Training Log Archive: paw

Brown course at the SoSOL at Calder Wood. Bit of a last minute decision to do this, but very glad I did. Navigation felt a bit scrappy - largely due to the limitations of the map - but I managed to avoid any large scale mishaps. Went off hard until about 45 minutes when the legs started to die, which unfortunately coincided with the orange-standard loop around the E side. Pleased to be just over 5 min behind Oleg, though would have enjoyed being ahead of Will rather than just behind.

Lovely day for it, and some gorgeous stretches of bluebell-strewn wood. The area is much harder work than it looks, perhaps due to the steepness of the slopes, but it's an ideal candidate for a lidar remap.

C • Lidar 1

Just time for a jaunt along the canal with couple of loops of Hamiltonhill.

Evening race at Drumpellier, which was in superb condition - marshes mainly dry, undergrowth still down, but the new leaves making it much trickier, especially when trying to find mini-markers. My legs were a bit jaded after the previous night at the Wheel, which is partly an excuse for getting schooled by Arnis, but I was also scrappy in the circle both early on and on the final loop. An enjoyable way to spend another warm sunny evening.

Jog from Blairhill station to the visitor centre.

My contribution to World O Day care of FVO's event at the Falkirk Wheel. Much better than my last visit to the area when I gave up after sliding around on muddy banks for too long. Had pre-warning about the missing flag at 5 and the 'dodgy pit' (to quote Rosco) at 15, which I never actually found despite checking out a few candidates, and really enjoyed the course. Running pretty well but need to check the compass a lot more, especially leaving controls - you'd think I'd have learned from Sunday.

Out and back to the Wheel from Falkirk High - out via the roads, and back along the shorter canal route kindly pointed out by Jamie.

Short interval sesh along the canal - 5 x 2 min with 30 sec recovery. Legs were up to it, but feeling quite fatigued generally, so happy not to do more.

Legs a bit tired, but no other damage done.