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Sunday Apr 2, 2017 #
9 AM
Note
Note: knackered from gig yesterday all afternoon on feet - 3 sets, 35 songs played.
Barely able to watch TV later. Shattered!
Barely able to watch TV later. Shattered!
12 PM
Orienteering race 39:30 [5] 6.9 km (5:43 / km) +202m 5:00 / km
shoes: Mud Claw 333
NWO CHerhill, Blue, 6.1km 290m climb tho strava says i did 202m climb.
Day out with Liz.
told her i'd be back in 45 mins & beat that with sub-40.
Sunny; warm; 100% visibility. Wore varifocal glasses which were wonderful - stereo vision! Felt tired but must be getting fitter, as got into it very quickly & wasn't hanging around either.
On the occasions I started to flag I tried to get "angry" about not being in Belgium; not sure this worked. I didn't deserve to go, anyway. I'd have been a liability to England, and to Clive.
This area is too easy, & this course was easier than usual, i made one small miss(no 9) - 30secs - thru following a slow bloke who's accuracy wasn't quite good enough; thought the route choice 13-14 i may have flunked, but splits suggest otherwise as i won this leg.
Richard Hudson doesn't seem too far behind on easy O these days...... another BOK M50 contender?
http://www.northwilts.org.uk/results/170402Cherhil...
Strava https://www.strava.com/activities/925363083
Day out with Liz.
told her i'd be back in 45 mins & beat that with sub-40.
Sunny; warm; 100% visibility. Wore varifocal glasses which were wonderful - stereo vision! Felt tired but must be getting fitter, as got into it very quickly & wasn't hanging around either.
On the occasions I started to flag I tried to get "angry" about not being in Belgium; not sure this worked. I didn't deserve to go, anyway. I'd have been a liability to England, and to Clive.
This area is too easy, & this course was easier than usual, i made one small miss(no 9) - 30secs - thru following a slow bloke who's accuracy wasn't quite good enough; thought the route choice 13-14 i may have flunked, but splits suggest otherwise as i won this leg.
Richard Hudson doesn't seem too far behind on easy O these days...... another BOK M50 contender?
http://www.northwilts.org.uk/results/170402Cherhil...
Strava https://www.strava.com/activities/925363083
Note
Note: Easy country walk with Liz in & around Avebury (stone circles; ancient Silbury Hill etc) for a few hours .
Dead on my feet, but no worries! Lovely spring day.
Ice cream, too.
Dead on my feet, but no worries! Lovely spring day.
Ice cream, too.
Saturday Apr 1, 2017 #
9 AM
Running race 19:36 [5] 5.0 km (3:55 / km) +102m 3:33 / km
shoes: Saucony Fastwitch 6
Ashton court parkrun - part of SRC (my club)'s championship series
Quite good; kind of where I am right now .
Nothing great. 49 seconds slower than pb (18:47 in 2014 & 2016)
3:18 final km then a "fast" finish, so i am trying hard here......
22nd. Rubbish. I was up with Simon Cardnell last year (36:44 10km). Yawn. http://www.parkrun.org.uk/ashton-court/results/lat...
only 8th on Age/grade - I've been 1st before :-\
544 runners! OMG. This is getting silly.
https://www.strava.com/activities/922933721
Quite good; kind of where I am right now .
Nothing great. 49 seconds slower than pb (18:47 in 2014 & 2016)
3:18 final km then a "fast" finish, so i am trying hard here......
22nd. Rubbish. I was up with Simon Cardnell last year (36:44 10km). Yawn. http://www.parkrun.org.uk/ashton-court/results/lat...
only 8th on Age/grade - I've been 1st before :-\
544 runners! OMG. This is getting silly.
https://www.strava.com/activities/922933721
Friday Mar 31, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Needed.
Thursday Mar 30, 2017 #
12 PM
Running 1:00:05 [4] 12.3 km (4:53 / km) +71m 4:45 / km
shoes: Brooks Ravenna 5
Felt pretty wrecked. Set off up the cycle path as usual.
Slowly got into it. Lethargic. Tired. sunday's Midlands & tuesday's climb & 5km road race have knocked me down a bit.
did kms 6 & 8 hard-ish - 3:56 & 3:59, I think, the latter hurt as was into a bit of a wind.
cruised a 4:18 mostly downhill then a 4:45 3x hills, before basically calling it a day at 11km.
