Training Log Archive: Alibongo

Event: Warrior Winter Warmer Weekend
 

Jeeeees, a hard course in some pretty scary terrain, it was really wet underfoot with rain and some mist to make things a tad more tricky. Went slowly and carefully to make sure I got all the controls without the need for mountain rescue. Not much running on the terrain as it was so steep up followed by steep down with the brakes applied. Was really glad to finish the 'Trial'.

C • good weekend 2

Foof, an epic walk up to the start!

Event: Warrior Winter Warmer Weekend
 

Believe it or not this was my first daylight O race since the 27 August. It was a lovely area, technically challenging towards the end. Everyone was doing the same course, with a short cut off option. There were two very long legs, which I did a fair amount of faffing on rather than following everyone ahead - you could see for miles. It was pretty rocky in places and managed to twist my ankle a few times but no ill effects. There's definitely something wrong with my knee and so a trip to the physio required...

Friday morning tootle around Beecraigs in the drizzle... hey, this might become a habit - let's hope so. Had to make it short in order to get back for the gas man to fix the boiler, might get some hot water today.

Hope that doing this will give me more strength to get up those hills. Will need to pump some air in for next time, it was a bit squashy.

Only two in the class today! The instructor was very kind for the first class of the year to break us in gently. Noticed that my hamstrings were very tight.

Terrain, path and a bit of road run: round Uni up into Hermitage Woods, Mine Woods and back through Bridge of Allan. Bit slippy on the forest paths. This was a proper training run for me as I pushed faster than normal in an attempt to keep up (wish I could have). The hills just about killed me, I just didn't have enough energy, I think that having had lunch at 11 and a banana at 2 wasn't enough or maybe too big a gap, I felt starved!