Training Log Archive: Mal

Long Mynd Valley Recce Race
Unsure how I'd fare given the last week of exhaustion and legs feeling a bit naff running late to the start. But set off and the front of the race didn't disappear to quickly. Took a wrong line to #1 following the leaders but didn't lose too much time. Took a bad line to #2, choosing my own route around and lost about 200m or so. Gradually reeled them back in a sat with Saville up the climb out of #3 then down to #4, up and down to #5 and down to #6. The group reeled Will back in who had ran off the front a little at this point too and then for some reason en route to #7 I found myself in the lead for 5mins or so, dropped back a bit up the last steep climb but didn't mess up the checkpoint as bad a Will and Addison so didn't lose to much time. Ran down to #8 with Gary and Paul in a little Ambleside train and despite dropping back a little on the gradual valley climb regrouped with the lead pack at the base of the last climb. It was brutal and my legs faded a little here but stuck as close to Paul as possible which didn't work out great as we both messed up the route to the finish quite badly dropping about 4/5places and maybe 1min or 2. Finished in 13th, 2mins down on Saville who won.

Weird race with a big group or 20 or so at 2/3rd and felt weird to be up with Lloyd, Si Bailey et al for the majority although I imagine they were taking it a bit easy

Up to the reservoir and back with Saville and Willy after for a bit of a sit down then back to the car with just Will

Went for a run in the Malvern Hills with Duncan. I was dying on the first climb but was alright after that bar feeling a bit knackered at times. Put an effort in back up to the Beacon and trundled in afterwards.
Lush day and nice to go somewhere new.

Pulling myself out of the tiredness

With duncan in the bouldering wall down the road. Good fun

Beginning to feel a bit better, could have ran two get but thought I'd play it safe after feeling empty last night

Went along to the harriers but it became apparent after 2miles that my body wasn't going to play ball so peeled off the back and jogged in slowly.

Still feeling rubbish had a nap after work and felt marginally better

Just feel shattered, struggling to concentrate at work and eating all day.

Think this will be an easy week

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