Training Log Archive: OJ

S Yorks XC champs near Doncaster. Very flat and boring course around some fishing ponds. I couldn't understand why I was ahead of some of the usual crowd after the first 2 laps, but about half way round lap 3 I realized I had probably gone off too hard. Hung in there for the last lap and managed not to drop any places so a decent race. Good running from the Hallamshire team inc. Andy in 1st and Phil in 3rd. I guess I was about 7-8th? Given the choice between an orienteering race and an XC today I chose the XC. Not sure I would make the same choice again...

Running the big lap before and after plus a bit of spurting around.

Event: ShUOC Chasing Sprint and Captians Memorial
 

Pre run of the ShUOC chasing sprint final. I hate running on my own maps, I spend the entire time noticing things that could be better...It was chucking it down with rain, which was quite surprising given that it must have been about -5. Nice one to ShUOC for putting on the event, everyone who stayed for the final seemed to really enjoy it. Everyone who went home because it was raining missed out on a great race.

Ran out to watch the last few controls of the mens final, then ran back out to watch the end of the womens final. Thoroughly wet and cold by the end of that.

University, Crosspool, Mike's path, doggers' corner, Stables and home. Blowing a gale and had to move fairly swiftly just to keep warm. Felt OK today.

Hallamshire intervals, trickets hills. Absolutely chucking it down with rain and windy. Still feeling pretty flat from the weekend but thought I'd have a crack at it and felt fine once I got going. 3 sets of 4 hills, the long ones were a killer.

Club house, trickets and home. Sopping wet.

Jog up Loxley Valley with Jen. Felt totally flat today, don't think my body was too happy about last night's track session so soon after the 10km.

'fun' session tonight. 3 sets of 500, 400, 300, 200 off 40 secs with 2 mins between sets. It felt easy at first, but the last set felt very hard. Followed by a bit of jogging and then 10 mins of race and chase with Al and Mike around the top end of the track. Fitted in 5.5 x 500ish. Dead.

To track, bit of jogging around in between sessions and a run home with Mike and Al. The dizziness and blotches behind my eyes started a tram stop early tonight, I was very happy to get home. Sat in the bath and drank fudge brownie flavour choco milk to recover.

C • Feel the burn.... 2

Usual ShUOC session. I was struggling just about everything tonight.

Run to circuits, warming up in the hall with a few spurts, then a very pleasant run out through crosspool with Neil and Little Rob.