Training Log Archive: CruachanIn the 7 days ending Sep 7, 2014:
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Sunday Sep 7, 2014 #
Event: British Middle Champs (UKOL)
12 PM
Off-road running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 1.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
slept:7.0 shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 265
In the field and to the start...
Orienteering race 42:31 [5] 4.2 km (10:07 / km) +220m 8:01 / km
shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 265
British Middles on Brereton Spurs... Warming up felt good and started strongly, even pipping Dave Schorah on Elite to the first control, the controls flew by and I knew I was going well... Descended fast to 7 and then saw the thicket for 8. Bang. 2nd on M45 and 3rd overall on the course at that point, the next 6.5 mins can only be described in various four letters. I think I went too left, too high and forced myself to see clearings everywhere. Ended up at 11 and tried a bearing only to return to 8. Tried again and got there. 6'35 to travel 80 metres on an O course. That's 5 seconds a metre. Or 0.4 miles an hour. Tortoise speed in other words. Knew I had majorly blown things and that was it... Felt flat and dead. Every hill was a mountain and made slips to most of the other controls with brain not in gear. Passed by Martin Ward at 24 and couldn't have cared less. A humiliation to finish 18th on 45 and something like 28th on Course 4. Uber-crap. On a positive note, those first 8 mins were sublime and showed what I can do; those other 34 mins highlight what I need to do over the Autumn and Winter to get back up anywhere again. Perhaps it is the perfect motivation?
Saturday Sep 6, 2014 #
11 AM
Walking 30:00 [1] 2.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
To town and back... taking it easy.
Friday Sep 5, 2014 #
5 AM
Running 28:43 [3] 4.0 mi (7:11 / mi)
slept:4.6 shoes: Asics DS Trainer 19
Another early wake up, so got out to the SC and back via Silver St. Don't think I'm doing the Sprint and will see how feel on Sat eve for the Middle.
Thursday Sep 4, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Hardest day of the year on the work front... 6 assemblies, duties galore, 2.5hr meeting to chair. On a positive, it should get 'easier' from now on!
Wednesday Sep 3, 2014 #
5 AM
Running 28:00 [3] 4.0 mi (7:00 / mi)
slept:6.0 shoes: Asics DS Trainer 19
Awake and out early... tired.
3 PM
Off-road running 19:00 [3] 2.5 mi (7:36 / mi)
shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 265
Before and after the training... Tired.
Orienteering 30:00 [3] 4.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 265
1:10, middle-style training... Felt ragged and stumbled often due to fatigue. However, good to do.
Tuesday Sep 2, 2014 #
5 AM
Running 21:28 [3] 3.0 mi (7:09 / mi)
slept:4.5 shoes: Asics GT2170 Orange
Awake v early as per usual ahead of first day of academic year. Out for a reasonable trot around the River loop. Hammy tight at first but eased out during the run.
Monday Sep 1, 2014 #
4 PM
Walking 30:00 [1] 2.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
slept:6.5
Felt battered from yesterday and back at work... Enough said.