Sunday Jul 29 |
 | Running race 2:50:00 [4]** 20 km (8:30 / km) +1000m 6:48 / km | |
| spiked:11/13c |
| Capricorn day 2. Found out I had quite a large lead after day 1 so no need to push too hard today. Really good fun with the whole course criss-crossing Kinder, which meant some very tough underfoot conditions and some tricky navigation (or 'nav' as mountain marathon-ers call it). One particularly nasty leg took us through roughly head-high bracken for a km - my only solace was that both Mike and Rhys were also floundering in it. Made a few nav errors in spite of the excellent map - all the peat groughs were really well drawn - but felt strong all the way to the finish today. Won possibly the biggest and ugliest trophy I have ever seen, but is has had a few famous names on it over the years! |
Saturday Jul 28 |
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| Event: Capricorn
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| Running race 3:40:00 [4]** 32 km (6:52 / km) +1100m 5:52 / km | |
| spiked:16/17c |
| Capricorn MM and a rare chance to do a MM in the Dark Peak. Pretty tough first day, I think I started a bit too hard, which was fine for the first 2.30 but I suffered on the last few kms which were through some rough bracken and heather. Still, happy with my time although I have no idea of any other results yet...started up Alport and then headed over to Kinder for a few legs at the end. Tomo is all on Kinder which will be tough and tricky. I feel like I'm cheating by coming home for a bath and comfort - I should be shivering in a tiny tent eating pot noodles. |
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| C • How you feeling? 2 |
Friday Jul 27 |
| Running 25:00 [2]5 km (5:00 / km) | |
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| Just a weener to loosen up for the weekend's long un's. |
Thursday Jul 26 |
| Orienteering 30:00 [3]5 km (6:00 / km) | |
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| Wow, I actually went orienteering. Sort of. Hanging some bog roll on the mines bit of Strines for Jen (and anyone else - Craney, Rach?) to practise some middle distance. Although the bog roll has probably washed away already in the pouring rain. |
| Running 40:00 [2]8 km (5:00 / km) | |
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| Parked at Strines inn and legged it off before they could ask for my £10 parking 'deposit.' Got a bit stuck in the jungle on the way back. |
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| C • deposit? 2 |
Wednesday Jul 25 |
| Running 40:00 [2]7 km (5:43 / km) | |
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| Run round Loxley with Jen, legs not too bad after track. |
Tuesday Jul 24 |
| Track session 35:00 [5]5 km (7:00 / km) | |
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| Hallamshire session. Bit late (or it started on time for a change) for strides so joined in half way through. Then 6x 500, 30 secs rest, 250, 2mins30 rest. I haven't been to track for quite a while now and I was expecting the worst, but I didn't run well at all, really fading on the 500s then struggling to up the pace on the 250s. My hamstring got a bit sore after 3 sets but stayed about the same after that so I carried on, other than that never actually felt too bad, just couldn't get myself moving any faster. |
| Running 55:00 [2]10 km (5:30 / km) | |
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| To track and back home with Jen, Mike and Little Rob. |
Monday Jul 23 |
| Running 35:00 [2]7 km (5:00 / km) | |
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| Steady run up to Bolehill and stables to loosen up legs. They feel pretty tired today. |