Training Log Archive: olsoran

Going to get rid of this cold etc...

Wasn't going to miss this. Fairly straightforward although still contrived to mess up 3. Started to really enjoy it from 4 onwards.

Not a great 6 day competition wise from a personal point of view but would have struggled at the best of times to match some of the speeds being put up in M50!

Decided to miss Day 5 and Barry Buddon. Didn't feel I was in any way up to the speed necessary to remotely enjoy it so finally did the sensible thing. Shame though.

Same symptoms. Scrappy through the detailed 1-8 losing significant time at a couple - always find broken ground difficult. Toiled through 9, 10 and 11, including poor route along the ditch to 9. Ok through some of the rest and then rather lost it in the green.

Pretty grim day weather wise - shame in such a nice location. Early start and feeling no better. Not the greatest thing to be doing really but not about to do the sensible thing and sit "at home".

Enjoyed the forest although lost 60s at 2 by not being far enough down the hill. Caught SS on the way to 5 and then missed although being careful. Don't know why or how but we both relocated from ride junction. Ran straight past the boulder at 8 and then not happy with control positioning at 10. Felt it was much lower down the hill with the result that got the next short leg wrong...I wasn't the only one who felt something strange. Rather lost interest..

Don't know what the other M50s were doing today. Decided to just go for it and hang the thick head. Still no spring and no energy but kept it going although it seemed a long way and was completely shot by the end. Still, almost clean, maybe 90 secs of mistakes and a route choice banana at 16. Couldn't be more surprised to be 4th.

Event: Scottish Six Days Tay 2009
 

Still a thick head and cold. Couldn't think straight and nothing in the tank. Misses at 2 and 5 and then started heading for 8 from 6. Best forgotten.

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