Training Log Archive: MTBjen

Thanks Simmo for a really fun course that has not put me off attempting another H1! Worked out before the start that H1 and 2 had the same first 9 controls - lucky because after control 1 all the H1 people were long gone. I tried to stick with Cath and Rachel but they sneakily punched a control without me noticing and i lost some time going back for it - and they are far to quick for me to catch them again. I decided after control 3 to slow down and pace myself for a three hour run instead. So I looked at my map for the first time and promptly got lost. Went back for number 4 even though I was nearly at 5 - I wanted to skip a later control. Ran with Andrew Martin for a bit and saw Phil out there but mostly just pottered around by myself. At 10 the tRicky/Craig train passed me and I found Brian too, but got away from him :) despite going far too high on the way to 11.
Near the end I had the fun entertainment of a nearby runner who would run really really fast to the circle, find the control by looking behind every rock, and then stop and lay his map out on the ground to take a careful bearing to the next one.
Really fun in the end, it didn't feel like 14km, I didn't get lost, only made one really big mistake at number 4 and a semi-big one at 13 (and lots of messy circles near the controls). And I didn't come last.

C • distance 6

Good fun :-)
John's dad has gotten his eye back in now, and toyed with us. He almost let me win one game but only almost. John let me win a few games, very nice of him since he obviously had my measure.