Sunday May 11 |
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| Run from home down the canal to the race and back after the prize giving |
| running 48:00 [5] | |
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| Another day, another fell race. Mytholmroyd fell race today. Saw Harold Wyber and James Williams at the start. 1st 10mins were steep uphill and i settled into a decent rhythm in about 7th. Got past a few people when we reached the moor and started the descent into Luddenden Valley. Half way down, me and the fella behind performed a Mikka Hakkinen style overtake on the Tod Harrier in front with one of us going down either side of him through the heather. Running along the flatish track in the valley he gestured for me to come past him, like cyclists do in the peleton, but i was suffering in the extreme heat and told him so. On the climb out of the valley i could see 2nd place looking over his shoulder and so dug in. Eventually caught 2nd place just before Cock Hill quarries but was still towing the other guy along. I had witnessed his rapid descent before so knew i had to pull something out the bag. Last 1.5miles were an uncontrolled sprint downhill, hurdling stiles, swerving through gates and praying i wasnt going to trip over else i was fecked. Reached the last kissing gate just before him, went through it nice and slowly, and just pipped him into the finish. Marvellous. |
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| running 30:00 [2] | |
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| Long warm down after id drunk about a litre of water. |
Saturday May 10 |
| Free weights-core stability 36:00 [2] | |
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| running 1:02:00 [3] | |
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| Up through the old town/Booth onto the moor, pottered across to Crow Hill, Milk Churn Joan, Sheepstones trig and back along the Calderdale way following some tapes marking tommorrows race. Feeling a bit jetlagged from lack of sleep but otherwise happy to be out in the sunshine. |
Friday May 9 |
| Free weights-core stability 40:00 [2] | |
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Thursday May 8 |
| running 1:06:00 [3] | |
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| Haworth-Penistone-Bronte waterfalls-Earnshaw Farm-Top Withins trig-back through the terrain. Maybe i'll get a tan at this rate. |
Wednesday May 7 |
| running 32:00 [2] | |
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| Warm up/down. |
| running 31:00 [5] | |
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| Flower Scar fell race. Running along with the leaders for the first 2 mins i thought id either suddenly entered the elite of fell running or they knew something i didnt. Turned out they knew nearly all of the1400ft climb was in the first 1.5 miles of the course. Reached what i thought was the top only to see another higher, steeper peak in the distance which the leaders were already toiling up. Was suffering by the time i got there but most of the next 2.5miles were downhill and fantastically runnable. Awesome fun. Oh and i saw James Williams and James Logue, 2 orienteers who must be worth some points. |
Tuesday May 6 |
| running 36:00 [3] | |
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| Lovely punter around Haworth Moor in glorious evening sunshine. Didnt feel any after-effects from yesterday. Why my body couldnt recover like this at the JK i just dont know. |
| Free weights-core stability 28:00 [2] | |
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Monday May 5 |
| running 37:00 [3] | |
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| Run down the canal to Mytholmroyd pre race and run back home along some small paths post race. |
| running 50:00 [5] | |
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| Coiners fell race. Starts just outside Mytholmroyd, goes up to Stoodley Pike via some very wet moor, back through the plantation, more bogs and a fast downhill finish. Pretty pleased, legs felt good, pushed hard and enjoyed the sunshine. Could hear someone behind me going up to the pike but i floated across the knee deep bogs and left him floundering. Unfortunately id used up all my levitational abilities by the second set of deep deep bogs and he caught up a few seconds but held him off to the finish to take 4th place. |