Training Log Archive: Ifor

Event: Lee & Cragg Quarries
 

British sprint mtbo. 2 courses in lee quarry and cragg quarry. Free access and most controls off the paths which I did not apreciate would of been far quickee just running but with dibbers attached to bike hauling the bike around was not fun. Did not see 3 dont know why looking with the bike not good should of dumped it and found flag then got bike and punched. Stupid route to 7 bike shoes on big wet slipy bolders carrying bike not good. Second course nocked wheel sensor going to 1 so no good tracking from there. No stupid mistakes but never got going at all fast. had to run last leg and to finish after getting a flat and it failing to seal. Quite a big rip in my brand new tire. Way off the time.

I feel like I spent 50% of my time running with the bike as opposed to riding it. Got a bad set of cuts in my left calf from the chainrings at some point in the first course. Managed to finish before heavy shower was busy putting in spair tube.

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10.045km with 64m climb in 0:49:10. Westbury training went and did mikes group intervals in stoke lodge field. 1,2,3,2,1 with half time recovery. 2 min rest and then the same again. A while since I did intervals and I found it realy hard.
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9.727km with 232m climb in 0:59:37. Bok training Pridy. Standard route down to eber gorge then up the gorge like we used to do, rockier than I remember up the gorge. Took the short route we tried to send Pierse on the once when we met him again in Wooky. Final path was rather nettely, legs tingeling.
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7.584km with 161m climb in 0:49:53. Westbury training. Was going to go with group 4 but they were doing the sun life route so just by myself in blais. Very slow lots of sytetching stops. Feet feeling brused which I cqn not explain.
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44.851km with 476m climb in 2:23:30. Day 2. Lots of rain overnight so big puddles and lots of mud. Fairly obvious loop out to start with 3 controls from yesterdays map.
Got on the road and realised the front tire was virtualy flat. Pumped some air in and tried to get it to seal but no luck coming out of a side wall split. Had troubled removing the valve then had to extract 6 thornes before putting in tube had a hard time getting tire back on after that. Stoped for a good 15-20 mins all told. Was not sure I could still make the fairly obvious loop but managed it ok. Skiped 7 at end to gamble on 4 which I got just in time. Missing 3 controls should of had at least 2 of them but for puncture.
Beaten by John Brook who lives just off the map and cleared but 5 mins late.
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