Training Log Archive: timmeo

JK Day 4 - Mens Open - Relay Leg 3 - Newtyle Hill

Physically wrecked and the hilly course really didn't help. Hard to enjoy these relays the day after classic races. Not many people to race when I went out on 3rd leg.
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Pretty straight forward in the open, (helped by slow pace) but big error when mis reading quarry (looked like a stream) and failed to relocate in light green at c2

Mistakes ~5:30 mins
(2)(0:30) - Undershoot, not into scale/ pace
(12)(4:30) - Downhill into green confused by sream/quarry
(14)(0:30) - Dropped low in windblow +20m climb

Pos: 29/47 Team: 36/46
Winner (gaffle): D. Tullie 33mins (+18 mins +58%)
Actual Distance Run 6.55k (7.54m/km)

JK Day 3 - M21E - Classic - Craig a Barns

Paced it really well and only started really struggling on last climb to 23. Maybe should have taken gel earlier. Awesome race in awesome terrain, pulled me up from 71st to 43rd overall.
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Pleased with nav and avoided big losses by knowing when to slow down and be careful, particularly in north light green section. Not great on the contouring legs on the slope around c17 - c19

Mistakes ~6:15 mins
(7)(1:00) - Dropped a bit low, +30sec on longer route, +30sec hesitation
(12)(0:30) - Drifted low round veg but realised quickly
(16)(0:30) - Drifted N on downhill open leg like many others
(18)(2:00) - Mis read the bigger picture with the contours and ended up too high
(19)(1:15) - No real plan and climbed too much
(24)(0:30) - No bearing on short leg
(25)(0:30) - Chose route down gap in the crags. Think it was a good choice but didn't execute middle part that well

Pos: 43/66
Winner: D. Tullie 88mins (+45 mins +52%)
Actual Distance Run 14.46k (9.14m/km)

JK Day 2 - M21E - Middle WRE - Dunalistair

Felt good in the terrain and didn't think it was as rough/marshy as others made out. Paced well but last uphill legs were hard.
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Pleased to have good bearings and avoid big losses in the early thick forested section. Annoyed with mistake at 9 on what should have been a simple leg.

Mistakes ~6:00 mins
(3)(0:30) - Mis read veg
(4)(1:00) - Overshoot poorly mapped veg
(9)(2:30) - 90deg error in green after misreading a ditch, overshot and reloc off c10
(13)(2:00) - Didn't switch well to open terrain and made a parallel error on downhill leg.

Pos: 108/155
Winner: S. Fraser 29mins (+19 mins +66.5%)

Event: JK 2012
 

JK Day 1 - M21E - Sprint - Livingston

Felt slow in and out of the buildings, very stop start and not much grip on wet surfaces. Pushing harder led to errors. Nasty fall 19-20 gave me nice road rash, cut knee and a ripped map and wasn't so up for it after that
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Navigated ok in the buildings but made errors near the end of that section. Clean in the park section.

Mistakes ~1:05 mins
(7)(0:15) - No plan exiting 6
(13)(0:10) - Hesitated in and out of green
(14)(0:30) - Parallel error into wrong block
(19)(0:10) - Mis read open/stairs

Pos: 117/173
Winner: M. Strain 14.37mins (+5.54 mins +40%)
Actual Distance Run 4.1k (5.00m/km)

R Knee - 1 - No pain
L Knee - 1 - No pain
L Heel - 1 - No pain

Easy run along the river. Glutes and back a bit tight.