Training Log Archive: mikeyA

Finally did the double. Stopped the previous run at 5km. Waited 2 minutes for the clock to tick past midnight and then did todays run. Went for a gentle one up the opposite side of the valley to the chicken farm and back down the steep road into Hinchcliffe Mill and home. Nice and wet and dark but was actually pleasant.

C • ??? 7

Decided my runs at home will be motivated by claiming as many segments as I can. Went for 3 where 2 were part of the Holmbridge to Holmfirth one. Got all of them. Also an attempt at a hilly one up Cooper Lane but failed in that. Think I was a little tired after the 2.1km running at 3:17s. Jogged back along a high road up the valley. Along the way realised I wouldn't have much time for a run tomorrow as I am seeing friends so...

Around Dobb Top Road and then down towards Holmfirth before turning back up the other side of the valley. Went hard up a hill that I thought might be a segment and I was right and claimed another CR. Happy times.

Quickish lap of Digley. Main aim was to take a segment Dad took off me while I was in Edinburgh and I succeeded in that. However there are a lot more segments around Digley that I think I'll go for at some point.

Event: Harvester Relays
 

Up.

Leg 4. Knew it was incredibly tricky in the dark thanks to some earlier runners. Also had the problem that my borrowed headtorch didn't stay on my head so had to carry it in my hand from the start. Marcus Pinker was the man I needed to make time on and he'd set out about 14 minutes before me. Took 1 super super slow and made sure I got it right. The rest in the forest still taking it slowly just making sure there were no major mistakes. Out in the open I could basically see in the light so could run much harder. Slight miss on the control in the green with bad compass. Back into the forest again slowed it down initially but gained a bit of confidence and as it got a bit easier towards the end was nearly at full pace. Shown a good time by Duncan later on but he had daylight and I only lost a couple of minutes to Marcus so think it was a respectable run. Finished in second behind FVO in the end after Jegor ran a superb last leg.

Results - https://new.drongo.org.uk/harvester/files/results/...

Had to run back to the cars with Will. Got nice and sweaty in my t-shirt and trackies.

Nice on on Birkrigg from Will's house with the lads.

Planned a course with Nathan and then ran it and met up with him at a couple of points. Not running well and going pretty slow and made a couple of misses just by not concentrating. Need to get better at that.