Training Log Archive: ToddO

R) calf twinging an walking all day.
Bit sore on full knee flexion due to pressure.

Good stretch-out afterwards.

Down to Eden Rock with Sorcha.
Still couldn't do the purple overhang but did do the hard green that Adam had gutsed out last time. Managed it by doing my first "full crimp" on a little flat-edged grip.
Made it half-way up a few whites.

30x eccentric Achilles

Event: Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay
 

Ian Hodgson Mountain Relays, Leg 4.

Thick drizzle cloudy, cold, windy conditions. The forecast had predicted lots of fog and 30mph winds up top too. Elected to wear my OMM jacket, hat and gloves!
Set off in 4th with Helm Hill 41 seconds in front. Borrowdale and Dark Peak had gone through a few mins before. I was quite excited and pumped up and I knew that Chris and I were both faster than one of the Helm guys, Robin. Had brought the gap down to about 100m when we crossed the footbridge and set off on the climb.
Got past them as we went past the other footbridge. Followed the cobbled path up towards the Dove Crag CP and my glutes were burning on the steep path. I was just hanging on to Chris Robinson (my partner for the 2nd year running) on the steep stuff.
We then set off across the grass towards Hart Crag. Didn't get a good line in the clag and had to cross several rock fields. Got well out of sight of the Helm boys by the summit (but they had suprised me with how slowly we had got away).
Ground it out over Fairfield on the main path with Chris managing to keep pace. Gave a nod to the Daz H's cairn which had a Pennine vest on it.
Hesitated a bit coming off Fairfield and had to veer a fair bit to hit the scree. Got onto Cofa Pike and heard the other Helm guy shouting encouragement to Robin (sounded like they were just hitting the scree).
Painfully slow getting down the rocky path to Deepdale Hause. Chris was pussy-footing.
I got into a good rhythym on the long gradual climb to St Sunday Crag and Chris was dropping off the pace. This reversed entirely once we were descending towards the last CP. Chris was nailing it. I think he's pretty good on gradual grassy descents. I can only go that fast if I'm head to head with someone.
I kept looking back to see no sign of any chasers and just went sensibly. Chris took a couple of tumbles but this didn't seem to change his approach!
Hated the cobbled path from the last CP down to the road. Wet, smooth stone is not fun.
Great to finish in 3rd charging across the field alongside Chris with all of the team there to welcome us in!
Glad to do the job after a hard few w/es of racing and with a headcold. Think we could have been 3 mins faster if we knew the right lines and run another minute off the time if we had been chasing/racing the final descent.
We've come 4th at my other two Hodgsons and I didn't think we had much hope of getting any better after Tom stacked the Vets team (they had a DNF due to John Hooson snapping his ACL on the descent of leg 3, stink!) but Ben Abdelnoor's knowledge of leg 2 in the cloud made a huge difference again (our leg 1 had been significantly slower than expected due to Dan Duxbury being drafted in due to someone's illness, poor Jack "could've read a book" according to Dan!).
£12 Pete Bland voucher immediately spent on new X-Talon 190 (the original red kind, not the new orange version)!

Best leg splits:
1 1:09:35, Jim Davies & Ben Bardsley, Borrowdale.
2 1:10:13, Ted Mason & Sam Watson, Wharfedale.
3 1:10:35, Rob Jebb & Ian Holmes, Bingley.
4 1:12:35, Adam Perry & Simon Coldrick, Pennine.
5 1:12:52, Oliver Johnson & Neil Northrop, Dark Peak.
6 1:14:49, Richard Mellon & Steve Swarbrick, Bowland.
7 1:15:19, Ben Mounsey & Tim Ellis, Calder Valley.
8 1:15:50, Steve Hebblethwaite & Pete Harrison, Keswick.
9 1:16:28, Brian Bonnyman & Manny Gorman, Westerlands.
10= 1:16:45, Todd Oates & Chris Robinson, Ambleside.
10= 1:16:45, Darren Kay & Ian Nixon, Pudsey & Bramley.
12 1:18:49, Nick Treit & Shaun Chew, Barlick.
13 1:18:52, Dave Wilby & Martin Archer, Ilkley.
14 1:20:12, Robin Stones & Paul Atkin, Helm Hill.
15 1:20:24, Dave Sergeant & Andy Thompson, Eden.
16 1:21:15, Angela Mudge & Andrew Fallas, Carnethy.

