Training Log Archive: Nathan

Short recovery run. Started out on roads, heading up towards Frolesworth then swinging on to the fields and cruising home. Obviously feeling tired but kept the pace low so wasn't too much of a problem. Knee felt ok, going to the physio in the coming days (very overdue), going to get it fully recovered before going in to structured training as with it how it is, i can't train properly at the minute.
Really want to get to a track at some point and get some proper times for 5/10km also other time trials, 1-3km. GCSE practical exam week when i get back so doing long distance for athletics.

C • 5km Park runs 2

Another decent warm up, feeling a lot more sluggish and tired today

Feeling very battered and tired before this race and this continued throughout. Sprinted off to the start kite, really shouldn't have but oh well, long slog up the hill to one, found it fine but was exhausted once I got there. Cruise down to 2 (downhill) lost 10 seconds going to the wrong control. Another slog up the hill for 3 didn't manage to run it all, already felt like I had nothing left. Burned down the path trying to catch up time on the others who had beaten me up the hill. Only major mistake came on 5, ran straight past it running too fast chasing the others, lost maybe a minute and a few places. Found 6 easily then longer leg to 7 catching some of the 14's and bottom year 16's. Didn't want to get beaten by any of them so began to try and get ahead of them. Ended up running with them through to 8 down the hill and through the trees to the ditch. Horrible trudge up the hill to 9, gradual but still tough running then along the open to a depression for 10. Another uphill leg for 11 lost another 20 seconds going to the wrong control, then straight bearing to 12, again found it easily. Caught up the leading pack on my gaffle by 13 then down the hill to 14 in another depression and took the lead in this pack. Then easy along the tracks and grass to the last control and finish.
Came in 5th so not too bad but would have liked to have been up with the leaders. Stephen and Harrison got us up to 3rd so finished on the podium which was nice.
Fitness let me down again, just no strength on the hills but hoping to sort this over the coming weeks. Navigation was ok and knee appeared to be ok however felt a bit tight afterwards. Nice to get a medal and looking forward to the races to come.

Very easy jogging

Shorter course today, knee is not ideal but anti inflammatory seem to have kicked in, going to head out slower and keep a pace up and then try and nail navigation

Decent warm up today, feeling a bit stiff but definitely more up for it and trying to right yesterday's mistakes

Just forgot yesterday, kept trying to tell myself I could do it even though body was screaming at me telling me it couldn't. Felt very up for it mentally and knew that I just had to focus on navigation etc. Maybe a little slow through the rough stuff in to one, maybe lost a little time but not enough to really mess anything up no more than 10 seconds. Flowed through 2 then up the hill to 3, found it tough climbing but just dug in, was my plan before hand to just grin and bear it, so I did throughout. Found 4 easily and through to five was clean just again slow on the climb. Hesitant on 6 just making sire I spiked it, which I did but as I've said, slow. 7 was easy but maybe dropped a little low. or less straight to 8, slow going through the greener stuff bit generally ok. Found 9 easily enough even though it was a little vague. Up on the paths through to 10, slow but no navigation problems. This is where I began to tire a lot but just got on with it and dug in. 11 was fine just hesitant as it was hidden. Started heading 90 degrees wrong way to 12 lost maybe minute here, my only major mistake but corrected it before it became too major. Through to 13, a tough control no clear route so and lost time but was generally happy, was flagging a lot but managed ok. Paths to 14? Easy. Then more or less straight in to 15 but slow on the uphill, only way I really lost time in the last section. 15-20 second miss on 16, too far right bit was a popular control so sorted it out quickly. Really trying to push on to the finish now as I was aware of the time so was going for it as much as I could but didn't really have the strength. Found 17 fine then straight to 18 again overhill losing time a bit but navigation was fine. Then down in to the last control and finish.
was 4 minutes or so behind Sasha who did a very fast 42:40 or so, pleased with my run as navigation was ok, just a little slow due again to lack of fitness at the moment. Knee held up very well didn't seem to hurt but maybe because I wasn't really thinking about it, seemed to be a lot better though. Maybe getting out and doing something has helped it this weekend. Finished 4th (joint with Ali) today so happy with my place and caught up 8 places to finish 10th overall, can't complain considering my physical condition. Really looking forward to tomorrow's relay!
http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi... course 17

Ten minutes light jog

Warm up before day 2 jogging drills and stretching

Course 8km 275m
Poor race. Started ok I guess, maybe lost 10 seconds on 2, was fine through 3 another 10 seconds on 4. Navigation fine through 5-7 them over shot 8 (30secs). Fine through to 11 then knee went bad again, slowing pace dramatically. Pace was slow already from the off, was just tired/fatigued, not enough training due to injury so I just couldn't hold a steady pace, really annoying and disappointing. Poor route choice through to 12, lost maybe 2-3 minutes purely through route and then more from pace. Through to 13 was fine lost another 10secs on my bearing to 14. Through to the finish was slow (except the run in) navigation was ok though. A lot of my time loss and my overall slow time was due again to injury and lack of fitness because of being injure,d very annoying and need to get it sorted. Hadn't expected to win the jk by Amy stretch of the imagination but didn't want to do badly, 18th today which I wasn't happy about, need to catch up time (if possible) tomorrow.
Right now, in this sort of length race, I'm probably at 65-70% fitness level
http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi... course 17

Event: JK 2013
 

Course: 2.0km 10m climb
Started well, almost ran past 1 but for it fine. Apparently mis punched 2 even though I went to the control, just didn't register on emit or back up card, shame but at least it was tithe Sprint not the individual days. I hate emits. Rest of the run was very smooth navigationally however a few hesitations and perhaps a route choice or two lost a bit of time. Pleased with my run but annoyed at the mis punch, why can't we use si's?!
http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi... Course 5-right at the bottom because i 'mispunched'

Warming up with Andrew and Callum, was really nice to see everyone, jogging and then a few drills on my own

Jogging around after my apparent (wrong) mis punch

Just going to have to see how it goes with my knee this weekend, really looking forward to it though.

Went to the gym just to keep ticking over, knee felt very shaky so stopped, maybe an omen, just going to have to see how it goes tomorrow

Foam roll, hips and abs

Resting the nest two days in prep for the jk, not being in the best shape, I'm feeling very up for it and am going to give it my best shot. Roll on the weekend.