Training Log Archive: Chas

British Middle Distance Champs, Strensall Common. M45, 5.4km.
My foot was pretty sore this morning as expected but I decided to take a couple of ibuprofens and go for it. Once I got into the race the technical concentration required kept my mind off the foot and I can't really say it slowed me at all.
I really enjoyed the race on what I thought was a great area for a Middle Distance race. Running straight on the needle most of the time and using distinctive trees where possible (I'd spotted how clear these were on the warm-up map en route to the start). Very little time lost: just a slight wobble at no 5 and a hestitation at no 15. Otherwise clean and running flat out. Very pleased to beat the British Sprint Champion at proper orienteering!
Foot now sore as ibuprofen wears off. Need to let it recover for the next few days. Now have a difficult decision whether to do the JK Sprint. Just a single race, so could be OK, but not sure it's worth the risk.

C • Congratuations 7

Course 4 - Splits

British Sprints, York Uni. Heat 2B, 2.4km, 25m. 1st M45. Not sure how I compared with other classes running this heat. Foot a bit sore before I started but seemed to ease off if anything during the race.
Lost time at No 1, 2 and 3 but pretty smooth after that. Good area, well mapped and well planned courses. All in all very good event, but not sure about all the taped-off grass areas to the north and west of the buildings at the start of the course; forced me to run further than what looked possible on the map.

Final A2; 2.3km, 20m.
Never really got into this. Lost time at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 but made my major mess up coming out of no 10. Stupidly (lazily?) hadn't planned ahead and went down the steps from the control, got stuck down 2 dead ends, before eventually going back up the steps and doing what I should have done originally; round the building to the west. Surprised John Duckworth didn't catch me at this point, but he did eventually and I ended up 7th, 1.5 mins down on Martin W.
My foot was also getting more and more painful and is quite sore now. Now wish I'd not run the Final and am worried how it will feel in the morning.

Quali - Course H2B - Splits

Final - Course FA2 - Splits

Calf massage with Kim. Foot was a bit more sore than usual this morning (similar to last Friday), but the massage has eased it somewhat. Thanks Kim!
Short walk to keep calves loose.

South from my parent's house to Sedgwick and back. Out on the riverbank, back on the old canal. Stiffness gone from calfs. Beautiful spring weather and I was well over-dressed.

C • and no mention of the foot 4

Anti-clockwise loop around the north of Kendal, taking in Oxenholme, Meal Bank, Burneside, Crook and Underbarrow. Vicious climb over Scout Scar to finish.

Map run around Marsden Moor again. Less emphasis on navigation than last week. Managed to get all the way to March Hill and back.
Foot OK on the soft stuff but calfs a bit stiff, presumably from doing 5mpk's on Sunday.

Visit to Podiatrist. He's pretty happy with how I'm progressing. He showed me how to self massage my prenoneal muscle group, of which, the peroneus brevis is where the problem is. Back in 6 weeks if not cleared by then.

Thought I may as well start in Huddersfield as I was there anyway. Out along the Calder Valley Greenway, then the Spen Valley Greenway (route 66) from Dewsbury to the outskirts of Bradford (through Cleckheaton). Not pretty, but different. Back the same way.
Foot a bit sore to start with, but eased off if anything.