Training Log Archive: Shminty

Event: DEE Regional - Delamere
 

M21L 11.9 Straight

Almost didn't run. Was being weary about the hamstring and feet are a state at the moment and were hurting quite a lot. Warmed up a bit and decided to jog the k to the start but it wasn't the the right start! Mum said it was that start and I just believed her...

Anyway after the slightly longer warm up was feeling better so set off. Then overshot 2 and 3 at the bottom of the hill by the ditches in NE delamere East. Think in the past I must have found controls here more by luck than skill as I didn;t realise that the stuff makred as light green is actually white and the white look light green on th ground.

Also mistake at 9 in the green were I lost time at Delamere North EE last year. Was heading for it, read the map to suggest that then decided to go almsot straight through the marsh to the east of it find a control at the north end then waddle across to the right control.

Lost at least

2. 2.45
3. 1.45
9. 45secs - somehow think the winning time had a mistake in it - slower to 1.30 maybe 2 mins

Plus other bits and pieces, reckon without distraction of leg and bigger mistakes should have done 70.

Felt hamstring ever now and again after the half stage but wasn't really a problem until the last k were it decided it had had enough. So took the last km at a jog so not to make it worse. Has now been a week without imrpovement so off to the physio this week.

Coaching at dee junior weekend at Fox Howl. Didn't realise just how much walking/running i had actually done. Did put out control which added up to about 5k.

North in the morning and Nettleford in th afternoon, which is fairly runnable now and got a good amount of features - shame its not that big.

gym ball l3

Woke up to more snow this morning, both on the ground and in the air. But it soon started raining and its going from white back to normal.

Had already decided to have a couple of days off from running to give the hamstring a rest. Did level 3 on the gym ball. May do some more core later as well.

mostly hamstring

to/from nettleford then just a small jog round some woods by the car park.

Checking out nettleford wood for some training coming up. Better than I thought it was going to be. Slightly thrown near the beginning by distances.

Hamstring is becoming a pain so going to have couple of days off running and keep stretching it etc. If that doesn't work will go and see the physio next week. Just feels like it needs a good stretch.

Did some more mapping over at Weaverham and finished the map in Cuddington.

Mainly for the hamstring

Level 3 on the gym ball. Includes 10mins of gentle warm down.

Planned to do a short run of 6k but hamstring was starting to twinge so cut short. Stopped once on the way back because of it but after that just pushed through it and it seemed to ease off. Will consult physio.

Snow - well not that much but you could see where I'd run.

Started off at about a 3 but then hamstring was tight and inside of right calf was playing up a bit so had to stop quite a bit and jog slowly. Also walked a it.

Did 18mins for first 4k and still felt ok at that stage so decided to do the loops. Elephants were out in the zoo probably wondering why the sky was falling in...

inclduing some calf exercises