Training Log Archive: Mal

Windy Gyle Fell Race 1st
Was feeling quite up for this after missing last weekend, been feelnig a lot better these last few days also.
Set off pretty hard with Cam Taylor and a DFR guy, and was leading to the first marshal. Took a different line up the first hill and dropped just behind those two. They started to pull away a little towards Murder Cleugh but ended up with them again on the climb back out of there. Two others had joined us at this point, and I again took a different line to Cam up the hill. Ended up on the right line but got scared so veered off toward them otherwise I would have been a bit clear.
Cam pulled away going up Windy Gyle and took me with him a little but was caught on the pull around to Mozie Law. Ended up with a group of 4 about 20s or so behind Cam at the start of The Street. Everyone veered offline contouring around Scald Law, I realised and climbed back up to the route and ended up in front of everyone. Caught Cam back up on the last little climb then gutted myself on the descent to hold everyone off. The last little road section hurt a lot. Very tired at the end but felt good

The first fell race I've ever won! Also was about 5:30mins quicker than the last time I raced this. Need to try keep this going as I'm back feeling good with my running again, although my knee has had a bit of a reaction to it with blood clotting in my scar

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Short beforehand as was a little later than planned arriving
Longer afterwards in to a horrendous shower

Easy recovery run down to the lake and round.
Going to attempt to do the Windy Gyle Fell race on Sunday I think. Time to beat 69mins which I got last time

Out to the Tanfield railway line before and back afterwards

Was tempted to go to the track or Harriers today but never really got round to it so decided to do my own thing on the same route as yesterday.
2.7km (75m) tempo up to the station 11:02
5min recovery
3*500m(500m) back down; 1:38, 1:37, 1:26

Think I may have finally kicked my lethargy, feeling quite a lot better

Easy out up to the train station and don't think I left enough time after eating

Become a bit lax at this since the injury need to start doing more again

A short jog around the block to loosen my legs after a long drive which turned in to a fair pace as I needed the loo

Checking out my dissertation site and plotting the locations of Scots Pine in the Northern corries. A lot more physical than I'd expected as I ended up going up and down the slopes for ages!

Braeriach and Sron na Larige from the car park below the Cairngorm ski centre. Tough again