Training Log Archive: Chas

Plus heel raises.
Pilates finished for Christmas already for some reason.

Event: East Midlands Championships & Robin Hood Trophy
 

NOC Robin Hood Trophy, The Dukeries (i.e. Clumber).
Short Brown course, 9.6 km, 80m.
Slightly disappointing and very straightforward course. Running fast around the tracks was always the best option. My biggest time loss was cutting through a block of forest mapped as mainly white between #2 and #3. Turned out to be deep brambles with an irate homeowner threatening to set her dogs on me. I doubt they would be mad enough to come into the bramble :)
Achilles grumbly throughout which meant I felt that I couldn't use top gear on the paths. 2 mins down on Parkino.
Results: http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
Most of the difference was #3 where I had my stand-off with the mad woman.
RG: http://www.noc-uk.org/gadget/rg2/#186&course=5&rou...

Jog to start and back from the finish.

Note: significant occurrence of the day. My R big toe nail finally fell off today. This is the one damaged during the Denis Stitt race on 9th August. The same race which did for my Achilles. L toe nail still hanging in there.

Golf. Saturday comp. Gave up after 6 holes. 0 degrees, frozen greens and strong cold southeasterly. Pretty random and not much fun (I was 100 yards through the par 5 6th in two shots! ).

Standard MTB loop. Small front chain ring fell off early on making the hills (Ramsden Road in particular) tough. Also quite tentative on the downhills due to ice. Just as well as I met a 4X4 on the wrong side of the road on the hairpin by the vineyard!

Golf with Andy and Roy. 34 Stableford points for 17 holes.

Dead Edge End and back from Holme Moss. Thin layer of ice on the marshes and bitterly cold southeasterly wind.

Garage circuits.

Golf. Pro's mid week comp. Now 17 holes in play.
35 Stableford points. 11th place. Winner 38.

Took my road bike in for a service and ran home from the bike shop. Thongsbridge to Holmbridge via Hades. All good.