Need a rest. And a new pair of general training shoes. https://www.strava.com/activities/920620313
Slowly got into it. Lethargic. Tired. sunday's Midlands & tuesday's climb & 5km road race have knocked me down a bit.
did kms 6 & 8 hard-ish - 3:56 & 3:59, I think, the latter hurt as was into a bit of a wind.
cruised a 4:18 mostly downhill then a 4:45 3x hills, before basically calling it a day at 11km.
Need a rest. And a new pair of general training shoes. https://www.strava.com/activities/920620313
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Pretty beaten up.
Prep for small gig tonight at Fleece - on at 8:15 if anyone fancies it? £5, we're only doing 7 songs, for 30 minutes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1836870349888527/
Prep for small gig tonight at Fleece - on at 8:15 if anyone fancies it? £5, we're only doing 7 songs, for 30 minutes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1836870349888527/
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017 #
11 AM
Note
Sport climbing, Tirpentwys, south wales.
With Clio.
Hard sport - 5c, 6a, 6b+ (hard but we both made it!), then onto Supertramp our 7a "project".
Both failed. Rained off in the end. I twice got high points - gave it 100%, eyeballs out, screaming. Poor Clio never had a decent chance - my 2nd attempt, I was lowered off in torrential rain. Bastard.
Hot footed it back to Bristol. And prepped for an ill-advised attempt to run 5km on the road. in a race. Am I mad?
My shoulder was quite painful after, i will leave climbing til next week now. oh dear.....................
With Clio.
Hard sport - 5c, 6a, 6b+ (hard but we both made it!), then onto Supertramp our 7a "project".
Both failed. Rained off in the end. I twice got high points - gave it 100%, eyeballs out, screaming. Poor Clio never had a decent chance - my 2nd attempt, I was lowered off in torrential rain. Bastard.
Hot footed it back to Bristol. And prepped for an ill-advised attempt to run 5km on the road. in a race. Am I mad?
My shoulder was quite painful after, i will leave climbing til next week now. oh dear.....................
7 PM
Running race (road race) 18:44 [5] 5.0 km (3:45 / km) +25m 3:39 / km
shoes: Saucony Fastwitch 6
Aztec Fast 5km, 1st running race since I did 18:16 here in September - 6 months , OMG!
Decided to pace it sensibly, seeing as I'm unfit, lumbering, & slow. (and - in all seriousness - lacking any sort of proper training for this sort of burn-up).
Garmin refused to boot, so I had no idea of pace at start, so drifted along being passed by a zillion children & women. Whatever.
3:39 at 1km - oh! Right...... (leaders sub-3 minutes).
just kept the pace chugging along, sub 3:50s the whole way. Very pleased about this. It wasn't easy though.
At the hill at 3.5km, was able to kick in & drop a fair few veterans & women. Just about maintained this to the end. for 2nd Vet50 (bottle of wine!) .
Really good day, I'm a happy Phil.
Result: http://www.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=166...
3:39
7:25 (3:46)
11:12 (3:47)
15:01 (3:49)
18:44 (3:43)
Miles (chip timing) 5:59, 6:02, 6:03 - YEAH! last 0.1 mile in 40 seconds.
Decided to pace it sensibly, seeing as I'm unfit, lumbering, & slow. (and - in all seriousness - lacking any sort of proper training for this sort of burn-up).
Garmin refused to boot, so I had no idea of pace at start, so drifted along being passed by a zillion children & women. Whatever.
3:39 at 1km - oh! Right...... (leaders sub-3 minutes).
just kept the pace chugging along, sub 3:50s the whole way. Very pleased about this. It wasn't easy though.
At the hill at 3.5km, was able to kick in & drop a fair few veterans & women. Just about maintained this to the end. for 2nd Vet50 (bottle of wine!) .
Really good day, I'm a happy Phil.
Result: http://www.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=166...
3:39
7:25 (3:46)
11:12 (3:47)
15:01 (3:49)
18:44 (3:43)
Miles (chip timing) 5:59, 6:02, 6:03 - YEAH! last 0.1 mile in 40 seconds.
Monday Mar 27, 2017 #
6 PM
Note
(rest day)
Took Tim Tett rock climbing at Sea Walls, avon gorge,
Good value. did a Diff, a severe, then led a fairly tough VS 4b (Jumping carrots) which felt bold, on a single rope (= rope drag). Tim suffered on this one! Had to lower him down a few times so he could try again! ha ha!
Eventually he rolled up it. humiliation has been shared on FriendFace.
Good value. did a Diff, a severe, then led a fairly tough VS 4b (Jumping carrots) which felt bold, on a single rope (= rope drag). Tim suffered on this one! Had to lower him down a few times so he could try again! ha ha!
Eventually he rolled up it. humiliation has been shared on FriendFace.