Training Log Archive: LeonIn the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2017:
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Sunday Dec 31, 2017 #
Running 29:00 [3] 4.2 mi (6:54 / mi)
Saturday Dec 30, 2017 #
Running warm up/down 5:00 [2] 0.6 mi (8:20 / mi)
Running race 18:01 [5] 3.1 mi (5:49 / mi) +40m 5:35 / mi
Fairly hungover but reeled the early leader in by halfway and pushed on
Running warm up/down 13:00 [3] 1.6 mi (8:07 / mi)
Friday Dec 29, 2017 #
Running 36:00 [2] 4.2 mi (8:34 / mi)
Thursday Dec 28, 2017 #
Running 25:00 [3] 3.4 mi (7:21 / mi) +200m 6:13 / mi
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017 #
Running 39:00 [3] 5.2 mi (7:30 / mi) +110m 7:02 / mi
Tuesday Dec 26, 2017 #
Running warm up/down 12:00 [3] 1.5 mi (8:00 / mi)
Running race 24:48 [5] 4.3 mi (5:46 / mi) +20m 5:41 / mi
Happy happy days.
An exciting race as thought I had it lost, had it won, had it lost, then found something within myself to get across the line.
Running warm up/down 14:00 [3] 1.8 mi (7:47 / mi)
Monday Dec 25, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Sunday Dec 24, 2017 #
Running 30:00 [3] 4.2 mi (7:09 / mi) +15m 7:04 / mi
Saturday Dec 23, 2017 #
Running warm up/down 12:00 [3] 1.5 mi (8:00 / mi)
Running race 16:55 [5] 3.1 mi (5:27 / mi)
Winner 16.51
Struggled for traction early on having put racing flats on after looking at last weeks photos. Closed on leader throughout, but another slippy section at 3k put paid to any hopes of the catch.
Running warm up/down 12:00 [3] 1.5 mi (8:00 / mi)
Friday Dec 22, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday Dec 21, 2017 #
Running 31:00 [3] 4.0 mi (7:45 / mi)
Running 1:15:10 [3] 8.2 mi (9:10 / mi) +330m 8:09 / mi
80% brilliant and enjoyable, the bog section, however, was not.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017 #
Running 27:41 [3] 4.0 mi (6:55 / mi)
Running 35:05 [3] 4.5 mi (7:48 / mi) +50m 7:32 / mi
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017 #
Running 15:00 [3] 2.0 mi (7:30 / mi)
Running race 22:31 [5] 4.1 mi (5:30 / mi) +10m 5:27 / mi
Saw Phil had given me a ridiculous handicap of 4:30, so kept my mouth shut and took full advantage. First home by 90seconds. He keeps claiming I'll never get a decent handicap again, but that only happens in the following year, and the year after that he forgets, so that's now my third win...
Running 16:20 [3] 2.0 mi (8:10 / mi) +20m 7:55 / mi
Monday Dec 18, 2017 #
Running 30:12 [3] 4.0 mi (7:33 / mi)
Running 30:00 [3] 4.1 mi (7:19 / mi) +10m 7:16 / mi
Sunday Dec 17, 2017 #
Running 40:10 [2] 5.0 mi (8:02 / mi) +170m 7:16 / mi
Stunning run up above the low cloud, clear, sunny and frosty.
A delight, even if my legs thought otherwise
Saturday Dec 16, 2017 #
Running 11:46 [2] 1.3 mi (9:03 / mi) +57m 7:58 / mi
Running race 18:44 [5] 3.1 mi (6:03 / mi) +135m 5:19 / mi
Well that time would have won over 90% of the editions of this event.
2 laps, first half mile long drag uphill. Then down, and an out and back mildly undulating but felt worse after the main hill.
Lovely scenery.
Struggled with breathing in the cold air, but sure I wasn't the only one.
Running warm up/down 6:13 [2] 0.7 mi (8:53 / mi) +40m 7:32 / mi
Running warm up/down 8:17 [2] 1.0 mi (8:17 / mi)
Urban Orienteering race 40:50 [5] 5.5 mi (7:25 / mi) +235m 6:33 / mi
Always a great event this, really enjoy this one.
But my word it was tough on the legs.
A bit like parkrun in that you get people flying off at a pace they can't sustain, I was left well back on the beach section.
Should have stuck to my instincts and carried on along the prom but followed onto the beach halfway to #1
Loads of lights everywhere event after the massive drag uphill so no way of knowing whether I was doing well, my feeling was there were people ahead of me and maybe I was racing for 3rd?
Possibly oversimplified the buttefly loops to avoid all the annoying gates - but clearly missed the countouring round route #17-18 and for some reason dropped down and back up.
The final downhill controls let me get some pace up which I was really glad of, but then the crucial moment came when I went the wrong side (N) of the hedge at #27, as speed it looked to me like the circle was centered N of the hedge and didn't check CDs, even then coming from the south I should have seen it but was planning ahead. Then as I reached it, the other chap came flying past with his contactless card and I proceeded to leg it after him, we took different turns to #28 and I got there first, but in a great demonstration of the benefits of new SIAC, he sped straight past whilst I was punching. Caught him up again to #29 but again he shot straight past the control, I (pleasingly, at speed) made the decision to go N then W to give me the chance to cross the road to the N side not at the junction, gave it full sprint but was still beaten by contactless man by the smallest of margins, 2 seconds.
