Training Log Archive: Jay-T

Back hurting before and during run after a fitful and uncomfortable night on Simon's floor. Strangely right ankle aching on the outside too after finishing?

Twin Peak Day 2 Stockport Urban

Average area + average course = unremarkable race.

#1 Looking on the incorrect thicket briefly. 5s
#5 Planning ahead and missed a turning, causing temporary confusion and adding distance. 10s
#6 Again, looking on a different section of hedge / bushy fence. 10s
#11 Lost time walking down the greasy steps adjacent to #16. 15s
#12 Briefly looked in underpass. 5s
#13 Hard to interpret mapping; hesitant. 10s
#18 Nearly got run over then started to head the wrong side of the church. 20s

Long easy dead run back to the finish from #18 to be honest.

Finished 3rd (of 16+1), 6m 40s down on Leon Foster. Beat TF by 50s today, though only because he binned 3m 30s on #25. Hard to see what he did there.

It was ok I suppose but am I the only one who would have vastly preferred another day in the forest?

C • He ran of the map 4

Event: Twin Peak
 

Twin Peak Day 1 Macclesfield Forest - Black

Awesome area + good course = much enjoyment.

I really cannot stress how nice the forest was, both the ridiculously runnable white as well as the lower visibility stuff.

#1 Climbed up the path adding unnecessary distance / climb before I realised that the white really was white! 20s
#6 Took a direct route through the fight. I was on a perfect line (I appear to have been less than 20m from the control) but then came to a significant unmapped fence. Thinking it would be foolish to ignore such a huge feature (even though I was pretty sure I was in the right place) I went back out and attacked from a different point. Not sure why the fence was omitted from the map. 2m
#9 Very vague area – the plan was to pick up the wall but before I had dropped sufficiently I picked up an elephant track and followed it west beyond the control. Looped back east and searched several bits of wall before finding the correct section. 1m 30s
#13 Thought I did this ok but gave up 40s to Fellbaum. Another beautiful area of white so presumably straighter was greater. 30s
#14 Opposite to the previous control – I went pretty straight to maintain height but this was slow through the section between the two streams (marshy with lots of reeds). Dropping down to the big path then following the indistinct path back up to the control would have been quicker. 1m
#16 Intended to go straight but, despite it looking ok, changed my mind to follow the ride (as this made the control easier). Unfortunately, not only did this involve a short dog-leg, but the ride was also piled high with brashings, significantly slowing progress. 1m 30s
#18 Distracted by another competitor (hadn’t seen anyone for a while) meant I contoured and climbed sharply, rather than the gradual straight climb I had intended. 30s
#20 Had looked at this when walking up the hill to #12. Right general choice although micro route choice in the vicinity of #13 and when crossing the first road could have saved some time. 40s
#21 Hesitant in finding the path. 10s

Finished 2nd (of a pitiful 5+1), 7 min down on Thomas Fellbaum. As far as one can tell from the splits in such a limited field, I seemed to be running at a similar pace to him but he was a lot cleaner.

Failed attempt at tennis before it rained.

Fallback plan.

Away match vs Manvers Park B playing with Alan.
Well, we lost. All three. Narrowly perhaps, but nobody will remember that. Except me perhaps.
Played Ben and Duncan first. Lost 17-21, 21-19, 21-19
Then Mark and ??. Lost 21-19, 13-21, 21-19.
Finally Andy and Lee. Lost 21-19, 21-19.
Bit of a pattern there... So frustrating as we were ahead in pretty much every game. My serve let us down a bit to be honest.
Mick and Sam had a rare off day and only picked up one (vs Mark and ??), hence despite Brent and Tom doing the business overall we lost 5-4. Move on. Ankle had a good workout and held up fine.

Good evening of tennis, though no singles. Ankle not too much of a hindrance.

Risked some slow paced badminton to try out the ankle. Not great, but hopeful for match on Thursday.

C • Spook Relays 5