Training Log Archive: MattC

Really nice area, found it quite tricky as I didn't keep contact with the map very well. Still enjoyed it though. Quite a scrappy race with lots of small hesitations here and there. Biggest mistake at 4, ran pretty much straight past it to 5 before i realised.

Worked really hard at this session mainly because know one else did but enjoyed it.

Despite being undefeated in all four games we finished joint 3rd in the group with four draws. Didn't go through to the knock out as we lost the playoff on penaltys

Hand hockey warm up then nets, relaxed session just working on things we did with John yesterday

Biked to look at a house in york

Really good session, John worked with us bowlers on actions, filming us then talking us through it. We then did yorker practice.

Need to work on leg strength.

Bit of a casual game on the astro, 7 aside tournament on saturday, turns out i still know how to pass the ball.... Still cant head though

Uni club run, distance and time are just going on what others said

Brilliant area nice to run in with some nice contour detail aswell, started off on the first five pretty solid but felt abit slow and stiff from training yesterday. 4 wasnt great as contours were a little confusing and i ended up on the wrong side of a mound. Was suprised to see nathan so early at 6 but this seemed to give me abit extra to keep with him. Nathan got ahead going to 7 as he went low and i went high and saw him head off down the bank to 8, regreted taking the same route as him to 8 as I ended up in the tall nettles but managed to get.out onto the path and finding the control was easy. Followed the line of the fence to 9 and took a path into the re entrant caught nathan up on the hill but wasnt strong enough to get ahead. He took the lead through to the road crossing which were fairly easy controls really.

Through the open to 14 and then fighting through the trees and along the earth bank. 15 was the long leg, slighlty lost my bareings trying to get onto the path, once i got on it, it was straight to the junction where nathan cut in, pretty much straight from here cutting across the open forrest taking it in turns to go ahead trying to force the pace. Hit the control on the earthwall before ours but could see the thicket so headed straight for it. Tough climb up and over to 16 and contoured across to 17 using a path junction to attack from, was a little confused going to 18 as i came across a pond but quickly realised it was the marshy area. Went pretty much straight from here onwards apart from 21 where realised i was on the main path so just carried on down it.
Nathan caught back up at 21 and was a race to the finish.

Pleased with my run and position compared to others.

EMJOS trainig weekend with south central and south west squads, actually enjoyed cold ash compared to the JK, really good training and a pairs realy to finish

Seriously intense cricket session, John Saddler put a heavy focus on fielding this week

Good run with the athletics club, going to start getting more regular training in from now on