Training Log Archive: rcro

At Swansea track 10-6. Might have been nice to do something whilst out there but thought better to actually get home today. Lucky the rain was limited to a bit of spitting for short while and nothing more.

Got out of doing some of the worst jobs on account of health. 40 minutes spent standing out umpiring 200m races (think there were 8? But the slowest start officials in the world dragged everything out for an incredibly long time) - spent the rest of the afternoon sat on the stand as tired. Managed 10,000 steps today so covered a fair bit of ground.

Short run from Asda as it's flat - really wanted to get a 4th run in this week and unlikely to get a chance tomorrow.

Running pretty badly - yes, tired and struggling for any pace as normal, but also extremely tight left quad made it very difficult to run at all - eventually had to stop to stretch it out for a bit. Stomach also not too good once going again.

At least give myself a tick for doing it.

https://www.strava.com/activities/7214984248

Long walk with Marcus from Merthyr Mawr village to Porthcawl, along the edge of the dunes in, back on the beach. Lovely day for it and glad for a good excuse for spending it outside. Tiring quite a bit towards the end, but think I would do anyway after that much time on feet in the sun, and walking on sand.

Taff Trail from Upper Boat to Nantgarw and back. Felt hard but fastest I’ve run in a while.

https://www.strava.com/activities/7212168231

Generally a bit better than yesterday, but overall time is masking things a bit as 4th overall doesn’t sound too bad.

Small park that I don’t know very well. Tight legs took a long time to loosen so particularly slow on the early fast run bits across grass - but caught back time on 6 by using the map to help me. Those I’d caught disappeared into the distance when it became about running again!

Caught Mark at 8 and then followed him the long way around the pub to 9 as assumed he’d turned down the path I wanted. On my own for 10 - came in from left and was cautious as map didn’t look very reliable. Very slow in this bit to check if paths I was following looked like mapped ones or unmapped. Found what I thought to be the right place but no flag. Assumed 0 chance of relocating, and no certainty control hadn’t been stolen to moved on for next control and found the flag on the way.

Mark caught me up at 10 and overtook me partway through this leg. I’d planned to bail out to road to south but overshot turning as of course 10 was further east, and in hindsight one of the paths I’d planned to take was actually a contour. Seemed to get in my head I would still go south to approach control from same direction as intended, and followed Mark for 100m before remembering I had a B route around roads to north. Backtracked and took this as still quicker than carrying on.

Hesitant after 11 as Mark went off in one direction, looked at map and thought it was reasonable and started off, then again remembered I’d already planned a different route that was shorter.

Quite a lot of running back to the park which I managed, but glad it was not any further. Played it very safe with routes at the end, longer and slower than straight, but no risk and seemed to work out in the end.

Enjoyed this, much more so than Llandaf Fields which was too fast and long. I had good plans for all legs but mind distracted (understandably?) so poor execution cost me at least a minute.

https://www.strava.com/activities/7201706577

Feeling pretty bad today so little point going over to a far away MDC run if only able to walk. Managed 5k on the roads keeping fairly flat - but flagging significantly for the last 3k.

https://www.strava.com/activities/7195868275

Walking to hospital, supermarket, Mark and Alice's - where the rain just about held off. Bonus untimed 37 minute wait on hold to GP away from traffic noise in High Cross before giving up and walking home. Productive day off but feeling pretty tired now.