Training Log Archive: Frostbite

Compass Sport Cup, Bampton Common. Fairly easy open fellside, mostly very runnable. First 6 legs were uphill and the rest back down again. I struggled a bit going up and was overtaken by Mike Johnson and Mike Billinghurst on the long leg to #5. (although I was actually ahead of MJ, he had lost a heap of time on #1). From there to the finish Mike J would run to vaguely near the next control, Mike B would arrive just behind him and find it for him, and I got there after they had sorted it out between them. This went on until #12 after which they started to hit controls more consistently and pulled away. Meanwhile I had been joined by Martin Skinner.

All good fun but more like a fell race really. I didn't have much navigation to do after #6. The only time lost was #8 where we were slightly too high and lost about 20 seconds.

3rd place behind David Spencer 52:32 and Mike B 54:04.

Aire came 2nd to WCOC, so not in the final.

Out through Meanwood and back through the Hollies, sticking to the main paths both ways to avoid getting too muddy. Very wet.

legs sore and didn't feel I could go any faster.

7 Arches. Ran quite hard for the first 3 miles then decided that was enough and slowed right down at the end.

Warm up
13 minutes "peloton". I found this hard because the slow bits weren't very slow, and dropped out for 20 seconds at 11.5 minutes then did the last minute steady.

plank, press-ups, squats, step hopping

sprint relay, with batons and on a circuit with many twists and turns, steps etc. Good fun.
Warm down.

Adel Church, solid pace. Struggling to keep the pace up for the first 2/3 of the run, then everything got easier. It did help that the last 1/3 was downhill and with the wind.

Tempo run with a lack of tempo. Just ran out of steam. Cold gusty wind didn't help.