Training Log Archive: austrianmike

Stretching x3. Off to Boston and letting the legs recover

Stretching x2

Official distance: 10k, 325m climb

Solid run overall. Feeling the legs from the training this week, even cramping up while climbing a fence three controls before the finish.

A couple of silly errors though
#3 - drifted right when trying to be too direct, had to come back along the road
#6 - searching a while as the control really wasn't clear. Eventually found it, but cost a minute or two
#15 - some very messy vegetation areas here which caused me to overshoot, but not too far
#24 - picked up a path (tractor track) at a slightly too steep angle coming out of #23. This wasn't mapped and brought me to the road at the completely wrong place. Was very confused and ended up running 40m climb up (and down) a hill i didn't have to... cost quite a lot! Caused by a tired mind!

Generally used the paths a lot in a very physical area, both in terms of climb and vegetation/ ground underfoot. Fourth team overall in the end. I picked up joint-4th, dropped the other guy by 45mins and generally held the distance to what was going on behind. Good team effort!

Event: Harvester Trophy
 

Shadwell, Tower Bridge, Thames Path, Russia Dock Park, Thames Path, Greenwich foot tunnel, Thames Path, Limehouse Cut, round the Olympic park, CS2 to Whitechapel and home. Shopped at Stratford and Whitrchapel, and went for a swim at the National Aquatics Centre. Time is net approx, were out for 5 hours including swimming and shopping

10x 50m lengths in groups of two. Still can't crawl at a solid pace for longer. A little short on time

Stretching x1 - a Paris

Stretching x2

ITW - Easy, but the heavy backpack made it hard at time. Hope I don't have to carry my laptop (and iPad) back home too often

Stretching x1

ITW - Very tired aftre working late last night, but beautiful morning reminding me how cool it is to run under Tower Bridge and past the Tower of London on my way to work

HFW - with heavy backpack (laptop and ipad) and tired. Not fast, but felt like tempo (or just under). New work-home PB!

With Anca on the new bikes (Carrera Subway and Crossfire) from home to Dim T at Towern Bridge... and back

Stretching x2

Calculated the distances to work:
- 4.3k via CS3, Cannon Street, St. Paul's - quick, but busy
- 5.4k via St. Paul's CY/ Garnet Street, Ornamental Canal, Thames Path, St. Paul's
- 5.6k via Glamis Road, Shadwell Basin, Ornamental Canal, Thames Path, St. Paul's

ITW - down Garnet St. as St. Paul's churchyard closed in the morning. Easy as I'd had breakfast

HFW