Training Log Archive: Leon

Wolverhampton parkrun - 42nd, 23:50

Paced my Dad to the aim of a sub 24 clocking.
Was touch and go but we just about did it!
Even splits so I must be a good pace.
Nice park, slight camber to it so slightly up one side and down the other

MDOC Glossop street O

Took to 40 mins option and told myself to take it easy, which I managed to do.
Huge fun, took a good route so covered everything north of the A57
A good number of off road options to take should you so wish.
Had to step on it with 2 mins to go and though just back in time, officially 2 secs late as someone else with a slow dibber was punching ahead of me.
Missed one cut through and one false turn but otherwise all good at the slower pace, hopefully back to grips with score events.
Will be interesting to see the results.

Via Asda to get batteries

Northcliffe Night O - 22/26 Controls

A very frustrating evening.
Despite legs feeling terrible, smooth 1-6 and had a good plan of which route to take to get them all, which was a good plan as it turned out but I didn't manage it because

Arrived in the pit marked for #7, no flag. Faffed about a bit to check I was in the right place. I was. Then remembered something about 7 had a different flag to 37, supposed it might have been moved. Decided to wait for the oncoming headlights to arrive to confirm the flag wasn't here so I could claim it in that event, they agreed, running to #8 come across #7 in the next re-entrant, not a pit. Wrong placement. Lost all momentum.
8,9 OK, faffed a bit 10 and 17 but fairly reasonable. 12 and 15 OK, down path to 16, look at map, right, control is at corner of fence at first building on the right.
Arrive a building, no path junction and a lot of grot. Go round the side. Go forward. Go back. No control. Definite first building on the path. Eventually give up. Come to control about 200m further on. Previous builiding new and unmapped.
Hobble down road in spikes, but then very smooth through the 20's, though they weren't that difficult I imagine.
Back into Northcliffe, carried on a bit when should have gone right but realised fairly quickly. Got the (also misplaced) 19 and legged it back.
Missed the middle 4 I would have swept up at the end due to the errors out of my hands. Ah well.
Dave went the other way round and it was fine for him as he came the the controls before they should have been where they were!
Legs were tired though.

Collecting 1-5, the ground now frozen.

Bingo loops, reduced session of 4 with Sunday in mind.

Faster than last time, 4:37/4:42/4:45/4:42 at the turn, but did 6 last time. Legs felt better than 3 weeks ago, boy this is a tough session even on 4, I still struggled up the hill but was quite strong off it, so that was good.

Great conditions tonight. Ease down now.

C • Sunday? 2

Nice sociable pre poker run with Niall round Pudsey and back to Bramley.
Very mild evening.
Still gutted I lost a hand with KKKJJ.

Easy week starts with an hour round back of Highroyds, Tranmere Hill, Yeadon railway path, Queensway and A65. Mainly easy, up Tranmere hill was tough and some stiff breezes to contend with.