Training Log Archive: AliC

Day 2 of LAMM. Started out fine, after getting out of midge-land. Then from control 2-3, SGB's blister made him unable to contour... bummer, so we walked in from there, which was still 10 miles or so. Think we would have done well!

Run to the car to get SGB's wallet and such so he could be swept back to Birmingham.

Event: Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon
 

LAMM day 1

Pretty good, one horrible route choice leg that also involved me twisting my ankle and SGB almost falling into a loch... gorgeous day!! Sunburnt again...

Out to South Parks, little warm-up with the people actually doing intervals, and back home.

So for club intervals today, Ruth made three-control mini-courses in south parks- 3 controls up hill going at sprint pace, then back down, grab a new map. I did 4 of the courses, just jogging really though. Still fun!

Easy little jog- up to town for an errand, then along the thames to donnington bridge and back home. Gorgeous weather! Bit of picking the path round tourists- it's ok, it's kinda like they're trees...

Bum and quads a tiny bit sore from yesterday.

BAH!!!!!!!

Good thing: I just got granted telescope time.
Bad thing: It's August 4-8th. I just bought plane tickets to go to the French 6 day for August 3-10th.

I guess there's still a possibility I can go, as it's likely to be service observing (ie. I don't go to the telescope, but just tell someone else what to do at the telescope), but it's going to totally depend on what my supervisor thinks is appropriate....

I really didn't forsee this at all. I mean, I asked for telescope time in October, it didn't occur to me that they might give me time in August. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

And, officially, can't now go to the French. Major boo.

Line from my supervisor:
"Sorry for the orienteering, but I think it is worth it."

Why did two *good* things have to happen in the same week. Argh.

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Felt amazing- one of those great days when everything aligns for a good run. Went out and just cruised, feeling quick and strong, all the way up to the base of the Shotover hill, where I did 3 intervals, then cruised my way back home.

Decided to do this instead of the summer series event as the ankle needs to heal, and I might have gone over on it had I been in terrain.

2 x Shotover hill from the bottom side of the bridge over the ring road to the first telephone pole in the parking lot at the top. First one took 3:57, second one took 3:52.

Then 1 x 2 min for fun.

Easy-ish session for the easy week before mountain marathoning... pushed on the downhills though, need the downhill muscles to be just as inshape as the uphill ones!!!!