Nothing against contactless technology really but if the event uses it, should be available to hire and I didn't read in the instructions or see on the day they were available to hire. I could easily argue that cost me 90s.
Only complaint is I thought #29 - F was bad planning, to have the finish the far side of a road at (what seemed to be) a busy junction is asking for trouble, certainly on course 1, don't know where the others came from.
The rest was good fun even if I spent the first half crawling uphill!
Running warm up/down 4:00 [2] 0.6 mi (6:40 / mi)
Urban Orienteering race 8:50 [4] 1.2 mi (7:22 / mi)
3rd sob story of the day, had planned simple route #4-5 on widest roads, but consicious of my recent trend to over simplify changed to the direct route via the alleys, but they were far too busy with people to get through, so ended up on a even longer roundabout loop.
Friday Dec 15, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday Dec 14, 2017 #
Running 30:00 [2] 3.6 mi (8:20 / mi)
At times like this you question your sanity.
Running tempo 17:51 [5] 3.1 mi (5:45 / mi)
No warm up so found it tough at first, but the effort level stayed the same as the pace got better.
Running 14:00 [3] 2.0 mi (7:00 / mi)
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017 #
Urban Orienteering 57:20 [4] 8.3 mi (6:54 / mi) +165m 6:30 / mi
Tricky to get a route covering a reasonable amount of controls, as the gap between Guiseley and Menstonia was a bit of no man's land - I went to Hawksworth basically for variety purposes and tactically could use the downhill to my advantage if late.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017 #
Running 38:00 [3] 5.0 mi (7:36 / mi) +20m 7:30 / mi
Running 1:22:30 [3] 11.3 mi (7:18 / mi) +40m 7:13 / mi
Monday Dec 11, 2017 #
Running 31:00 [3] 4.0 mi (7:45 / mi)
Running 39:34 [3] 5.5 mi (7:12 / mi) +70m 6:55 / mi
Sunday Dec 10, 2017 #
Running 36:00 [2] 4.0 mi (9:00 / mi)
Saturday Dec 9, 2017 #
Running 46:00 [3] 6.7 mi (6:52 / mi) +40m 6:44 / mi
OK, should have pushed a bit more on the 2:30s
The 8 wasn't bad
Friday Dec 8, 2017 #
Running 28:40 [3] 4.0 mi (7:10 / mi)
Running 30:20 [3] 4.0 mi (7:35 / mi) +20m 7:28 / mi
Thursday Dec 7, 2017 #
Running 33:00 [3] 4.2 mi (7:51 / mi)
Running 35:00 [3] 4.8 mi (7:17 / mi)
Wednesday Dec 6, 2017 #
Running 9:15 [3] 1.0 mi (9:15 / mi) +70m 7:36 / mi
Urban Orienteering race 50:10 [4] 7.4 mi (6:47 / mi) +285m 6:03 / mi
2nd behind Alistair, so no shame there.
Myself and Jack had an entertaining tete a tete for the first 15, including missing a short cut ginnel, then think I got the middle bit better but the SW corner in hindsight could have been a better route, then messed up SW of #7 going to #8, but the map is wrong being fair to myself. All good fun.
Tuesday Dec 5, 2017 #
Running 1:10:30 [3] 10.2 mi (6:55 / mi) +325m 6:17 / mi
Didn't pace it well, was a lot left in the tank for the last 2 reps, though felt like I was running well, tough session regardless, enjoyed it.
Running 31:45 [3] 4.0 mi (7:56 / mi) +20m 7:49 / mi
Monday Dec 4, 2017 #
Running 47:45 [3] 6.2 mi (7:42 / mi) +10m 7:40 / mi
Sunday Dec 3, 2017 #
Running 49:00 [3] 6.1 mi (8:02 / mi) +30m 7:55 / mi
Orienteering 47:30 [1] 4.0 mi (11:53 / mi) +50m 11:26 / mi
Seems I was too high up but nothing on the map made much sense to me in that area. Tried to relocate several times but it never seemed I was too high.
Jogged round the rest of the first side of the map with no major issues except passing 7 didn't bother with 6, then just went for a little jog to get into double figures for the day.
Along with fell running I've now retired from middle distance orienteering.
Saturday Dec 2, 2017 #
Running warm up/down 12:00 [2] 1.5 mi (8:00 / mi)
Running race 17:26 [5] 3.1 mi (5:37 / mi) +10m 5:34 / mi
Doing just enough. More in the tank.
Running warm up/down 12:00 [2] 1.5 mi (8:00 / mi)
Running 13:00 [2] 1.5 mi (8:40 / mi) +30m 8:10 / mi
Running race 11:59 [5] 2.05 mi (5:51 / mi) +20m 5:40 / mi
Blown away by mass fast start, but held a steady pace throughout and moved through as a result. Finished strongly. Not in top gear after this morning but all good training. Not as muddy as feared which helped.
Running race 12:38 [5] 2.05 mi (6:10 / mi) +20m 5:59 / mi
Doing another leg was something I wasn't up for at all, so set off very conservatively but after a few minutes was running pretty much the same pace as the first leg.
Running warm up/down 13:00 [2] 1.5 mi (8:40 / mi) +10m 8:29 / mi
Friday Dec 1, 2017 #
Running 30:00 [3] 4.0 mi (7:30 / mi)
Running 23:15 [3] 3.5 mi (6:39 / mi)