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Saturday Nov 11, 2017 #
Running - Road/Track race (Parkrun - Warrington) 19:05 [5] 5.0 km (3:49 / km) +10m 3:47 / km
ahr:139 max:161 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32
Relatively fast course; I am slow now. Paced quite well. There was a few hundred metres of grass and a marginal slope, and quite a few corners, which slowed it down a bit.
3rd: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/warrington/results/weekl...
3rd: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/warrington/results/weekl...
Orienteering - Forest race (Sefton Park) 31:01 [5] 6.32 km (4:54 / km) +46m 4:44 / km
shoes: X-Talon 212 (May 17)
EDIT: 2nd, beaten by a child; http://www.deeside-orienteering-club.org.uk/result...
Lost a minute - 20s + 40s - but would still have been 2nd, so meh.
DEE local event, no other o this weekend so wanted to get some practice in.
Interesting scale (1:6000) which I can't really blame. Overshot #3 slightly, and terrible compass work and general map reading on #6, but otherwise fairly clean. Need to work more on pre-planning when the leg is straightforward, though.
Lost a minute - 20s + 40s - but would still have been 2nd, so meh.
DEE local event, no other o this weekend so wanted to get some practice in.
Interesting scale (1:6000) which I can't really blame. Overshot #3 slightly, and terrible compass work and general map reading on #6, but otherwise fairly clean. Need to work more on pre-planning when the leg is straightforward, though.
Running - Trail race (Boggart Clough XC) 41:26 [5] 8.42 km (4:55 / km) +103m 4:38 / km
ahr:143 max:158
EDIT: 178th/493
https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2017/maccl1...
Or 94th/200 in senior men. Better than average. Just.
Turns out cross countries in the North are mental.
The field felt like about 500, and the standard was super high. Apparently Steve Vernon won.
It was a lot more 'proper' than Gwent league. Most of it was on winding paths through trees which were only wide enough to have about 2 abreast. The entire race was pretty much a queue. Surreal.
The entire race was ankle deep thick mud, with no respite whatsoever. I've never come closer to losing a shoe.
I have absolutely no idea where I came but I can't imagine it was on the top 100.
https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2017/maccl1...
Or 94th/200 in senior men. Better than average. Just.
Turns out cross countries in the North are mental.
The field felt like about 500, and the standard was super high. Apparently Steve Vernon won.
It was a lot more 'proper' than Gwent league. Most of it was on winding paths through trees which were only wide enough to have about 2 abreast. The entire race was pretty much a queue. Surreal.
The entire race was ankle deep thick mud, with no respite whatsoever. I've never come closer to losing a shoe.
I have absolutely no idea where I came but I can't imagine it was on the top 100.
Friday Nov 10, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Still a bit cautious. If this weekend goes well, must get back to proper training next week. Only not wednesday because I have a work thing.
Thursday Nov 9, 2017 #
Orienteering - Urban race (Macclesfield SW Street O) 58:05 [4] 10.34 km (5:37 / km) +103m 5:21 / km
ahr:131 max:159 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32
The event I missed last week. Good excuse for a run I guess, but it's not really training; too much stopping and starting. I think I need some elastic or something to attach the pen to my arm. I'm also thinking if I took some tape I could stick the answer sheet to my other arm and then rotate it as required. Will try that next week!
Didn't have any strategy, just ran around until it looked like I might be late and then came back. I think I'll continue to do that in future, despite it not being optimal (but I don't like the score element and so I refuse to engage with it).
It was probably a bit warm for hat and gloves.
Didn't have any strategy, just ran around until it looked like I might be late and then came back. I think I'll continue to do that in future, despite it not being optimal (but I don't like the score element and so I refuse to engage with it).
It was probably a bit warm for hat and gloves.
Wednesday Nov 8, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Tuesday Nov 7, 2017 #
Running - Road/Track (Delivery office run) 47:35 [3] 10.0 km (4:46 / km) +124m 4:29 / km
ahr:142 max:158 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32
Feeling good body-wise for the first 3k, knee started to niggle after that but much better than it's been before; hurray!
Ran to the delivery office to pick up another pair of 212s after the 225s caused issues (although I am going to relace them and try again).
Wondered why the pace readings were crazy on the way back, and then I realised I'd stopped in the office for 5 mins and hadn't refound satellites before I continued the activity. This has caused me to take some interesting routes on Strava.
HR worryingly high for the pace I was running at; it turns out not doing any cardio training results in a loss of cardio fitness.
Ran to the delivery office to pick up another pair of 212s after the 225s caused issues (although I am going to relace them and try again).
Wondered why the pace readings were crazy on the way back, and then I realised I'd stopped in the office for 5 mins and hadn't refound satellites before I continued the activity. This has caused me to take some interesting routes on Strava.
HR worryingly high for the pace I was running at; it turns out not doing any cardio training results in a loss of cardio fitness.
Monday Nov 6, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Was going to run to the parcel delivery place. But went on a date instead. This is notable since it doesn't happen very often.
Sunday Nov 5, 2017 #
Running - Trail race (Dovedale Dash) 33:10 [5] 7.52 km (4:25 / km) +156m 4:00 / km
ahr:160 max:177 shoes: X-Talon 212 (May 17)
EDIT: 42nd/1528
http://nebula.wsimg.com/cece8fc314eb4e591567063d0c...
Wanted to do this for ages but always clashes with November Classic. New shoe lacing technique seemed to work really well, extensors ok for the race. Knee sore though.
Kept right down the hill at the start which was a good line. Elected to run through the river as decided it would be faster than the stepping stones, but the river was extremely high (waist!) so was very slow. Weather was quite nice luckily, sunny enough for vest and shorts. Water felt cold. In general struggled for pace through the mud and up the hills, really feeling the lack of training, but I reckon I can only have been around 5mins down on the leader.
Think I came about 40th/1500.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/cece8fc314eb4e591567063d0c...
Wanted to do this for ages but always clashes with November Classic. New shoe lacing technique seemed to work really well, extensors ok for the race. Knee sore though.
Kept right down the hill at the start which was a good line. Elected to run through the river as decided it would be faster than the stepping stones, but the river was extremely high (waist!) so was very slow. Weather was quite nice luckily, sunny enough for vest and shorts. Water felt cold. In general struggled for pace through the mud and up the hills, really feeling the lack of training, but I reckon I can only have been around 5mins down on the leader.
Think I came about 40th/1500.