Training Log Archive: Jay-T

Away Match vs Wakefield Warriors A playing with Mick.
Sam is now unable / unwilling to play meaning that I have been promoted to the 1st team 'permanently'...
Scene of my injury before Christmas so slightly apprehensive beforehand.
Got there early and went for a quick warm up jog / stretch before starting. Generally back felt ok whilst playing, although glutes suffered for the rest of the weekend.
Played as 2nd pair to avoid cooling down between matches, but they had three courts so it didn't really matter.
Opposition 2nd pair were solid but eminently beatable. However, we (agonisingly) lost in 3 close ends.
1st pair was Lee (coach) and Jon. Surprised them (and ourselves) in the first end by winning to 17 or so; 7-6 or so up in the second, but then we started making simple errors (clears landing just long / wide) and they recovered to take that end and the decider fairly easily.
3rd pair we edged a close first end, before threatening to run away with the second (12-2 or so), however, they recovered, then overturned this deficit! Fortunately we were able to refocus and win the end to 17 or so.
Brent / Tom won all three, Sean / Abid didn't get any; 5-4 defeat a good result when considering the bigger picture, but on the day we really could and possibly should have won...

Event: Night Urban Score
 

Trying to loosen off the legs after a day sitting.

Fun 'treasure hunt' style evening score in the centre of Sheffield. Answering clues rather than standard controls.
Took a half decent route overall, although left one control (#18) out early on, and there was no realistic way of getting it later on, despite finding that I had ample time spare. Also went to the station control at a non-optimal point and got a number of micro route choices wrong.
Wasted quite a bit of time at several sites (being in the wrong place for some) and never found one answer (#13 – despite searching on both map levels for ages!)
Actually enjoyed this much more than anticipated; good to do something a bit different. Probably need to get some shoes better suited to road running though.

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Match on Friday to prepare for, not comfortable tonight but possible at least.

Orch.

Managed to play, good to get out. Stretched before, during and after...
Lost 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 vs Luke. Bit rusty though he hadn't played for a while either.
Supplementary 'injury' of chilblains which have developed on several toes... argh!

Back troubles are still rumbling on. Much longer recovery than a year ago does not bode particularly well. Improved range of movement should allow me to pick up most activities again now and it tends to ease off further when fully warmed up. However, pain when sedentary is still apparent, indicating that all is not well.

Knockalls, final time prior to the event: 24th January; see you there!