Training Log Archive: rcro

Want to do something - but legs saying a definite no

https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/index.php?p...

Presume there will be a follow up apology to WYE shortly...

C • The day I got drug tested on Dinmoor. 1

First go at Llanbedr-Blaenavon race - and completing this now means that, overlaying all of my GPSed activities, now have "joined" Newport (and Caerphilly) to Hay Bluff!

Brilliant weather - 14-15 C and bright sunshine, stiff breeze on the tops and towards the end, but about as friendly as Blaenavon weather ever gets.

Alas, wasn't to be my day today, and right calf was playing up by half way up Crug Mawr (1 mile in) - so climbing was poor. Today was probably first time ever I've descended better than climbing, and I didn't descend well - passed 2 down from Crug Mawr, but passed by 2; passed by 2 off Sugar Loaf but got both and another 6 or 7 by Llanfoist, and gained 1 place off Blorenge. Ascending - gained 3 up Sugar Loaf, 1 (and lost 1) up Blorenge.

Descending off Sugar Loaf again calf wasn't happy and long road section in Abergavenny not fun, and probably spent more energy than I wanted. Kept eating jellies all the way - from before top of Crug Mawr - so didn't get Blorenged - but did find climb a struggle and legs on fire - 22min km just about walking - but hands and feet climbing felt easier on burning legs.

Closing in on Ollie after the masts, and level with him by taking slightly shorter route on to road. We took the stepped footpath between houses so gained on Mynydd Du guy to be just behind him - we both put a big sprint in to overhaul him before the turn into finish so gave a bit of a spectacle to onlookers. Wasn't going to fight Ollie as he had been running better than me the whole way - but I was wrecked by the end. Very pleased to just creep in under 3 hours - I had expected to be around 3.15-3.30ish before I started.

Plenty of positives to take from this - and beat Matt, Ake and Alan which isn't usual.

Good to do it, but might take a little bit of coaxing to get me out to this again whilst fresh in my memory.

https://www.strava.com/activities/533678830

Lovely day and not working - feels like a bit of a waste

Uneven intervals on the grass. Not going at 100% today. Grass really not ready yet and very muddy - taking very wide lines where drier and less congested. Ankle tried to go after first effort but seems to have held together.

https://www.strava.com/activities/531087612

Lliswerry - loop around Rogerstone from 14 Locks.

Group was pretty slow - good for me as felt lot more tired today, suspect linked to being sat at a desk all day and stiffening up. Glad it was short too and didn't add any extra onto start/end.

Decent climb up to canal would be good to try when fresher - followed by long rest at the top for the slower groups to get away.

https://www.strava.com/activities/530082566/overvi...

Pretty tired today and put off from going far by yesterday's weather. Still pretty breezy this morning!

Variation of my hills route - aim not for a good time, but to keep plodding on, recover on the downs and keep running on the ups. Succeeded in this respect.

Opted at the end to come back up Cae Perllan rather than Stow Park Ave - both a mental and physical challenge to get up to finish.

https://www.strava.com/activities/528807557

Polar-Strava now seems to know the time zone has changed - they're getting a lot quicker with the adjustment each time now.