Training Log Archive: niamhIn the 7 days ending Aug 9, 2015:
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Sunday Aug 9, 2015 #
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Travelling home from WOC.
6 PM
Running 20:45 [3] 3.37 km (6:09 / km)
shoes: Saucony Triumph 15
Curragh.
Saturday Aug 8, 2015 #
Note
Strathspey Railway with Conor.
Thursday Aug 6, 2015 #
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Failed attempt to get to Aviemore; Shea's car broke down. Darren extended his high performance duties to saving myself and Conor from the side of the A9 :-)
Wednesday Aug 5, 2015 #
12 PM
Running 10:00 [3] 2.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Saucony Triumph 15
2 PM
Orienteering: competition 49:38 [5] 6.0 km (8:16 / km)
shoes: VJ bold (pink)
WOC relay, Darnaway. 21st/30 (Toni, me, Ciara - great teammates!)
Toni ran a great first leg to come back in 18th, just behind Ukraine, Austria and NZL and ahead of a large group of good runners. I hadn't been in the forest since training camp a few weeks ago, due to the niggly Achilles, which was horribly tight and sore warming up but was forgotten in the heat of battle. Hence my plan was to take it steady, get into the map and not worry about the other teams (lucky - since CatT flew by at #1!). This plan worked well for the first section, controls 1 to 6 (I love this type of terrain!). Then I caught NZL and became very, very hesitant. I was definitely distracted. I've thought about this a lot and I've put it down to lack of practice running with others. Banana to #7 and lost about 15sec to #8 as a result.
That pales in comparison to my next mistake though :-(. I saw the gunk between 8 and 9 and decided to go around. And if going around, why not go right around? Easy route, chance to re-focus after being distracted, easy entry to control. Also a chance to run very fast. I still think in retrospect that this was a good route choice, but my execution was horrendous. Didn't check direction when I hit the (wrong) track and suddenly, bang, minus 2:20.
I ran really well from here to the end and didn't lose any time. Ciara did a great job on last leg to bring the team home in 21st. This is surely one of the best Irish women's results ever... fantastic, but we know now that we are capable of more. Top 20 is definitely possible, but maybe top 16 in 2016 would be good target for the Irish women's team? It's definitely motivated me to put in a good winter of training and get back orienteering in the forest.
Results: http://www.woc2015.org/documents/Relay_results.htm...
GPS: http://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2015wocRelayW2/
Toni ran a great first leg to come back in 18th, just behind Ukraine, Austria and NZL and ahead of a large group of good runners. I hadn't been in the forest since training camp a few weeks ago, due to the niggly Achilles, which was horribly tight and sore warming up but was forgotten in the heat of battle. Hence my plan was to take it steady, get into the map and not worry about the other teams (lucky - since CatT flew by at #1!). This plan worked well for the first section, controls 1 to 6 (I love this type of terrain!). Then I caught NZL and became very, very hesitant. I was definitely distracted. I've thought about this a lot and I've put it down to lack of practice running with others. Banana to #7 and lost about 15sec to #8 as a result.
That pales in comparison to my next mistake though :-(. I saw the gunk between 8 and 9 and decided to go around. And if going around, why not go right around? Easy route, chance to re-focus after being distracted, easy entry to control. Also a chance to run very fast. I still think in retrospect that this was a good route choice, but my execution was horrendous. Didn't check direction when I hit the (wrong) track and suddenly, bang, minus 2:20.
I ran really well from here to the end and didn't lose any time. Ciara did a great job on last leg to bring the team home in 21st. This is surely one of the best Irish women's results ever... fantastic, but we know now that we are capable of more. Top 20 is definitely possible, but maybe top 16 in 2016 would be good target for the Irish women's team? It's definitely motivated me to put in a good winter of training and get back orienteering in the forest.
Results: http://www.woc2015.org/documents/Relay_results.htm...
GPS: http://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2015wocRelayW2/
Tuesday Aug 4, 2015 #
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Tight L Achilles :-(. No running.
Monday Aug 3, 2015 #
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S6D, field, 7 hours, grrr!