Training Log Archive: Tatty

British Champs at Dalegarth. Disappointed that it wasn't as technical as I expected. Either that or I can now read contours which I couldn't when we last ran here. Went up the left hand re-entrant just before 1 so took a few seconds to work out where I was. Fine up until 8 when I dropped down too low. Luckily when I turned round I saw the control.At 13 I went straight down the hill as it was grotty underfoot and so had to struggle through until I reached the track. Pleased with my result as it's the first W60L I've done in a Championships for a while. Was 14th out of 40 when I left.

Rest Day. Travelling up to BOC in Lakes.

BOK Trot at New Beechenhurst in the Forest of Dean. The wettest day of the already wet year! It was raining when we left home and rained non-stop, with gale force winds on the way over. Was still raining when we left - just about 15 minutes without rain around Tidworth and it's still raining now at 8.30pm. As it was slippery I tended to take path routes whenever feasible to avoid slipping on wet branches.When I came across a stream, just before number 2, in very full flow I had problems. Went to left, but too tricky. Luckliy after a detour of about 50m to my right the stream emerged from under the ground and I was able to get across the bank above it. Not enjoyable at all. Reached my attack point going into 4, but went up the path before I turned onto the block of land. Must have gone at too high an angle as when I found a control in a depression I made a wrong assumption and continued to climb up the slope. Eventually realised that nothing fitted and noticed people down below me. must have lost about 4 or 5 minutes here. Went too high above the re-entrant at 5 and had to drop down into the feature. From 6 to 7 it was very slippery . I veered off to the north, but corrected myself down a very steep, grotty slope. Pretty fast terrain after that. Glad there was a bridge type crossing the stream between 7 and 8 as it was in full spate.I went along a track between 8 and 9 to avoid crossing stream. Luckily the ditches en route between 10 and 11 were not too deep. Pleased to have got round in one piece.