Training Log Archive: ba-ba

Event: (SROC, UK) Farleton Knott
 

First across the wall and into the score section, and I had quite a good order planned. However, managed to cock that up, so covered much more distance than necessary shuttling up and down the hill. Left in a pack made up of lucy, lizzie and a couple of others. Was very scrappy through the first 18, especially when coming close to the control. Was trying to play straight-is-great and not really getting too far. The fact that my map was at 90degrees to the way it should have been most of the time didn't help either - think a thumb compass may be in order.
Better on the second part of the map, but still trying to go straight over limestone pavement and not having much luck in picking out boulders, but got a bit lucky seeing people in the distance heading in/out of controls. One big boo-boo on 32 as I ended up way north, but dragged Maria with me so didn't loose any placing - was quite tough to have someone close enough to pounce if I cocked up.
BIt far down on the leaders. If I hadn't cocked up the score at the beginning it'd have been interesting to see how I'd have coped in a group with them.

Langdale with Lucy, Zanthe, Neil and Hobbs, taking in 3 tarns, crinkle crags and pike of Blisco. Felt rabbish up the hills, better on the flats and descents but still not all that great. Had loosened off by the time we hit Blisco and was better up there than any other hill. Bazzin' day with bluuuue sky and solid snow on the tops. Cracking.

feeling very unfit, might have had something to do with beer.

beer O'clock, peaked too early!

Spent all day indoors pretending to work and getting cabin fever. Thankfully there's not too much to learn for data handling tomorrow. Wasn't going to go out, but a mixture of the cabin fever, snow arrival an that the only exercise I'll do tomorrow will involve lifting many pints to my lips got me out. Along walkley (aka 'carpark'), Bole Hill, stables, crosspool, lydgate, crookesmoor. Lots of silly driving.

4 laps of the bmx track in bole hill, 300m, off 2mins.
1.14, 1.12, 1.10, 1.12.
got 25secs into the 5th before guts gave up.

also spent some of the day mapping new mills on the openstreetmap.

After an effort up Conduit nearly killed us, we decided to ditch any aspersions of doing hill efforts, so ran through crosspool, Ranmoor, Bingham Gunbarrel, Whitley Woods, bingham, eccy road, and uni. Quads aching, shoes a lot muddier than they were previously.

Last but one exam went really well. Just Thursday's now, but need to get a wiggle on with my poster also.

January was a pretty hefty month training-wise for me, nearing 32hours, the majority of which was running and O. ~180miles and ~300km, quite a lot in snow, so good strength running. Managed to squeeze in a lot more O than I was expecting, and if I can keep my concentration up on courses (yesterday was a case in point of loosing it, saturday a case of doing everything well and at a fairly good pace) I should be able to get some results I'm proud of.
Did notice that my stamina/hill ability hasn't increased as my pace has over the last year, so I'll spend a few weeks on that before throwing in some more intervals before BUCS and the JK. Hopefully I'll be able to get some good technique in before then as well - need to use the people around a bit more.
Not going to move up to 21E at the JK as I'm not there yet. I may be better than some on the start list, but I fancy a good crack at 21L first - a year ago I fingered JT as my target man, and I'm getting closer (if I hadn't gone mental at Eyam I'd have had him.). And if all goes well and we all get fit (...faz...) ShUOC Morning Glory could pick up some hardware on the Short, although with Ash Oing well, me and him could push Dan for the last spot on the next team up!
1st target is to up my ranking from SYO's #35 to the dizzy heights of the top 20!