Training Log Archive: kido

Event: British Long Championships (UKOL) / Relay Championships
 

Oh just brilliant timing. Woke up with a sore throat, it got worse from there during the drive up to the Lakes.

This was just awful. I should have pulled out (or not started). You cannot seriously hope to be competitive in the Lakes even if you are feeling a little bit off, let alone feeling the way I was. Completely lacking energy, really sore body.

Navigation wasn't a complete disaster, mostly because I was going too slow to stuff it up badly. Lost time in the middle of the leg at #2 when my delirious brain refused to accept the presence an irrelevant wall-track junction - but actually nailed the control in the circle. Lost more time on #3 when I went up the wrong gully.

Again had a complete lack of mental ability at #10 when I overshot the feature by several hundred metres, and again at #12 when I headed off at a 45 degree angle. Final mistake was at #18 when I climbed the wrong side of a pretty obvious cliff.

Shortish swim to loosen up.

This was quite a bit longer and harder than intended. Up some back lanes to Ringinglow, from the top of Ringinglow down to Hathersage via the nameless road parallel to the Dale, down to Grindleford and back up Frogatt. Brutal headwind at the top of Frogatt on the unsheltered bit.

Just an easy jog. Didn't feel amazing.

V slow shop run to Norfolk Park.

Jogged to the shop to meet Rich and run down to Woodbourn Rd. Nice big sleep last night and a lazy morning sitting around and eating. Planned to do a swim but couldn't get off my bum.

Just a quick one - after racing on the weekend, and also I've got British Champs this weekend. 3 x 400m with 600 recovery. Feeling much better than last week, slow but felt I had some energy / strength. Not sure about the HR readings, my Garmin thinks I got to 190 at some point which seems high.

Recoveries and warm down along the canal.

Another hostel night in London, this one was better but still got in late and left early. Got the train back home and went to work.

Considered doing a bike session after work but decided I was far too tired.

Had a very cold night in the tent in the arena. Didn't sleep so well. Watched the first two legs of Tiomila and got up to watch the final leg. Bit of a anti-climax with the race being won by 9 minutes!

Spent the afternoon doing a bit more sightseeing / cleaning all the mud off my boots. Pretty knackered though so eventually just got the bus to the airport and sat there for 4 hours.