Training Log Archive: ba-ba

Decided Holme Moss was too much like effort, so mooched around the new crib, had a rather nice Roast courtesy of Liz, before heading back to NM and eating even more food before watching Pulp Fiction. class.

Event: Cliffhanger Ultrasprint
 

Pootle around Milhouses with Danger before the qual, and a bit of running to the toilets etc

Set off at the same time as Rhys and Rob Little, leaving the Labyrinth in sight of them, so not too bad in the maze then! Lost about 30 seconds running around a thicket on my 2nd control out of the maze trying to find a way in, then had a 30 second faff amongst flower beds, hedges and trees, and 10 seconds around a pool - just wasn't thinking, and kept on muddling the control order on the map up which wasted more time, but didn't misspunch or anything. Still managed to finish 5th in my heat, as it was the slowest overall (apart from Schorah and Craney)

Fannying around on the basketball court with Danger, Rhys, Rob and others

Had a bit of trouble deciphering which loop followed which control in both maze butterflys, and both the ones in the park, but apart from the loops didn't have much problem with the other controls. Thinking back, wasn't quite in the mood so didn't make too many mistakes, but was just slow in decision making. Very slow...

Some piccies from the A-final what I took.

Lots of schlepping around Sheffield between neuu house and clean 1st year house yesterday and the next few days.

Spent the day cleaning the house only for it to get mucky again, and painting 2 of the walls so we can hopefully get a full deposit back...
Then went to the new house and down to weston park to play mennace with Danger and lil'bit. Twas raining, but still played...
1st time playing in about 4-5 years, and it showed - my first serve shot off the rim and hit the guy on the next court. oops!
Still, a few games, then some T-games when neill turned up.

Last night in 27a tonight. It's the end of an era!

Calfs feel really tight today - a lot tighter than they should do after a race like yesterday's. meh...

Rhys told me to do Holme Moss this weekend... If I can get a lift I may do - I'd like to start doing longer races...

C • just 2

Started a bit too quick up the road and through the wood, what with Rhys (sporting the most absurd backwards-peaked-cap) only 20 yards or so ahead of me, but it meant there was less queueing at the stiles.
That said, I felt really quite poo whilst running, maybe due to having a big dinner not long before hand. From Mother Cap to Higger Tor was dead slow considoring it's mostly flat/downhill,(Gaz caught me just before Higger Tor) and on the slight uphill bits of track on the way down I had to resort to walking. Even when I hit the steep downhill road I was feeling slow and getting passed (inc. by JennyJ) but then, with the finish in site I nailed the last bit of road (to the 'ooohs' and 'ahhhs' of the massed spectators) as there was someone breathing down my neck, and the last bit up the field wasn't too bad!

Slow milage, but don't think I could have gone much quicker at the time. At least I beat the local chavs in their unlaced sneakers whose preparation was to finish a fag before the race started..

Run from the station half way to the registration, when I met Nails/Rob