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Sunday Oct 13, 2019 #
8 AM
Trail/terrain running 16:00 [1] 3.0 km (5:20 / km)
Morning jog
11 AM
Hill/Fell running race 2:51:00 30.6 km (5:35 / km)
Pentland Skyline. 3rd. 2:30:11
First off, what an awesome race! Brutally tough with so many (steep) climbs - even if most of them aren't that long. I tried to pace it so that I would have energy left for the last 30 mins, but I clearly didn't manage that very well.
Started off comfortably with Tom Owens, with John Yells setting the pace. Tom decided to bridge the gap off Allermuir, but I stayed comfortable waiting for the big climbs to start. Ali Masson caught me coming off Castlelaw, and we then ran 'together' for quite a while. He took Turnhouse and Carnethy a big harder than I would have liked, but I hung on and was rewarded with his better lines catching Tom and John by Scald Law. We were running in a group from there, but I was always conscious they were climbing just a bit faster than I wanted to. Anyway, I managed to stay in touch, and although John and Tom got ahead a bit again at Drove Road, Ali and I reeled them in across the rougher stuff on Hare Hill, and we were all climbing Black Hill together.
Tom clearly was the freshest here and started to get a bit of a gap, but he fluffed the descent so we were all back together at the start of Bells, where in my head I knew it was going to really get tough. John blew up first, and was off the back almost immediately. I dropped off next, with Tom and Ali powering up the hill. I had to walk most of it, but actually felt ok and thought I might get back onto Ali until Capelaw when I started feeling dreadful. Luckily I had a huge gap behind me, but I could see Tom and Ali pulling away all the time. Ended up walking almost all of the climbs from there to the finish, and lost 5 minutes on Tom and 3 on Ali in the last 40 mins of running.
Tried in vain to sprint off Caerketton to get sub 2:30, but didn't quite manage that.
Really happy to be back racing again this year, even if I am not quite back where I was a couple of years ago. Definitely lacking some tough longer training runs, and I look forward to running this race again with a bit more training in the legs. Hats off to Tom and especially Ali who dragged me round a lot of the route and set a massive pb!
Definitely didn't drink enough. Took 500ml only.
First off, what an awesome race! Brutally tough with so many (steep) climbs - even if most of them aren't that long. I tried to pace it so that I would have energy left for the last 30 mins, but I clearly didn't manage that very well.
Started off comfortably with Tom Owens, with John Yells setting the pace. Tom decided to bridge the gap off Allermuir, but I stayed comfortable waiting for the big climbs to start. Ali Masson caught me coming off Castlelaw, and we then ran 'together' for quite a while. He took Turnhouse and Carnethy a big harder than I would have liked, but I hung on and was rewarded with his better lines catching Tom and John by Scald Law. We were running in a group from there, but I was always conscious they were climbing just a bit faster than I wanted to. Anyway, I managed to stay in touch, and although John and Tom got ahead a bit again at Drove Road, Ali and I reeled them in across the rougher stuff on Hare Hill, and we were all climbing Black Hill together.
Tom clearly was the freshest here and started to get a bit of a gap, but he fluffed the descent so we were all back together at the start of Bells, where in my head I knew it was going to really get tough. John blew up first, and was off the back almost immediately. I dropped off next, with Tom and Ali powering up the hill. I had to walk most of it, but actually felt ok and thought I might get back onto Ali until Capelaw when I started feeling dreadful. Luckily I had a huge gap behind me, but I could see Tom and Ali pulling away all the time. Ended up walking almost all of the climbs from there to the finish, and lost 5 minutes on Tom and 3 on Ali in the last 40 mins of running.
Tried in vain to sprint off Caerketton to get sub 2:30, but didn't quite manage that.
Really happy to be back racing again this year, even if I am not quite back where I was a couple of years ago. Definitely lacking some tough longer training runs, and I look forward to running this race again with a bit more training in the legs. Hats off to Tom and especially Ali who dragged me round a lot of the route and set a massive pb!
Definitely didn't drink enough. Took 500ml only.
C • race 5
Saturday Oct 12, 2019 #
11 AM
Trail/terrain running 1:02:00 12.7 km (4:53 / km) +200m 4:32 / km
Easy run up to the Gathering Stone
Friday Oct 11, 2019 #
10 AM
Trail/terrain running 1:03:00 13.0 km (4:51 / km)
Steady standard loop from home.
6 PM
Strength and conditioning 40:00 [0]
Core, lower back, glutes, calves and adductors.
Thursday Oct 10, 2019 #
10 AM
Trail/terrain running hills 1:10:00 15.8 km (4:26 / km)
Hill reps on Menstrie track at the Dunblane end.
4 times:
6 minute threshold climb
2 minutes maximal descent
2 minutes jog back to start / recovery.
Good session.
4 times:
6 minute threshold climb
2 minutes maximal descent
2 minutes jog back to start / recovery.
Good session.
Wednesday Oct 9, 2019 #
10 AM
Cycling 57:00
Easy ride from home.
6 PM
Trail/terrain running 1:03:00 13.2 km (4:46 / km) +175m 4:29 / km
Steady run from home.
Strength and conditioning 35:00 [0]
Core, calves, adductors
Tuesday Oct 8, 2019 #
7 AM
Trail/terrain running 56:00 10.7 km (5:14 / km) +220m 4:45 / km
Easy pre-breakfast with Shane before meetings, train back home via surveying Glasgow Caledonian University for some indoor orienteering - really interesting to make my first indoor map!
Monday Oct 7, 2019 #
Note
Down to Kendal early for all day meetings.