Training Log Archive: BrandNewMeIn the 7 days ending Jul 30, 2017:
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Sunday Jul 30, 2017 #
12 PM
Orienteering - race 50:00 [3] 5.6 mi (8:56 / mi)
Scottish 6 day - day 1. Glen Tanar
Tough area, tiring course. Glad it was nice and short as I has Lucy to shadow afterwards.
Tough area, tiring course. Glad it was nice and short as I has Lucy to shadow afterwards.
Off-road running 20:00 [3] 2.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
Jog to start. Bit of a panic. Had no one to look after L2. Left her at the string course with some friendly faces.
Off-road running 15:00 [3] 1.5 mi (10:00 / mi)
Shadowing Lucy. Just what you want after finishing your course.
Friday Jul 28, 2017 #
7 AM
Trail running 42:17 [3] 4.74 mi (8:55 / mi)
Overnighting at Dids' house, before getting the plane home. I took an early morning jaunt around his local lake, stopping for a quick dip at the end. Just stunningly lovely. Great to catch up! Home for the 6 day now. I just love Sweden, but it was good to get to Dids's for a proper cup of Yorkshire tea! Swedes are so crap at tea I could cry.
Thursday Jul 27, 2017 #
9 AM
Orienteering - race 59:03 [3] 5.0 mi (11:49 / mi)
taking a rather more realistic 'difficult 5k' it was still very tough. I did ok though, and navigated better today. I beat Ray, which is the main thing! Started even earlier today, and Ray said it really tracked up. I am not surprised. About 150 people did our course.
Trail running 30:00 [3] 3.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
To the start, and then the U1 course with Lucy. I was knackered.
Wednesday Jul 26, 2017 #
9 AM
Orienteering - race 1:23:03 [3] 7.5 mi (11:04 / mi)
Oringen day 3.
We went up to the oringen to show the kids what a big event is like. We (I) forgot to bring all compasses and dibbers. dibber hire = £5 pppday. Not cheap! Luckily we managed to scrounge enough from Mike E and Nick B.
I took the early shift both days, starting before 9. You can't enter age class races unless you enter all 5 days, so we were running 'open'. I rather ambitiously chose 'difficult 7.5k'. The forest was tough underfoot, the sort of thing if you are fit and agile you float over. I was not doing any floating. Sore knees prevented any aggression, and I binned about 8 mins getting cocky at number 4, but it was massively fun, and throughly exhausting at the same time.
We went up to the oringen to show the kids what a big event is like. We (I) forgot to bring all compasses and dibbers. dibber hire = £5 pppday. Not cheap! Luckily we managed to scrounge enough from Mike E and Nick B.
I took the early shift both days, starting before 9. You can't enter age class races unless you enter all 5 days, so we were running 'open'. I rather ambitiously chose 'difficult 7.5k'. The forest was tough underfoot, the sort of thing if you are fit and agile you float over. I was not doing any floating. Sore knees prevented any aggression, and I binned about 8 mins getting cocky at number 4, but it was massively fun, and throughly exhausting at the same time.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017 #
Trail running 41:54 [3] 4.42 mi (9:29 / mi)
Tried to get on the Sunne eljusspar, but ended up on the mountain bike trails instead. It was very hilly and a bit dull. Maybe more fun if you were gunning it on a bike.
Monday Jul 24, 2017 #
11 AM
Trail running 41:52 [3] 4.55 mi (9:12 / mi)
Little mooch in Nalavi forest, which I have a map for at home. It's not a very exciting forest anyway, and I have done it time and time again. Needed to move though, as staying with such good hosts is bit like being a member of a permenant eating society. My knees were v sore.