Training Log Archive: Becks

Event: WCOC Fairfield University Sprints
 

Knowing there was no way I could properly race three sprints, I decided I would warm up round the first, race the second, then warm down round the third at Fairfield today. Luckily Marie liked my idea, and for the warm up we ran and tested out different routes, meeting up to discuss them at the controls. There was a couple I was surprised by. Marie's wiggly route through the gates to the right to two was miles faster than my simple one round to the left, by a very long way. That route was faster again on the way to four, when I would definitely have gone left. I made it to six first by going right, but it was more complex than I expected, didn't see a lot of the detail on the map till I got to the control and stood still. Kept it simple by looking at the car parks, and that helped forget all the extra stuff. Right from 11-12 was less of an advantage than I thought. So, a really useful exercise, likely in the "it doesn't really matter that much what route you take, as long as you do it with conviction" theme. Good training.

Sprint B QR

I raced this one. And it felt the best I have felt out there in a long, long time. Small error leaving two, should have gone directly west and braved the marsh/stream, instead of fannying around in the light green. Other than that bang on, though imperfect flow in the 8-11 block when the fatigue was setting in. Made an effort to rectify this on the way to 12, and it worked. Body felt strong. This was really, really good. (I should add that the QR is not massively accurate, pretty sure I didn't cross anything uncrossable, but you can see my route choices).

Sprint C QR

Was supposed to jog this one, but Marie almost caught me at one, and I guess I failed after that. Legs were still working, just about, but definitely feeling tired. Poor planning meant I was not confident at the feature for 1. After that much better, nice low route to 7 minimised climb, but tired on the long sections.

Sprint A QR

A proper warm down to look at the view we missed while running. Turns out we were shattered, and after a quick stretch on top of the hill, we were done. Fantastic day of O', excellent map and course planning, beautiful campus. Many thanks to Rick and Susie.

Course A - Splits

Course B - Splits

Course C - Splits