Training Log Archive: Mal

Taking a tactical rest day after yesterday's travelling and racing, last night sleep and shift at work. Quite hungry and sleepy

To the start rather early

Jog back up to the start afterwards with Dave and Shmint Dogg then peeled off and ran back a shorter loop afterwards

Guesting at BUCs 2016 nice to get out to something proper felt like I've been missing this the last few months. Not long left though!

Started alright exluding a little bit of a miss at 3 and unsure on 4. Running alright too early on...lost about 1min on the long leg to the fastest which is about right as Shminty just appeared there after being nowhere in sight at the start of the leg. After that was steadier but one route choice error and one mistake from not checking my compass (spanner). Dave eventually caught me at 15 which I was quite pleased about as thought he may have snuck past earlier. Hung on till 21 and then plodded in.

Quite pleased with this and really enjoyed it. Disappointed with the result as some people who I'd have expected to beat in the past were quite a way ahead but not done too much the last few months. Pleased technically especially after the last few months with no/little orienteering racing

Headtorching up Cross Fell on the way home with Chris.
Stupid idea, wasn't too bad up the watershed but after that I started feeling uncomfortable being up there. Headtorch was being a spanner from the off so was on my tiny petzl reserve the whole way. Once climbing up the final rise of scree Chris was struggling in his 3/4s as the wind was freezing his calves at the same point the clan came in and the slowing of pace meant I got quite cold. Could barely see a few metres on top which was unnerving but submitted at about 9.30 and then slowly plodded down. Feeling a bit dead on my feet at this point so wasn't the best pace to be honest. Ticked off though for the first time in a while

Such a good run! Half planned to do this yesterday and got organised but woke up to a crappy day.
Finished work at 5 and completely still and dry so drove up to Stanhope moors seeing an awesome sunset! Left the car at 5.45 at 0 degrees and ran on to the Saltwell Harriers fell race route with a ltitle lpop up horseshoe hI'll at the end. Solo'd with my headtorching in the progressively darkening night and enjoyed the solitude. Felt very small and insignificant but loved every moment!

Jog down to Coalway Lane via the Lake District
Very slow jog up to Orchard Road
Jog back home

20mins of 30/30 Kenyan hills got tough after 15 reps. Covering ~0.1km/15m per rep.

Feel better for doing this

Glutes destroyed after hills so just some basic running drills to also try get back in to it

Around Sunniside with Fran nice nattering pace :-)

Half maintenance as very tight half core

Easy slip and slide around fields near Watergate fell over once but had a massive grin on my face the entire way. Finished off with 6*25s(35s) strides around the estate