm up but I had forgotten my shoes and had to go back so kinda rushed it.

Long o - quite good training as there was alot of concentrating when tired involved. Split into 3 sections with a path run inbetween. First section was good. Wasn't trying to overthink it just concentrating quite well went quite quick. Then on the running bit I ran quite quick so I could run past some mountain bikers up the hill. Second section went good apart from some silly route choice where I decided to stay high for a control and ended up climbing over every single fallen log that the forest could offer and have to crawl/wade/fall through a couple of deadly looking streams. Hector caught me and looked as though he was going decently so I decided to go for the maverick path route on the one before the second run through and I had him by a little bit. The the third loop I was plodding along, still orienteering alright but no motivation to put in mega amounts on the rough bits, so I walked/jogged those bits and ran when it was easy. There were alot of rough bits.

Warm ups/downs during the day, including Steve Vernons Drills things.

Did two courses in the morning, I was trying to pick apart my technique to see what I need to work on and it didn't all go amazing, felt like I was over thinking things. When it came to the afternoon I was getting well annoyed and was making like lots of little mistakes and going quite slow. Then after a couple of terrible first controls on the sprint I decided to stop thinking about what I was doing and just do it. Went better after that and the last section of the sprint felt good.

Contour only - dockney (2.5)
Course - dockney (3.5)
Contour only - high dam (4)
Sprint - high dam (1.6)

Normal harriers circuit, up to 30secs now. Getting hardcore...

Run down with headtorch. Then warm up in harriers.

Speed session: 1 x Up down
4 x 60m at 80%
4 x 60m at 90%
4 x 60m head to heads.
1 relay to finish 120m
Walk back recoverys

Felt strong but was getting my ass caned by all the year 10 sprinters. Its not on.

Run down to harriers. Then warm up at harriers.

Did 8 x 2 mins on, 2 mins off. In two sets of 4. On the first set we were covering 620mish each time and the second lot upped the pace a bit and was doing 650m each rep. About 3km pace I think it was.

C • Intervals 2

Did a load of core whilst watching liverpool claw back a point at anfield

Run with Matt. Reasonably slow down to front then a blast through the uni flying off steps and the like. Y'know, to keep up appearances. Can't be looking slow can we. Stop for the loo in the nice uni building, getting funny looks in lycra. Then out onto the fitness trail stuff. Did pull up x2. Then a few of the balancy ones and then sit ups, 50 of them, 20 on the hugely inclined bit. Then tricep dip. Then over under the hurdles. Then ran along to a little hill where iv done hill sprints before. Like 70m loop with a little 5m kick in it. One of us did exercises on the top and the other did two loops, did crunches, plank and burpees. Then a run home.