Training Log Archive: Old Daniel

Run over the Mendips from Rowborrow with Jo and Pete, good social run plenty of stopping to check out view etc, in sunshine. Good way to spend a morning

Run from Mark and Alice's house with surprise, surprise Mark and Alice. Twmbalan via solar farm along the ridge down to a cycle track in Cym Carn and back via Twmbalan and lane. Splendid run both in variety and views. No shortage of climb, and complete lack of real or naturalised Welsh genes so a bit fatigued and could feel a hamstring by the end. Good run.

AC and Abbots Pool loop in the sunshine, great. Ball of foot a bit sore may need to think about this tomorrow

Went to Llanwynider with Pete for technical training. Started in mist and drizzle which made it technically and physically difficult. soon it was absolutely throwing it down, which significantly compromised the learning opportunity. Some bits good others needed improvement.
Possible second session on Merthyr Common rain stopped play.

Downs Pyramid session from 30 secs up to 3min x 2 and back, max rest 2mins. The extra 3 mins again made it tough. Good running conditions but as always which ever sense you run around the Downs its always into the wind.

From Swineford , figure of eight run, North Stoke, Racecourse, Round Hill, North Stoke, golf course & Upton Cheyney. A bit cloudy to start with but sunny towards end. Quite quick as dry underfoot to Round Hill but struggling a bit in the second half

Warm up

Bentley Wood, Midland Champs, OD put on a very good race, good occasion and nice warm Spring day. Tried hard and good in parts but really a bit disappointed and annoyed with myself -definitely an opportunity lost.
OK to 7 which I overshot a bit and so approached in an odd way probably losing less than a minute, left heading towards 9 but corrected quite quickly and then could not find the flag despite being on a bank so a bit sneaky 1.5 mins, missed 11 wrong ditch in the green but realised and recovered so another 1-1.5 minutes gone.
I then confused my plan for 12 and 13 and deliberately ran south from the control, reaching the track and again realised quickly but had an extra 2 mins to do on the tracks. Ran this leg fast as with the rest of course but damage done.
63 mins was within my grasp today, a time which although well of the leaders would have been delightful. Possibly doing the easier Army races has diminished my respect for the sport. A bit better planning and hey presto?