Training Log Archive: AC

Event: Scottish Six Days Tay 2009
 

Day 1 of Scottish 6 Days. Good race except for 2 controls where I lost a total of around 8-10 minutes. Very disappointing to have the race spoilt by those two legs. Very tough country and difficult to run. Had a lot of trouble interpreting the map and it really would have helped to have had experience in this kind of terrain and map before. This really showed up in the results with teh local runners doing very well (as well as the Norwegians). I was surprised at how fast these guys are over rough terrain. The last half of the race went quite well for me, but i was behind on every leg, sometimes by quite a distance, and this was just purely down to speed and strength.

Easy jog to the start.

Training jog/walk around Craig-A-Barns. A real eye opener wrt Scottish terrain. Tough as anything and steep and wet and soft and hell to run in. Light drizzle just added to the atmosphere. Should be a tough couple of races!

Easy run to prepare for Scotland on weekend.

Good run in teh Bois. Still feeling quite stiff and sore, but stopped several times to stretch, esp the hamstrings. Achilles still a little stiff, buit put heel inserts in the shoes and that seemed to make a difference.