Training Log Archive: Ifor

Event: Polaris Challenge
 

Event: MTBO Weekend, British Long Champs
 

Moors Valley MTBO 11.2km straight line. All fairly easy nav which was good for getting the confidence back after sweeden. All about just trying to go as fast as possible, legs hurting most of the way around felt I slowed a bit towards end. Almost a bad mistake going from 1 to 3 but I spoted it just before it became a realy bad mistake. A bit unsure going to 11 which was the o0nly bit where the nav got a bit technical. Map was the southern bit would be a nice area with the northen bit used at the same time.

Should of done some warm down but wanted to leave the carpark before 2 hours and save myself some cash. Will try and do a realy good warmup before tommorow.

Results. 1st just under 4 minutes up on Em and Alan. Lost time at 2 almost going to 3 so not the best route, and 3 where I took the longer option avoiding the march and then had real trouble opening the gate.

http://www.wimborne-orienteers.org.uk/wim/11MV%20M...

20.916 00:54:36 22.9 04:22:10 4.7 141 -141 1.3
00:04:35 00:08:28 00:01:21 00:03:54 00:38:38 178 155

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warm up on the aproach road.

ITW. On the scale after putting it back together. Had to re-seat the breakes. Also just re-attached the pedel as the bearing seamed on. In practice the bearing started making bad noises very quickly and broke totaly with the pedel comming off again about a mile from work.

HFW. Aukward having to be carefull yo keep the pedel on the spindle. Came off a couple of times. Will take a peddle off one of other bikes for the weekend and order another bearing kit.

ITW

HFW

ITW. legs a biut heavy.

HFW. legs feeling better.

Event: Beacon Batch
 

Beacon Batch Fell race. Came straight from airport.

Set off steadily behind Alice up the inital climb then picked it up a bit along flat steady walking up next climb then push on on flat and down as normal. Fairly pleased how I went legs not as heavy as I feared.

Good BOK results with an easy team win. Westbury 2nd but no prize.

bit of warm up on hill and run back after race. walked most of the way out before start.

Sprint Race. Though this was my best race nav wise but still a bit too scrappy. Mistakes at 6 and 14 loosing 60s each. route to 11 probobly shopuld of cut up where I did the dey before while messing up number 2. Very suprised to loos getting on for a minute on 15 as I did not tghink I made an error but the big track route was aparently very fast. 2nd brit 14th overall.



http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/default.a...

Various to and from event center, warmup and then out llloking at the photosoot action and out to find the Orchid I had seen on the long race to take a photo of it.

Pedle broke so a good bit not cliped in properly.

Long race. Again not good nav. messed up 1,2 and 3 loosing 7 mins to Killian. OK from there on and liked the long fast legs. only droped 1 more minute to Killina how was 3rd. 3rd brit 9th overall. 4 brits in top 10 too bad there is no relay. Nice area and for all the messing up I did enjoy the riding.




http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/default.a...

Up and down from accom to event center a number of times between spectating and some warmup before the race.