Training Log Archive: Parkino

KV's core conditioning and hip stretches

Event: British Middle Championships (UKOL)
 

British Middle Distance Champs, Naphill
not a clean run, nor quick (in fact, very 'steady' pace), but an okay result, helped by a few mispunches and a no-show

#1 hesitant as flag wasn't hung in the feature [10]
#6 given the runnability of the green, probably should've taken a bearing, but instead tried to use paths, very indistinct, wandered too far east and returned to path slowly [50]
#7 put off by bad tempered dog walker, my line drifted 10° right and ended up near path [40]
#9 again, couldn't read thickets, overshot slightly [20]
#16 by the time I checked the EMIT it had stopped flashing, went back to 'punch' again [30]
#17 climbed slightly too soon, saw pit, hesitant [10]
#18 confused by path above #17, but knew I would hit embankment to the left [10]
#19 hesitant [10]
#25 hmmm, climbed to line between the embankments, made sure I maintained or gained a little height after that, found dense holly thicket, then found the path, plumped for going up hill, control was a long way up on a feeble looking bit of holly [90]
#26 chose the path so I could run with confidence, but control too low and common to most courses [20]

Routegadget

9th, 9mins behind Bill, target was <5mins. :(

Event: British Sprint Championships (UKOL)
 

British Sprint Champs, Aldershot Garrison, Heat 3
solid run, steady pace, comfortable qualification

#18 got N/S reversed at map change, then changed my mind on the route and decided to climb the bank directly [20]
#19 went across the bridge, didn't spot the lefthand route [5]

2nd, 43secs behind Andy Munro, would've been 5th but Dave Peel and Ifor mispunched and Kev Fielding was DSQ

British Sprint Champs, Aldershot Garrison, A Final
heavy legs, good route choice challenges here, got some right (#7, #11) and some wrong (#13, #15)

#2 hesitation as I plumped for going right [5]
#7 paused to assess routes, then got a shock when I thought I'd found a dead end - the crossable wall wasn't visible [20]
#13 didn't see the righthand route and plumped for familiar terrain, also went up steps when the grass would've been quicker [20]
#14 continued in direction I was facing, but should've turned around to go through the gap (was losing focus) [10]
#15 don't know why I opted for the righthand path through the wood, it was clearly slightly further [5]

9th, only 9secs from 6th place (dammit), although my target was to be within 3mins of the winner (i.e. James) and I managed that: 2mins 16secs

Streatham Common, Norwood Grove
easy run out to the common, the oak wood was looking lovely so I went through there three or four times