Training Log Archive: RichT

Dunnolie & Ganavan - 1st start block so hard going through bracken. Didn't remember that trails cut through bracken and were taped, so missed easy route into #5. Long leg wasn't good and generally wasn't aggressive enough. Wake up call.

LochAwe training map for Scottish 6 Days. Bog Myrtle an unpleasant surprise. Hot day so very steady.

Travel to Culdees Bunkhouse, near Aberfeldy - jog up onto Drummond Hill above Loch Tay.
Rain during day so humid evening.

Usual short loop around Urswick, Dalton, Dendron, Gleaston & Birkrigg.
Slow & steady in the sunshine.

Working in garden & Katie around.

Haverthwaite x-roads to Low Wood, Bigland Tarn, Bigland, Backbarrow, Haverthwaite Heights.
Had to use road through Whitewater & bridge as foot bridge still out and bracken head high.
Pleased with uphills, warm day.

Rest day - working in garden all day.

Torver, Walna Scar road, Walna Scar, Seathwiate Tarn, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Coniston Old Man, Dow Crag, Buck Pike, Brown Pike, Walna Scar, Walna Scar road, Torver. Still jogging off hill at end. Coolish & cloudy with sunny patches.

Reverse loop out to Hill Fort, Urswick, around back and then over Birkrigg Common. Warm day - effort back along road into town for last 8mins.

Arad Foot, Penny Bridge, Oxen Park, Rusland, Rusland Cross, Graythwaite, Newby Bridge, Seatle, Cartmel, Cark Cafe with John Bett. Cloudy humid day.

Cark Cafe, mosses, Fishouse Lane, Greenodd & home.

Rawfold Wood - very steady in glasses - humid evening with rain and they steamed up!
Angus had a blinder in 29mins, 1sec behind Mike McIver abd beating Carl & Todd.

High Dam loop - 15mins to kissing gate at end, 30mins to finger post by A frame - felt going well.

Sore legs - torrential rain most of the day.

Kentmere Fell Race - Wet, drizzly day. Tried to start off steady at back of race and gradually increase pace. Climb up Buck Crag was passing people and kept position around Yoke. Caught a couple more up and down Ill Bell and then struggled around Frostwick. Climb around Thornthwaite gullies onto High Street was where people started to run past me. Drop to Mardale Ill Bell it started raining and difficult to see in glasses, and shoes not happy on wet rock. Passed by another couple on run alongside Harter Fell and they ran away from me leaving Kentmere. Descent on side of Shipman Knotts to Hallow Bank interesting on vague tracks and stream bed. Happy to waddle into finish. 1hr 25mins to High Street, 1hr 8mins back.

Steady out to Birkrigg, loop around & back in over hill fort. Rainy at end.

With Selwyn from Coniston Institute up Old Man in 53mins on warm sunny afternoon. I was going well up to tarn and then Sel strong to top. Short rest to see view and then along ridge before drop off down to tarn where he plunged in! Easy running back down to car in sunshine.

Bethecar from High Ickenthwaite - warm day - low energy - loping around.

Lanequest #6 from Staveley with Angus. Hard hilly riding - neither of us feeling very strong so steady around 17 controls.

Melksham out along River Avon to Monkton Manor & Pack Horse bridge, then north to Broughton Gifford and back towards Melksham. With Grev - held up badly by field of maize and then oil seed rape - maybe 20mins? More by nettles later. Very slow jogging and walking.

Melksham started west through new build around Forest, then out towards Chittoe, up and around Spye Park, west towards Queensfield Farm and back along Avon back into Melksham. Very slow towards end.

Out with Howard from Brinkworth around footpths. Brilliant wildflower meadows with hundreds of butterflies.

Little Solsbury loop with Grev. Jogging and walking. Huge thunderstorm downpour at end - road turned into a river.

Browns Folly loop. New X-talon 190 shoes - sooooo light.

Slow shuffle from High Dam car park with rain showers. Sore hamstrings.

Lanequest #5 from Wray near Caton. Turned into a nice evening but big hills and rode easy - Angus whistling!

Out over Birkrigg, Gleaston, Dendron, Lindal, Marton, Windmills and descend to Old Hall lane.
Lovely warm morning.

Took Katie to Hill Top (NT) venue and then run around Claife South trails with Tom. Hot afternoon.

Driving minibus for JIRCs - North West won !

Easy jog out from home before JIRCs - met with Dave Jackson - warm morning.