Training Log Archive: ba-ba

16 miles at 7s. Good group, felt fine, but the thought of 10 miles further 1min/mile quicker is a bit scary so time to properly reassess.
Had a gel at 11 miles just to practise (so maybe I should have done 18 but not wanting to do too much after yesterday). Stomach felt a bit iffy after porridge 1h before starting, but I never had to stop for it.

First ever proper lap of the ressers. Though HPM and some of my OMM training have been laps, you just never see the ressers!

C • But... 2

Shakeout round Headingley. Legs felt shocking and body not much better. The last 2 weeks not been ideal prep for racing, which I half expected but, some more stuff to be aware of pre-national.

Northern XC. 100th

Had perked up a bit by the afternoon and a good looking course always helps. A par result I think (especially based on Yorkshires), just losing hold of Pete and not quote being able to close in on Wooders.
I was generally holding my own on all terrains, but found the switch from hill to flat difficult and groups got away. Also a bit wallowy in the clart.
Generally pleased but a concerted effort towards The National with the start of marathon training proper will hopefully see me break Mycroft's linear model (and trouble the top 200).

1 0:39:50 583 Carl Avery Morpeth Harriers & Ac
2 0:39:54 491 Matthew Bowser Lincoln Wellington AC
3 0:40:10 298 Steven Bayton Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
11 0:41:07 473 Alisdair McLeod Leeds City Athletic Club
18 0:41:34 393 Jack Wood Ilkley Harriers Ac
19 0:41:37 579 Greg Jayasuriya Middlesbrough & Cleveland H
25 0:41:54 307 Robert Little Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
32 0:42:25 423 Sam Stead Keswick Ac
35 0:42:40 308 Connor Milnes Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
42 0:42:53 418 John Battrick Keswick Ac
43 0:42:55 422 Mark Lamb Keswick Ac
44 0:42:58 419 Carl Bell Keswick Ac
46 0:43:01 20 David Norman Altrincham & District Ac
48 0:43:08 160 Peter Bray Chorlton Runners
61 0:43:43 730 Dan Kestrel Rotherham Harriers And AC
68 0:44:03 306 Bertie Houghton Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
73 0:44:14 299 John Birch Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
79 0:44:27 731 Arron Larkin Rotherham Harriers And AC
95 0:45:11 305 Peter Hodges Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
98 0:45:14 859 Joe Wooldley Skyrac Athletic Club
100 0:45:26 297 Nicholas Barber Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
112 0:45:52 1050 Sam Watson Wharfedale Harriers
144 0:46:56 302 Craig Fishwick Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
156 0:47:19 311 Michael Sprot Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
167 0:47:34 345 Mike Fanning Holmfirth Harriers Ac
175 0:47:41 354 Tim Street Holmfirth Harriers Ac
226 0:49:09 761 Tom Fordyce Sale Harriers Manchester (BBC's chief sports writer)
264 0:50:16 309 Matthew Payne Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
370 0:52:56 300 Robert Cook Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
...
760 1:42:00 867 Kenneth McDonald South Shields Harriers & Ac
761 1:42:03 646 Antonio Cardinale Otley Ac

Good to finish and see Bayton holding a medal.

Loop up to Common Lane. Took some new shoes direct across Endcliffe swamp.

Hfw via bole hill

Had a complete nightmare yesterday, in a stormer of a mood and still felt tired, so knocked it on the head, no AJ for me!

Quite frustrated with myself for getting too drunk on Saturday night, it always hits you most 3 days later.

5x mile on Keham Island. First and last at M, 3 middle at somewhere between I/T.
5.55, 29, 28, 32, 56
Then 6x10s hill sprints

Paces OK, but working a bit hard for them at the moment. Just glad I wasn't struggling to maintain M throughout. Needed this session to kick me up the arse though.

Right, back to it.

C • Shot past 1

With 6x hill sprints after