Training Log Archive: loobey

Event: British Sprint & Middle Champs
 

British Sprint Champs Heats - Springfield
2nd

Started out as normal for first 5 controls, then took the rest at a steady cruise. Very easy courses with no traps so could basically pick any route. Legs felt absolutely rubbish throughout...not sure if it was from the travelling or I was focusing on them as I wasn't racing hard.

British Sprint Champs Final - Campbell Park
1st (unofficially)

Really enjoyed this, courses were really fun especially the first few through all the hedges and paths. Couple of hesitations on 2, 4 and 9 where I missed seeing paths and had to turn back. Caught sight of Beth, Laura Goy and Charlotte going into the last loop in the open so that helped to push hard for the last part. Still bailed out of climbing the hill to the final control though, which lost me some time.

C • yay 1

with Hollie and Megan

Meadows + strides

Went to the physio - he dug his elbow into my hip which was very painful!!

To Asda and back.
Foot has been aching a bit since Sunday, so just taking it super cautiously up till the weekend.

Easy seat with Jonny + strides

Highland Wolf Long - Inshriach
1st

Have heard so much about this map so was very excited to finally get to race on it. Plan was not to race but use it as good training, but ended up feeling better and better as the course went on so kept pushing hard the whole way.
Big mistake on 2, not reading the contours properly and not used to 1:15000. Then James Ackland (started 1min in front) appeared again at 8. He was running a bit faster than me, but kept taking bad routes and making mistakes so I kept catching back up from 8-17. Caught Klara, Marketa and Jenny at 15 which was great as it re-motivated me to push hard to the finish.
Managed to get away from them all at 18. then made a classic error on the last control in the forest by spotting a control on a hill, sprinting across to it, only to realise it was the wrong number (+1min oops!).

Really enjoyed this. Was nice to be able to finish a 2nd long course this year and actually be feeling strong to the finish. The intricate contour area in the south was really fun and felt like I was navigating well in this part.
Finding it amusing that I enjoyed/ran better in the 2 forest races this weekend rather than the sprint. Beginning to get my forest mojo back again :D