Training Log Archive: Leon

Across South Shields from hotel to start. Very warm, dripping in sweat by the time I got to the coast.

South Shields parkrun - 1st, 16.48
5.29,5.28,5.34
A rare one lapper, though overall downhill.
First mile gradual climb along coast road, just sat in behind the front two which proved a good tactic.
Approaching the mile, the guy behind me in 4th took off but said 'don't mind me, I'm just doing an effort' which took him 50m clear over the next 150m, bit strange but there we are.
This was of benefit as we dropped down to the roundabout I was able to check with him as I passed him (virtually walking) it was left here, the downhill had took me into the lead, though really the front two were starting to slow. From there, as the splits show, I just kept the pace, won by a minute in the end. Got tougher as although more down than ups, was undulating and trail surface. Last 3-400m on the promenade gave it everything but was hurting quite a lot.
Good run, great course.

Hob Moor. Pleasant.

Monthly run with Mick, round Rabbit Ings, the former Monkton colliery. Some good trails but had to loop around a bit to make up the distance.

River north - drizzly day. Felt quite good, which I didn't expect

Bowling Park O

Don't plan summer courses in winter!

All fine, except lost about a minute trying to follow path 5-6 but the rough open was a sea of nettles and brambles and had to turn around a go through woods. Similar slowness around 6 itself.

Stacked it at 16 and landed on back in gutter, luckily filled with mud/silt.

Glad to see some improvements in the park, could be a lovely park but I guess the local pondlife don't see it that way.

Following Charlotte

Track - 3 x 1600m (5 mins) 5 x 200m (30s)

5.04, 5.03, 5.07
Solid enough, last one was really tough
Wind seemed to pick up throughout the session
Tried to pick up in the last 200m but struggled
Through 800m in 2.28/29 for each one.

5 200s were of low quality really, first two were a jog in about 35, might have stretched to a 31 by the last one.

Canal run with Deakin, Lisgo and Susan
Low on motivation so glad the pace was down

Event: YHOA Urban League
 

Saw cycle circuit
Saw no one on it
Jogged round once
Went to leave
Got told off
Kept mouth shut
They continued, so
Had argument with jobsworths
'Community facility'

Elland Urban, 1st, 45.10

Good courses, not flat either.
Messed up on:
#10, missed direct route as passed turn, only realised 20m on, but decided to plough on.
#12, was shocked to see uncrossable fence to N, hadn't seen it at all, to compound things then missed turn to south and ended up in that dead end
#15, saw control and kept going as it felt too soon, and looking for open space the gated area to my right met the bill. Basically running on map memory and not looking at the map. A bit silly.
Probably 2 mins lost there.

Rest went fairly well, pace was good. Tried to pick it up at the end, but really struggled.

DID NOT GO NEAR THE CYCLE CIRCUIT FOR FEAR OF DEATH OR ARREST