Training Log Archive: paul c

Event: British Night Championships / MV Regional SE League (UKOL)
 

Easy drills.

Ribs were still hurting before I began so pumped myself full of paracetamol and cracked on.
Went through the green to #1 and hit it ok. Then it just got scrappy and made my biggest mistake of the night. I didn't go high enough for #2 and started searching on an earth bank too short. Lost about 1.20 here. Scrappy for the next 2 but just off bearing. I took 10 seconds to work out the long leg and went north which cut out the climb. Unfortunately I was slow in to the control and ended up on the thicket to the SW.
Slow again to 6 but then it got better. I did lose 20 seconds going out the wrong way to 10 but still got the quickest leg over Geoff and Rich.
Clean to 19 only dropping 10 seconds on 15, 16 and 19. I hit #20 well going on the Eastern route. This seemed much better than everybody else who went West. I went through 26 on the way to 21 and picked up Tom at #24. Stupidly followed him to #25 which he went too far right on and had to readjust.
Ok to the finish. I was never really able to attack the course due to my ribs but I think this was a blessing as I was able to read the map well and never lose contact on a potentially tricky area.
Ran 10.5km.

Course 2 - Splits

3 laps in glorious sunshine.

Mapping part of RP for the night o.

Drills session. At no point did this feel very good but expected after last night.

From Newlands, Shere, Peaslake, Holmbury, Leith, Gomshall and back.
Legs not liking the hills but a lovely day out.

To work in the dry.

Back home with a little wind.

Charing Cross Hospital squad session.
400 fs
4 x 50 fly
4 x 50 back
4 x 50 breast
4 x 50 fs
800 pull with the 4th and 8th 100 hypoxic
8 x 50 kick
8 x 100 on 1.50
4 sets of 50 fs, 25 fs and 25 choice.
400 cool down
Tough first session back and my upper arms were feeling it.
1.30's for the 100's just sitting at the back.

2 laps.

200 fs
200 pull
2 rounds of 600 drills and 200 paddles
Tired in the arms from last night to start with but then fine in the 2nd half.

Easy this morning over to Kingston.

Back through the park home.

Putney short pool.
200 wu
200 pull
200 drill.
2 x 25 fast
5 x 400 going on 7 minutes.
200 fs
200 pull
100 easy
Between 6.04 and 6.10 for the 4's.

Event: CompassSport Cup and Trophy Heat
 

Lovely bit of forest to start off with and made sure I didn't miss #1. I was way right on #3 and lost over a minute. A lot of people missed this control so feel a bit better about it as I took it really steady and was way off.
Ok until crossing the river just before #9 where I fell off the tree and came down on the next tree on my ribs. Very painful at the moment but not broken thankfully. Also got pulled off by Angus Lui at the end of this leg and dropped 30 seconds.
Steady after this and generally a decent run.
Not sure how the ranking points system works but the winner of the Brown course got way more points than myself but his minutes per k were a way down on mine.
Ran 10km exactly and another good area.

C • To be fair 3

Short Brown - Splits