Training Log Archive: Parkino

EM League, Stanton Moor, Brown
course length 7.3km
good run, not surprising really given my familiarity with the area, caught Chris Millard at one and led him around probably going slightly faster than I should've done, slowed up just after the half hour, calf tightened up on the way to 25, Chris burned me off on the penultimate leg, wore glasses for first time, no problems, lost up to 30secs by falling over a lot

#3 didn't find the best line through the steep slopes [20]
#4 couldn't see the flag when in centre of circle, paused to check descriptions [10]
#7 slightly left, hesitated looking over precipice of steep re-entrant [10]
#16 came in around the back but the rocks were v slippy [10]
#19 erred to the left to attack off the knoll [10]
#20 red line passed straight through 23 so visited that first [30]
#25 should've taken the path after the nine maidens, bracken [10]

4th, 8mins behind Andy Llewellyn, 3 behind JD and Anthony Squire

rest day, completely forgot about doing the core conditioning workout, dammit

The Meadows, The Dimple
had to get out for an easy one on such a fine afternoon, trotted around the Meadows for a change, bit of work up the hill at the end

warm up run through top of Whitesprings before intervals, saw a stag, it stood in the middle of the felled area and watched me, handsome

Forty Acre Wood
3 x 2km, off 90secs: 8.19 8.30 8.35

very pleased with this, ran 10-15 secs slower last time here, set off too quick on the first, other than that quite an even pace

little jog around to warm down

Birchen Edge
beautiful day, went out to check the bracken levels for the EM Champs this time next year, ran parts of proposed Black course, in reverse, only one place where the dead stuff is still so deep it covers the boulders

Oker
easy run to Oker to check the map of the wood, not feeling strong at all

Tansley Moor Loop
with no race yesterday wanted something a bit faster than the usual monday night, especially as the venue was way south, so headed into the gloaming over Tansley Moor, nothing more to report