Training Log Archive: Spur

Linwood parkrun. First visit here, while Amelia completed her 200th! Enjoyed the flat course. 30s quicker than last week at Pollok.

Cammo estate green course. First visit here and enjoyed it, good wee training area. Ran pretty hard and only slightly wide on a couple of controls. Being chased down for most of the second half by Bex but just managed to stay ahead (good relay training). 7th/58. Esoc got about 200 people at this!

Abbey Craig night race. Made a good start but was too hesitant on long leg to 5 and lost the pack. Met Jon X at 11 but he went away on another gaffle. Had a pretty clean 2nd loop, saw Brad floating about and was with him at 21/22 but lost ground up the hill to 23, then annoyingly missed 24 wasting 3 mins right at the end. Tricky course and very good training.

Stag winter score at Pollok. Happy with the route I picked and only a couple of minor misses: a few seconds on 74 and 64 where the control descriptions were a little inaccurate, a few seconds on 75 where I didn’t read it was a pit, and about 30 seconds on 71 where there were extra brambles and had to relocate back off the ride bend. Overall ran pretty hard and enjoyed it. A good 5th place (5 seconds behind DonP who lost more time at 71).