Training Log Archive: Psuba

Hampworth Galoppen, last ranking event in the UK this year, so I decided to try and race properly.

Mixed bag really, decent effort on most legs and no *major* mistakes, but this was not a top performance by any means.
- 2-3 stupid detour pushed away from path by vegetation
- 4-5 a bit too much hesitation, didn't read the contours ahead well enough precisely
- 6-7 could have been stronger in my head to keep the direction and pushing through the bracken.
- 8-9 not sure if my route choice was correct. I did go through the bracken in the rough open and it probably was too slow. Route around may have been faster.
- 12 too much hesitation around the fence, not sure the vegetation was well mapped in this area.
- 13-14 again vegetation mapped too vaguely, stopped and hesitated before the control, lost probably about 30s although eventually found the control by simply continuing my compass bearing a bit further.
- 14-15 was discouraged by the undergrowth/bracken around the solar farm so followed the path leading away from it - ended up having to bash through the bracken anyway so probably lost more than what I gained. I am not sure if it may have even been quicker going all the way around on the road, although that probably would have been overkill. Possibly just had to be strong / lucky following the earth wall through the bracken.
- 18-19 stupidly decided to take the map seriously with its med green and lost a ton of time fighting my way through. Going around would have been sensible.
- 20-21 decided to run around but then from the corner of the opening ended up not being strict with my compass and ended up running parallel to the track - losing more time.

11th is not a disaster, and happy with no major mistakes as well as some of my speed, but this was far from perfect. Enjoyed pushing all the way though.

Last Parkrun of the year.

Decided to go for it for the first time probably this year. It became clear after 3K that this would not be sub-20m. A Seasons best (in fact the best time for over a year and a half), but quite a bit off my PB. Not that surprising but an OK time to build on.

Z2 run

5x hill intervals on the zig-zag at lunch time