Training Log Archive: Bradders

Got too warmed up

(insert rude word here) this one up too

Very edgy and same attitude as yesterday, quick quick quick...

1- Wanted to catch Luke Addison and did but at the cost of a 35s mistake, overshot
2- wanted off the muddy path but wasted time because i went back on it later where it wasn't muddy
5- No plan really Got to path then started along it, changed my mind and climbed a bank, looked horrible so started back towards the junction 30s
6- stupid plan lost time 30s
7- No plan and found myself on the wrong side of a lake thing 20s
8- MUUDDD
9- Too low then too high 35s
13- Crossed too many streams 20s
14- Lost contact with the map and overshot 1min 50s (Jack Benham, Jack miller and Luke caught me)
15- Hit the wall

About 6min 30s which is crap
not yet sure if it was an improvement on yesterday
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/29460720 (I forgot to stop the timer)
http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi...

Day 2 Course 16 - Splits

Event: JK 2010
 

Actual course 2.7km 40m climb

Stupidly easy course which i messed up big time.
I think the main issue was running faster than reading (not planning the routes) and loosing contact with the map.

Mistakes-
3- thought it would be faster using the style and inside path so doubled back 8s
4- Wanted to catch Harry(?) Miller so just ran to catch him but he went wrong so I didn't know where i was 5s
-Got crowded on the stupid raised walkway and punched the wrong control then had to queue up to get to mine 10s
5- No plan + got stuck in a queue again, someone fell off the walkway because they were in the way 10s
6- No plan ?s
7- got confused over the wall 3s
9- No plan, went to the wrong feature and didn't check the clues 10s
10- Miss-read the pvt land 3s
11- Got fuddled over where i was allowed and missed a much better route choice and a path 20s
12- Parallel error 5s
13 bad route choice 5s

1min 9s

Good start to the jk (sarcasm).... crap race

http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi...
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/29460710

Day 1 course 4 - Splits

finally no school.. its the holidays!!

Traveling with family + alex K down to JK xD

JK preparation-
Got some good insight into the JK areas and preparation, I think im mentally set for all the races but physically... not so much. Hopefully the sprint and day 1 will get me warmed up for the energy sapping sand dunes though none of the areas seem to favour me...

Chiropractor attacked my foot some more and told me my foot should be fine if I keep up the exercises. She said also to do Achilles strengthening and ankle strengthening because my ankle being tight was the cause, and my achilles is weak too causing rubbing and soreness at the tendon =S

Event: FVO Regional Event, World Ranking Event & Scottish O League 1
 

Warm up + chatting

Course distance: 4.9km 345m climb (same climb... interesting)
Oww hamstrings.... Its allot steeper than it looks

Mistakes were all just getting on the wrong side of a crag or small hill, 1min 25 in all.

4- wrong side of a slope 25s
10- wrong side of a crag 20s
11- went off of my original route choice.. not sure if It was the best
13- wrong side of a crag - ended up getting stuck in a small tree trying to get down it 20s
15- bad routechoice
16- fast the first bit but really slow going up the hill off of the marsh then stood at the top trying to spot it for 20s when it was right in front of me. (and no, i did check my clues)
Also 20s of retrieving my compass (4 times) and map (1 time) from the man-eating Trossach heather.

The event was great fun not to mention my result, i cant wait to run there again.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/28291140
http://www.fvo.org.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&i...
http://www.fvo.org.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&i... (GPS)