Training Log Archive: FRBlackSheep

Bloody Long walk to the start - lush views though

Not a great run physically - groin was tight so not running that well.

nav was ok but completely stuffed #12 and put dad off too should ahve done the leg in 7 not 14min....

Ended up 5th - not great

Good little race - still a little off full race pace and was about 10min down on the winner - going up the big bloody hill cost me a lot

Blisco is going to be fun tomorrow

Distance is guessed so probably short

Another good day weather wise and started quite well, no real errors, just hesitations and no control flow, but ok with that, First loss of concentration was on #12 where dived in well too early on the wrong stream and should have known so lost circa a min here as I cut across to where I should have been this then led to a poor route choice where I enjoyed a fast downhill decent only to flog back up the path to my chosen attackpoint where I could ahve used the path and looped round the top without really losing any height... schoolboy!!

did ok through the next two, but then was tiring saw the end in sight and switched off, couldn't hold the focus and was scrappy throught he last 3.

Overall a good result and came in 3rd, best position this week and should move me into 3rd overall?

No-where near the top two but on a cleanrun could ahve taken 2nd

Enjoed

Navigationally better today in the woods as speed definitely didn't feel like a factor and only real error I've identified pre splits analysis was #3-4 where I went off 30degrees wrong and just lost touch completely!

Pretty pleased with run although could have secured top 3 without the error

Easy warm down chatting with barrable

Event: Lakes 5 Days 2014
 

So Day 1 of the Lakes 5D and the weather was horrendous!

A 50min stroll to the start with Di and it didn't stop raining once.

Went off ok but wasn't very confident into number 1 but settled down into bearings, look up, pick out the hill and run. Then fell into the stream and ran on.

Overheated on the way to 3 and took jacket off (swear this was why Dad beat me on this leg).

Overall pretty slow across the terrain and kept getting dragged into controls that weren't mine, but had a chuckle at the people out on the 'Ultimate warrior Challenge' who were walking up a path having paid £60 EOD for the pleasure - poor suckers...

Overall about 7min down on the leaders, basically down to fitness as nav was ok and only last 2-4 min on faffing, tying shoelaces, goignt o wrong controls etc.

Results for the day not out yet

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