Training Log Archive: ba-ba

After the SHUOC harvester team disintegrated, had the opportunity chill BG spectating/drinking beer, then a Wasdale recce with Jack Wood.
Was meant to meet Earl Grey at Wasdale Head but we contrived to miss each other - Jack and I probably quite glad of this. Opted to start from Greendale to recce the bit that needs it through Pots of Ashiness and on to Pillar. Took a while to get going up greendale beck but this meant we could see Karl and once we were a threesome Jack and I got moving a bit better. Maybe a bit low out of Pots of Ashness, some discussion about going to the Haycock-Scoat Fell col (as the map suggests) or not (as we did, and from what I have heard is generally done). Also muffed up the line around Black Crag into Wind gap, think we were on the trod but got worried it was dropping too low - shall have to compare to previous trips around here.
Left Karl at Black Sail to drop to Wasdale - was feeling OK but well aware of yesterday and grinding to a halt on the grind to beck head.

C • Col 4

jogging to thumb a lift back to Greendale

Buttermere Horeseshoe/Skyline Daz memorial.
Weather decided no water needed to be carried, so sacked off the life vest for my bumbag, a bit too last minute to get everything sorted properly!

Felt good on the first climb, still jogging along. Pack eased away off the top but happy to let some of them work a bit to hard and I'd run my own race. Missed bits of trod on the line around Robinson and was caught by Scoffer, Charlie Loather and Harvey Lord. The first 2 took 20mins out of me between Honister and the finish, partly because I just lost gumption, was a bit negative and faffy (looked like a bit Angelos with map, bottle and food bag in my hand as I was struggling to stuff them in my bumbag after poor prep).

Caught Ted slipping backwards up Gamlin end, but then muffed up High Stile in the clag and Harvey got away. Followed his orange shorts around Red Pike - too far left - and ended up in heavy terrain, not on the path, into Scale Beck, before dropping too low - lines need to be learnt here! This had the DP V50 train and Wardy on my tail so I managed to get a bit of effort in up Melbreak, but had to put in a fast finish to hold off Spyke and John Hunt as my quads seized up a bit on the last track run.

Better prep and mentality required, but good to waste some bad lines and get a duff performance (still my best time by 13mins) out of the system before Wasdale. Nice day out - not much sun but still contrived to get some sharp burn lines. The return leg from Honister needs better mentality/prep as there's some rough ground you need to be ready to keep moving well over.

in via Heeley

again wasted an hour of sleep faffing around online.

To Dan's. Muggy.

Sexy sweaty Rivelin with Dan. Body feeling drained what with the heat and last night's efforts. Felt a way away from taking a lakeland classic at the weekend but a couple of days to freshen up should do it.

Better night's sleep. Could have got more but playing a game of 'what's Hulley up to?' which took up a bit more of my evening.

A new Heeley variation ITW.

HFW. Police van sat on corner near main city mosque - what a world we live in...

Fartlekky, taking in climbs/loops with pitches of varying steepness (and also CRS I wanted/wanted back!).
Trying to maintain focus and former and improve cadence as pitchessential changed. Fairly successful, the feeling of running smoothly creeping back.

Difficult getting to sleep as room is a sauna with only 1 window in this heat, shifting my day timings back a couple of hours.