Training Log Archive: rcro

4th go at Waun Fach fell race - and to be honest another one that I had written off before starting as wasn't feeling too well and legs still tight from the mid-week. Start had moved forward slightly this year - and I didn't appreciate so started near the back and just never really got going. Raining pretty heaving for the first 2k, and for a lot of the descent.

Maybe this was a good tactic as pace remained pretty steady all the way up to the Col - and was able to run for most of the second section up to the top - and timing the gap to rickyp in front knew it was only about 2.5 mins.

Lost a lot of time on the new rocks coming off the top on the path and took a while to be moving at pace again. Better coming off the side at the last checkpoint, but all the other sharp descents along the Dragon's Back were very slow as I had no confidence at all on the wet rocks and wet mud.

Ended up in a sprint finish to the line as more had caught up. Managed to just about run all the way to the finish line so won this comfortably and got back another two places as a bonus - another few metres and would have passed 2 more.

PB by nearly 4 mins (and 6 mins better than in 2014) - despite feeling a bit crap, and weather being pretty bad. 19th place of about 60. 3rd NGOC but 2nd MDC - only 4 turned up this time.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1096053250/overv...

Slow back to the cars with rickyp and Paul Murrin. Nasty steep descent with lots of wet stiles and tedious track back along the bottom. The race has start and finish just right to get the best bits.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1096053223