Training Log Archive: fluceluce

Run from Lakeside with Rhesus, Wil and T'Edwards. Legs feeling amazingly fine. Only niggle being the scar tissue I removed from my L knee after brushing it on a rock somewhere around Crinkle Crags. Went through the woods opposite Wils house, to Finsthwaite and up to High Dam, Lap of the dam and back.

Langdale Horseshoe Fell Race. After last year where I gave up running ('forever') at the end of Langdale (a little too much racing in too short a time) I decided that my target should be to go sub 3hrs. Last year I finished in 3:04:11 in glorious dry conditions....

This year was not glorious dry conditions! I took the first climb steady to start, knowing what is to come. Having picked a really bad position in the start line up I still overtook all the way up! At the top there was a lady 50m ahead, I kept drawing her in to 20m, then she'd get away again, why couldn't I just catch her! It wasn't until Black Crags where she took off her black long sleeved top to reveal a DPFR vest that I realised it was Nicky Spinks, and I was probably racing alright...
At Esk Hause we were informed we were 3rd and 4th women. Time for a bit of racing. I caught a bit of ground going across to Bowfell, however by the top was still about 30m behind! This didn't really change until Crinkle Crags where I took a couple of different lines and suddenly we were together! It felt like we overran the top and doubled back to find the marshals, arriving together. As there had been mutterings of 'I hope you know the way' among the group on the way up Crinkle Crags I got my map out! When I lined it up it told me I wanted to go 180 degrees in the opposite direction to the one I thought I'd be taking! A group of 4 with Nicky in had already headed off, in another direction, and I had to double and tripple check I hadn't forgotten how to read a map! Eventually I realised I was next to the bad step having missed the way to the bad step so skirting round it. I was a bit overly cautious going to Pike o Blisco as I had put the map away again and really didn't want to get on the wrong path. Then another lady came whizzing past! My descending skill is pretty shocking at the moment as I'm too preoccupied with not falling over and damaging the parts of me held together with tape...

Once I recognised where we were I got my act together and caught back up to the woman going up Pike O Blisco. I also had put Nicky 30m in front of me again - clearly I should have thrown caution to the wind on top of Crinkle Crags and played the following game...The 3 of us were now in the race for 3rd. The Woman with black and white striped vest had the upper hand on the descent and got 3rd and Nicky maintained that taunting 50m gap she had had from the top of the first climb. I finished 5th, but felt so much better at the end than last year! No giving up running this time, just need to get faster! Hazel Robinson won in 2hrs36!!

I finished in 3hrs and 26seconds after hooning it down the road to try and break 3hrs....ah well, not the day for records and to get a PB by 4mins was alright :-)

C • Well done Lucy! 2

I could have been running, but instead I am still at the NGH waiting for a platform to arrive....everybody think positive thoughts...I don't want it to be the last delivery of the day at 7pm! Still need to pack for Langdale!....

Stilettoed! Good bruise to the foot. Why did I ever stop wearing trainers to Roar...

Also, looking forward to this.....

'Lake District Mountain Weather Forecast: Saturday

It will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and extensive hill fog. Gale or severe gale force southwesterly winds. Freezing level above all summits.'

Last week the 5pm bus was too full to get home on a thursday, this week I decided to get the 4:30pm so i would fit on it......that was full too!! So another stroll across home from the Northern General. This time it pissed it down! Definitely a 'bathed poodle' look going on by the time I made it home!

Finished uni too late to make it to track - Goodwin to Endcliffe Park

A few drills/strides at the park

2x3mins (90s recovery jog), 4x 90s,30s jog, 60s.

Wasn't feeling 100% so didn't run at 100% (or too close to it). Probably somewhere between effort 3 and 4...

3mins - 772m (3:53min/km)
3mins - 756m (3:58min/km)
90s - 418m (3:35min/km)
60s - 241m (4:09min/km)
90s - 386m (3:53min/km)
60s - 273m (3:40min/km)
90s - 386m (3:53min/km)
60s - 241m (4:09min/km)
90s - 370m (4:07min.km)
33s - 113m (4:53min/km) - given up

Jog back up the hill with RFR and Vanessa

Decided to give pilates a go as didn't need to do any CV circuits today, not sure which I will stick with more, maybe one week of each!

Run down to weston park, Drills and run back up to goodwin to get bags.