Training Log Archive: Ifor

2.946km with 25m climb in 0:10:16. Tescos to get new tablet.
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Putting out the first few controls for tomorrow. The delight of an area with no vandalism issues. A bit late starting as Allan had transport issues. Needed my torch for the last couple and it got cold. Good new moon out. Only just dark enough at 5pm when the first starts are tomorrow. Hopefully there will be some cloud to the west to darken it up a bit compared to tonight.

Event: WEE 1 Clent - HOC Winter Evening League 19/20
 

10.655km with 64m climb in 0:31:35. Work fine morning.
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10.494km with 104m climb in 0:31:39. Home afternoon off.
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5.007km with 271m climb in 59:00. HOC night event Clent hills. GPS never happy so track no use. Very muddy around paths for first few. Cut up to 4 when should of followed path. Not going to get all so Skipped 5. Relatively ok to 13 then I tried contouring for 14 and got stuck In brambles and bracken. More bracken to 15. Ok from there avoided green for 19 doubling back up hill. Skipped 21 at end. So 2 short in 59. Not bad considering how slippery it was.
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10.625km with 64m climb in 0:32:43. Work.
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10.411km with 105m climb in 0:33:58. Home wet to start.
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10.473km with 69m climb in 0:32:14. Work wet.
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10.280km with 101m climb in 0:30:35. Home.
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6.539km with 127m climb in 0:55:08. Night o training Leigh woods. New light turned up at work so first outing. Need to use the battery extension lead as pulled it out ducking through veg. Then managed to nock battery out of holder so finished off with small light. Will have to secure it better. Maybe go to Clent on Thursday to test properly.
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10.389km with 65m climb in 0:34:36. Got dressed for wet but dried up...
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10.460km with 108m climb in 0:33:21. Home.
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0.785km with 7m climb in 0:03:07. Small warm-up.
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15.705km with 428m climb in 1:15:37. Canock mtbo. Lux with magic tires which were good but would of been better if I could of got something trippy setup for the Excead as heavy up hill. Ok early on hit hedge on 5 10s. Went right for 8 which was not fastest 40s. Missed direct turn for 9 needed to pay attention to contours. 90s. 16 had to pass horse 20s. 20 chain off top of cassette and jammed 60s to free had been rough from about no 2. 23 missed little turn had to double back 30s. 27 stuck to single track at end not good 20s. 28 chain trouble again at bottom of hill freed it and ran hill 20s. Passed by Alistair going in to finish. Disappointingly far back but adding up the issues not surprising. Beaten by Al and Jake.

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0.499km with 12m climb in 0:03:52. Back to van.
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Event: Western Night League
 

Blaise WNL 1 hour score.

After registering people was not very well organised as managed to start with no timing device at all e.g. no phone or watch. Had to just wing it timing wise. Castle first seamed good as lots of close points. 113 ended up on higher path and had to go back down. 129, 104, 105, 124, 106, 108, 107, 109, 110, 111, 130, 123, 121, 126, went back up and down beach grove as the route I knew for 128, 120, 119, 122, 118, 117. here I had to decide if I was getting them all or skipping some. As I had not really made a serious mistake and was going better then the previous 3 events I decided to carry on. I was probably scoring close to the rate of any penalties so it would not be too bad whatever the time and I could of still been inside. 125, 116, a bit of a wobble for 115 ended up to low on lower path then thought I saw it and went up early and was contouring above the path. Turned wrong way getting down to 127 but realized soon. a bit slow contouring thought the stuff into 112. 103, 114, 102, 101 and a hard effort back to finish. Not surprised to be late but was hoping for less than 8 mins late. Still enough for 4th MatW cleared a few seconds over the time.

Event went off well. a bit worried as Charles and Gwen took really needed torches by the time they got back and not all the controls had been woken up but OK. 40 competitors was reasonable. Royal signals taking the event next week seriously with 3 out getting some training in. Very impressed by James in 10th for his 2nd event and 1st night event.