Training Log Archive: Ifor

Event: Scottish Championships Relays - Roseisle North
 

Event: Wentwood MTBO Score
 

7.104km with 100m climb in 0:54:44. Scottish relay champs first leg Roseile north. Legs dead knackered by 1 just plodding around enjoying the lovely forest. Pembray as it used to be. Nav clean relay which was pleasing but it should be at the pace I was going at.
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Event: Scottish Championships Individual (UKOL)
 

0.877km with 18m climb in 0:10:51. To start.
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9.449km with 142m climb in 1:05:39. Scottish champs. Still coughing but was going better than last weekend and the tough terrain suited me well. Fairly fortunate at 1 as clee enough to see when I would of expected to turn other way. Right along the planting lines for 2. Fence and path for 3. Long leg slightly left in compass then track and safe path approach. Carefull for 5 in the nice wood. Was trying to be safe on ride for 6 but was actually going 90 degrees off on path. Fortunate to hit a road and ne able to do 3 sides of square lost 1.30 to 2 mins. 7 ok 8 track then south of line with john Musgrave ensuring I kept pushing through march deliberately to path beyond to attack. A bit stuck in gorse going to 9. Technical 10 11 and 12 good. Lost 20 to 30 seconds turning wrong way in gorse getting to last control.

4th m50 only 3 mins off Charlie which is a lot closer than normal. Stupid error cost me second though.
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13.742km with 441m climb in 1:51:02. Another really good day so out for a scenic ride. Sadly aborted with a bent mech. Had a slow time getting myself off the hill and walking back up road. Still could of been yesterday which would of been a lot worse.
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87.346km with 1459m climb in 7:11:55. Really about 90km 8 hours active as paused accidentally for some bike a hike.

Cairngorm loop from Linn of Dee west down Glen feshie north through woods past glenmore lodge around to Ford's of Avon and south down Glen Derry. Was not really sure how much pushing there would be. Set off with just enough clothes to survive a night and food for the day so more than I normally carry.

First bit of hiking through to Glen feshie was minimal as it's very dry and the marshes were mostly rideable. Stoped at waterfall bridge as leeking air from rear wheel. Cleaned in river to see where leaking and tried shaking the sealant around. Stoped again half an hour later and put a tube in so rest of ride on a hard rear as not wanting a pinch flat. Lunch at loch an Eilein. Ice cream soon after at loch Morlich where the beach looked like a seaside resort.

Had to push most of the big climb the regular granite blocks laied across the track were killing me riding. Next bit nice and rideable but then the bit into the Ford's of Avon had lots of pushing. Tea stop after fording forgot to resume so the next 3 km of mostly pushing not logged realised when I stoped to top for my banana before final decent. Descent generally good but I was getting fed up of the made up stream crossings 3 out of 4 you could ride with care but there were regular ones that needed a dismount.

Fairly done in by the end. Not keen on the big 180 mile loop that my loop stole from but it's probably a good time for a fast time with the ground conditions.
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3.514km with 75m climb in 0:45:28. Wander around Dufftown.
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20.869km with 487m climb in 1:16:49. Glenlivet bike trail. Nice fast smooth stuff. Not the traffic that would break things up into the bends so still nice and smooth. Single track climbing on red shut with felling but forest roads good.
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9.019km with 155m climb in 0:25:00. Put the other wheels on and pushed on for a lap of the blue trail.
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3.920km with 84m climb in 0:54:54. Walk along beach and back through dunes at rattray head.
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