I’m very aware I am not posting very much on my blog at present, having been ill and don’t want to be too negative but thought I’d better do a little update.
It started with a small calf strain following the snowy street orienteering event at the end of November. After a couple of days rest I stupidly took the Singlespeed out on a recreational ride round Hanchurch Woods. At the end of this my calf was worse than ever so I was forced to rest it. I then caught a stomach bug from Holly, followed by full on Flu. It wasn’t that man flu thing where you sniff a bit, I was flat out on the sofa for two days, finding it hard to do anything. The cold from this flu then went to my chest and I’ve been trying to cough my lungs up pretty much since.
I had been looking forward to the Military Challenge, and by all accounts it was a classic, won by Ben Plowman in a little under 3 hours just 47 secs in front of Ifor. Full results and maps available here
http://www.emituk.com/results/2010/101229_baoc/index.htm
The turn out for the event is a little disappointing, there usually being far more competitors when it is on the weekend before Xmas.
So what next for me, well I tried a 30 min recovery ride on the turbo last night which didn’t go particularly well, forcing more coughing a wheezing, so it was definitely the right decision not to go down to Longmoor.
Today (30th dec) I feel a little better so I might do another turbo recovery ride tonight and perhaps a slightly longer MTB ride on New Years Eve. I am meant to be running in the New Years Day score foot O event, and the club champs is on Sunday. Hmmm a bit too much too soon I think……..
A real shame on the choice of day for the Military challenge – always a must-do event, but just not possible on what was a working day for many of us.
With the death of the trailbreak navigator events this was pretty much the only mtbo event in easy reach of the home-counties for a number of months. Fortunately some midlands trailquests start edging further south in the new year.
There is a new series starting – MBO south –
http://www.mbosouth.co.uk with a few events
Thanks, looks good.