Training Log Archive: rickyp

Drive up from Yorkshire to Edinburgh for Mark's graduation. Convinced the parents to drive via the Pentlands so they could drop me off and I would run the rest of the way.

Route was Castlelaw, Allermuir, Caeketton, Hill End Ski Centre, Caeketton via the North side, Allermuir, Swanston, Braids, Blackford.

In Yorkshire for an aunties birthday. Not satisfied with just a long walk on the agenda, set off for a long run before breakfast. Had planned to run to Braithwaite Moor and run along the North side but the path on the map either didn't exist or was so overgrown with bracken that I didn't see it. Anyway, I bailed on that plan and ran back a shorter route which was just as well as I had overestimated how fast I would be running.

WU checking out the first half a mile of the route and the precarious steep down section. Then drills

Tintern Trot. Severely underestimated this race. Firstly the race name made me assume it would be easy. I had also assumed it would all be on wide tracks which it wasn't and the hill i found a lot tougher than expecting.

Went off a tad too quickly on the 1.5 mile flat old railway line but still felt comfortable up the first climb. The second climb though caught my by surprise as it was steeper. I also thought it was straight up and down but a technical flat rocky section at the top meant I had no time to recover and the three ahead got away. Sort of cruised to the finish once the rocky section was over and annoying lost anther place on the final push. Definitely need to work on my descending skills.

C • Race 2

Slow WD

It was too nice an evening not do anything so did 60mins steady. A couple of loops of the fields then went to Deerhurst and back.

After picking up a pull buoy at Lidl i noticed some Beavers/Cubs getting taught orienteering but looking bored out of their minds. Momentarily thought about having a chat to them but instead ran home and made dinner.

C • Probably for the best 1

TTC Swim ~ 3300m

Tough set but slogged it out

320m WU
320m easy with fins
5 x 40m (20m torpedo kick front + 20m swim)
5 x 40m (20m torpedo kick back + 20m swim)
Main set was:
8 x 80m [20s] progressive every 2. Paces were 1:38/100m, 1:33, 1:28, 1:26
320m easy with 2 sightings per length
4 x 40m fast then deckout [30s]
Repeat main set. Paces were 1:42, 1:39, 1:30, 1:26
200m WD

Circuits at Cheltenham College.

Didn't think it could be tougher than last week but it was; WU set then 16 stations with 4 exercises each, 20s, 30s, 40s, 20s.