Training Log Archive: jonny crickmore

IW

So Peter got me into the Glasgow BMC on Friday. Yet as a straight replacement for his 8:33 friend. So I'm in the A race. Two guys last year were over 9 (had PB's of 8:45) but the rest were under 8:45. My PB is 9:06.

So I decided to see what I could do. Aim was k reps under 3min for as many as I could off 2min rest. I managed the first one fairly comfortably. Then the second one was into a bit of a headwind and I saw my avg pace tick over 3 so put in a killer 200m effort at the end to sneak under. Absolutely gone.
Managed 1min of the next rep and the legs were having none of it. Sat down for 10min then did 4x500(75sec) then 4x200(60sec) followed by more sitting down.

C • BMC 6

MASH with Laura for 20min then she dropped off and well rule 1. So rest by myself

Quick turnaround from getting home and heading out for a long run in the sun with Peter. Very sunny so tops off, new routes and feeling good made this very enjoyable.

Nice morning run rounds some forest trails. Baps out at 6:30am. Loving it.

Great day watching the relay and then heading back to Prague for a fantastic Pizza called the Anti-vegetarian and some beer.
Got some busy weekends in June with a lot of Orienteering I'm looking forward to.

WU map

EOC Middle B final.

Much better today. Clean through the first technical section and was up in 4th place at the beginning. Then I was clean for a few more but shedding time on some longer legs somehow. Just not aggressive enough. I had caught up a fair few people and overtook Laura at 6. Then was on my AP for 8 but just missed the control and ended up on a bit of a rock hunt again. Lost a minute and Laura caught me up again. I was clean from then on and really enjoying it. I love this terrain of nice forest and in and out of green.

EOC Middle Qual 39th

First start today and was looking forward to it. Had planned to take it steady get my head up then push. Nailed one and had a plan to 2. Then just missed the control by not much and lost 1min hunting around some green. Okay back into it and got 3 and 4 nicely then 5 was a stupidly easy 100m leg and I totally missed this massive line of rocks and found some other. After 1min realised I had missed found my line of rocks but couldn't work out what was what as they were identical so just started looking round most of them. Fastest split 25sec I was 3:16. Game over. Now just screwed my head on and minus a poor bearing to seven I had a very clean race. Taking many path options and avoiding the green. Gutted to screw it up so bad at the beginning but parts of the race were successful.
Looking at splits even if my whole race was like that last section I wouldn't ave qualified. Just not in the same league technically as these guys. Sticking to sprint,long and relay for the near future.

C • You'll never be good at middle.... 1

WD with Peter

Middle Model.

Legs a bit tired but orienteering well. Looking forward to tomorrow.