C • Knew I should have gone a s... 2

Mainly for Mum's perusal...

British Fell Running Championship 2013 Men's Open Team Championship (5 men to score per race, best 3 team scores from the 4 races).

Just shows how close we were to the silver medal.

Pos Club Points Aggregate
1 Borrowdale 36 178
2 Dark Peak 25 356
3 Ambleside 25 501
4 Pudsey&B 22 327
5 Carnethy 21 332
6 Calder V 16 207
7 Eryri 14 247
8 Mercia 12 884
9 Pennine 7 1138
10 Wharfedale 6 151
11 HBT 6 280
12 Mourne 3 348
13 Keswick 2 308
14 Newcastle 2 384
15 Northumb 2 481
16 Cheshire 1 404
17 Norham 1 491

Men's Open Championship

Pos Name Club Silent V Yetholm Blisco Peris Total
1 Rob Jebb Bingley 48 48 48 52 148
2 Finlay Wild Lochaber 49 47 49 48 146
3 Morgan Donnelly Borrowdale 45 52 42 49 143
4 Lloyd Taggart Dark Peak 46 42 47 46 139
5 Jim Davies Borrowdale 44 43 41 0 128
6 Mark Roberts Borrowdale 37 40 28 42 119
7= Sam Watson Wharfedale 43 0 37 34 114
7= Tom Gibbs Ambleside 42 0 31 41 114
9 Stewart Whitlie Carnethy 34 38 24 40 112
10 Danny Hope P&B 0 30 40 38 108
11 Darren Kay P&B 0 46 44 13 103
12 Todd Oates Ambleside 33 28 0 36 97
13 Paul Faulkner Carnethy 32 36 10 26 94
14 Rob Hope P&B 0 44 46 0 90
15= Paul Cornforth Borrowdale 31 21 12 37 89
15= Richard Roberts Eryri 29 0 30 30 89
17 Pete Vale Mercia 39 0 0 45 84
18 Ben Abdelnoor Ambleside 38 0 0 43 81
19 Michael Reid Carnethy 20 23 0 32 75
20 Matthew Roberts Eryri 28 0 0 44 72
21 Andrew Fallas Carnethy 26 45 0 0 71
22 Martin M-Barron Borrowdale 0 39 29 0 68
23 Tim Ellis Calder V 40 0 26 0 66
24 Ian Nixon P&B 30 18 17 8 65
25 Shaun Godsman Calder V 24 0 39 0 63
26= Adrian Davis Carnethy 17 19 0 22 58
26= Iain Whiteside Carnethy 21 33 4 0 58
28 Chris Robinson Ambleside 0 17 11 29 57
29 Gavin Bland Borrowdale 52 2 0 0 54
30 Robert Little Dark Peak 0 32 21 0 53
31 Simon Bailey Mercia 0 0 52 0 52
32 Matthew Fortes Eryri 15 0 0 35 50
33 Joe Symonds HBT 0 49 0 0 49
126 men scored a point or more.

R) calf niggling when walking about today.

Did the middle 5 mins in reverse.
Good stretch-out afterwards.

30x eccentric Achilles

Out from Sheepmount in the drizzle. Followed the Eden, crossed the road bridge and went on past the cycle bridge to the carpark. Back to cross the cycle bridge and follow the riverbank back to Bitt's Park. The rain got heavier but I was still happy in shorts and T-shirt (with a Buff over my ears as a concession to my sniffles). Around the edge of Bitt's Park to finish.
Glutes got tired for the final ten mins and the calves started twinging in the last 5 on the tiny climbs.
Good stretch-out afterwards.
R) mid calf tight/spasming when I went to Sainsbury's afterwards...

30x eccentric Achilles.
Calves not happy tonight and glutes feeling weary.

Down to Eden Rock with Adam after tea.
Good fun on the new greens. Almost got the purple overhang.
Had a good go at some whites too.
Stopped at the Working Men's Club for some darts on the way back.

30x eccentric Achilles

Met Neild just S of Ormathwaite. Up Great Cockup and over to Meal Fell. Contoured around the side of Little Sca Fell and went to both tops on the Longlands Fell spur before dropping down and heading back to the cars along the low level paths.
That's 3 Wainwrights if anyone's counting... I am now: ever since Neild got excited on the way up Carrock Fell. I've printed out the lists. Think I've only got 5 to go on the Northern Fells.

30x eccentric Achilles