Training Log Archive: ba-ba

4x Heroes
6:05, 6:22, 6:34, 6:50. Felt pretty good on the first but legs were aching and heavy by the turn on the 2nd. From then on it became more a mental session - more race specific so will hopefully have some good impact, but would like a good session on here at some point.

Maybe I'll get one if I don't have 4 pints and a portion of chips the night before next time.

Ducks skating on ice on the jog out, Hillsborough corner ram-jam with cops on the way back with Leeds in town.

I passed Rich Guillaume at Malin Bridge - there's a name drop.

C • Name drops 8

Did a bit of O training for some of ShUOC's newer orienteers. Dangerous.

On the way home saw a 'special service' tram full of Leeds fans with a full police escort - outriders, several vans, many cars.

Had a nap infant of the biathlon then went for a trot as some snow fell. I'm glad of Facebook, twitter and AP letting me know it's cold out as I'd have ventured out with just short shorts and baps out without them!

C • Sounds norty 5

Felt very weak in my core - 'like a binbag full of coleslaw' as Greg Davies would say.
Need to get back on the core.

To WP and back

Stanage Pole, High Neb, Haunted House, Headstone and mines. Nice and snowy/frosty and pretty still. Fave run of the year so far.

Left leg feeling a bit weird after yesterday evening/this morning.

Illegal street racing TTDP style: North Stands.

Set a descent pace up the first hill despite a wrong turn. Then guts went awol on descent in to Rivelin, been enjoying some food and beer since the weekend. Once on to the flat took me ages to reel Austin in, stride length feels very short after the weekend. Solid 2.5 minutes slower (and 450m further...) than last year, 5min behind Ben, 2.5 behind Josh.

MultiTech on Tankersley. I struggle with orienteering training at the best of times (especially when there's no kites out) and I'm not entirely sure I'm proficient enough yet for windows and corridors to be of much use - I even struggled a bit on the pathless course I did after. Still, a few bits were OK and the first green colour on the log this year.

Easy around the roads with 6x20s gentle hills focusing on form, which left me feeling pretty good.

Hugely disappointed that the 'JK Giraffe' isn't actually a giraffe.

C • Giraffe 2

Jog up Rivelin. Wore a buff around my neck for full punter power. GI tract less than impressed with what I've put in it the last couple of days.

Feel alright, quads got a bit DOMSy towards the end of the day but nothing too bad.
Decided to have another whirl with a HRM - won some Amazon vouchers so minimal cost. Looking forward to high readings on easy runs again!
In a month will be moving away from Hillsborough and in to HulleyMonster's place in Meersbrook. Won't be as easy to get in to nice running quickly as Rivelin is ATM, but Graves & Norfolk parks and Eccy woods within striking distance.
Looking forward to get into some speadwork over the coming months and trying to make the Hallamshire 9-man team at National.

Event: Trigger
 

Trigger/Marsden to Edale. 1st.

Didn't know who was about until we were off on the big track out of Marsden. There was no sign of Simon Harding so it was all to play for.
Mark Ollerenshaw (Glossopdale) took on the pace and pulled away from me by about 100m as the climb went on. The slabs down from Fessenden head were treacherous so took it easy and gained a bit on Mark on to Black Hill. On the heavy ground off the summit I closed Mark down with Konrad Rowlock (Carnethy) not far behind. A nice line into Crowden Brook saw me leap ahead and I had a small gap at Crowden - but lost that having to dive into the bushes - massive toilet queue pre-start meant I couldn't go through all my planned ablutions.

Settled in a bit behind Mark with Konrad, who followed my 'Perry' line up Lawrence Edge. Moving quite slowly across Bleaklow, but it was good to have company to keep pushing (Konrad had to stick with me as he didn't know where we were!), and we popped onto the Pennine way with Mark who had lost a bit of time in to Wild Boar Clough. Went to the front o the group and got some food out which led to Konrad ramping up the pace. Hung tough up to Bleaklow Head and multiple micro-routes from all 3 of use made no difference as we hit the Shelf Trig CP together. I opened a bit of a gap up on the run down to Snake Summit so took my time getting a banana and some coke from Hanna and Anna, and loading up with water.

On to the slabs of doom towards Mill Hill. Konrad pushed the pace and I dropped 20m or so whilst faffing with some flapjack (don't wrap it in value tinfoil - must have eaten quite a bit of that!) but I closed him back up, but Mark still close at hand. Didn't know the Mill Hill cut but fudged something together. Up Ashop edge Konrad was just behind. Power-walked the steep bit shoulder-to-shoulder before I upped the pace on the ramp to the ridge. Missed all the cuts on the edge (somehow don't know them) and we were together at the Downfall, but I soon had a 100m gap as I passed Neil, Zan and JoBo. Pressed on but lost a bit faffing about up to Kinder Low CP, leading by about 10s.

Cruised off the top on the gentle descent, then once past the S edge path onto rougher steeper ground opened up a bit more. Chanced a glance and Konrad was now 30s back. Hit the Pennine Way at the bottom of Jacob's Ladder and prepared myself for 5km of road/trail. Started counting double steps and tapped out a fair rhythm during the purgatory.

Finished ~1.5min ahead of Konrad and 4.5 ahead of Mark. Close in the team but DP's 4,5,6 beat our 1,7,9 - although dubious arithmetic meant we got some beers anyway.

Didn't feel as fresh as I'd have liked but there was way I was going to be beaten by 2 guys I normally beat, on what could be my only chance to get my hands on the trophy with no Big Fish about. Pleased how I dug in well and was max ~150m off the lead in the whole race (max 30m from Bleaklow Head). Makes up a bit for not being able to defend my Skyline trophy this year. Time to try and get a bit faster now though in time for the spring.

C • Good work! 6