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Training Log Archive: Magic

In the 7 days ending Nov 3, 2016:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Run - Trail	4	8:30:39	48.7	(10:29)	78.38	(6:31)	2291
Bike - Road	8	4:15:13	64.33	(3:58)	103.53	(2:28)	328
Total	12	12:45:52	113.03	(6:47)	181.91	(4:13)	2619

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Thursday Nov 3, 2016 #

7 AM

Bike - Road 30:41 [2] 12.81 km (2:24 / km) +15m 2:23 / km

IW. Another nice morning and another one for long gloves. I didn't learn my lesson from yesterday.

5 PM

Bike - Road 31:48 [2] 12.8 km (2:29 / km) +65m 2:25 / km

HFW. Too many students walking in the dark in dark clothes and no lights. Some rain would get rid of them.

C • it's your fault. 2

Wednesday Nov 2, 2016 #

7 AM

Bike - Road 32:50 [2] 12.96 km (2:32 / km) +24m 2:31 / km

IW. Cold enough for full length gloves. I only had fingerless ones. Nice morning.

5 PM

Bike - Road 30:52 [2] 12.72 km (2:26 / km) +54m 2:23 / km

HFW. Bumped into a lady who had lost her friend somewhere around Castle Coch. Unfortunately it was dark and while she had lights, her friend didn't...

Tuesday Nov 1, 2016 #

7 AM

Bike - Road 30:09 [3] 12.94 km (2:20 / km) +25m 2:19 / km

IW. Moving okay and legs not too bad, saw Mr D on his fold-up on Radyr bridge.

5 PM

Bike - Road 29:39 [3] 12.84 km (2:19 / km) +64m 2:15 / km

HFW. Moving nicely at times but not stamina. Bike feels so much better after getting the rear wheel sorted (but considering it cost £25 and I only wanted a spoke replacing it should).

6 PM

Run - Trail 1:13:25 11.42 km (6:26 / km) +447m 5:23 / km
shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2016

First MDC night run of the season from HQ. Quite mild and dry made for nice running. Felt very comfortable on the flats but found the hills hard work. 11 out tonight and everyone un-steady, so not much waiting around.

Monday Oct 31, 2016 #

7 AM

Bike - Road 31:32 [3] 12.97 km (2:26 / km) +30m 2:24 / km

IW. Met a very unfriendly white van driver who got very upset at me owning the road (by undertaking him on a cycle lane). Abusive and aggressive driving and did the same to the next cyclist up the road. Some people don't deserve oxygen.

7 PM

Bike - Road 37:42 [3] 13.5 km (2:48 / km) +51m 2:44 / km

HFW via P2C. Dark but new light very nice for cycling, a much more defuse beam (maybe not so good for Night O?). Legs feeling pretty good.

Sunday Oct 30, 2016 #

11 AM

Run - Trail 1:13:14 12.6 km (5:49 / km) +540m 4:47 / km
shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2016

An explore from Monmoth, no map so just guessing where to go. Was planning an easy and flat 30 minutes... Start was too dull to consider repeating, tarmac and straight, so kept going until I knew where I was was, then a big steep hill, which I didn't actually find all that hard, followed by quite a bit more guessing until I found the Kymin race route. Watch died (no charge after yesterday) about half way. Enjoyed it.

Saturday Oct 29, 2016 #

Event: NGOC League 9

10 AM

Run - Trail 5:02:35 [2] 44.5 km (6:48 / km) +975m 6:08 / km
shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2016

Not been to the Elan Valley before so took the opportunity of a free day to explore it. All of it. Very nice it was, looking especially resplendent in autumn colours. Unfortunately not a blue sky to go with them but it was dry, still and mild so a good day for a long trot in the hills.

Some lovely trails along the sides of the reservoirs, but once up on the hills there wasn't much sign of people - thankfully the farmers all have quads which keeps tracks across the tussocks usable. And many tussocks there were as well, covering the valleys and sweeping over the spurs like golden ice sheets in their autumn colours, with lovely runnable islands of green grass on the hills tops and steeper slopes.

Took it very easy so didn't have a problem with the distance at all, though could have done with carrying a bit more food. Need to this kind of thing more.

Friday Oct 28, 2016 #

3 PM

Run - Trail 1:01:25 [3] 9.86 km (6:14 / km) +329m 5:20 / km
shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2016

Afternoon trot around Caerphilly woods, checking out a few new paths and seeing what has been felled. Surprisingly hard work.

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