Training Log Archive: BillenicusIn the 7 days ending May 8, 2018:
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Monday May 7, 2018 #
Orienteering race 33:20 [4] 6.0 km (5:33 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-talon 212 Black
IOC Relay - Finner Dunes - 5.0Km
Promoted to the first team, which is probably not a good thing for CorkO. Now 34 years since I first ran for the first team! So a bit more serious and the Guinness only went on until just before 1am last night.
Good fun. A bit trickier and more physical than expected. Started a bit behind the UCD runner and overtook him without realising it. But he caught back up and then we both wandered off course going to 5, but he recovered more quickly and got ahead (45 seconds lost?) Almost got back in touch at 8, but he was running faster and got away over the last few controls. Marcus couldn't quite get back on terms but managed to hold off CNOC so we ended up 2nd. Yet again. Still, good fun doing this again, but I don't have quite the speed I used to.
Promoted to the first team, which is probably not a good thing for CorkO. Now 34 years since I first ran for the first team! So a bit more serious and the Guinness only went on until just before 1am last night.
Good fun. A bit trickier and more physical than expected. Started a bit behind the UCD runner and overtook him without realising it. But he caught back up and then we both wandered off course going to 5, but he recovered more quickly and got ahead (45 seconds lost?) Almost got back in touch at 8, but he was running faster and got away over the last few controls. Marcus couldn't quite get back on terms but managed to hold off CNOC so we ended up 2nd. Yet again. Still, good fun doing this again, but I don't have quite the speed I used to.
Note
Golf at Blacklion on the way back to Dublin with Charlie and Arun. Surprised myself by playing fairly well with Martin's clubs. 47 - 19 points. Not the easiest course.
Sunday May 6, 2018 #
Orienteering race 1:06:08 [4] 8.0 km (8:16 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-talon 212 Black
IOC Long - Tawnawully - M50 - 6.8Km 360m
Much better course without any of yesterday's easy controls. But very physical all the way - a real struggle to keep moving at times. No big mistakes, but a few small time losses - 2 mins in total? Slightly surprised by the result.
Much better course without any of yesterday's easy controls. But very physical all the way - a real struggle to keep moving at times. No big mistakes, but a few small time losses - 2 mins in total? Slightly surprised by the result.
Saturday May 5, 2018 #
Orienteering race 36:19 [4] 5.0 km (7:16 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-talon 212 Black
IOC Middle - Barnesmore Wind Farm - M50 - 4.5Km 160m
Poorly planned - far easier than it should have been with controls often visible from a long way away. First control visible from the start - just straight up the hill.
Terrain very slow and wet. Never felt much like a race and very difficult to tell how well it was going. Clean run apart from some time lost on 2 which was too high and consequently being too high approaching 3.
Poorly planned - far easier than it should have been with controls often visible from a long way away. First control visible from the start - just straight up the hill.
Terrain very slow and wet. Never felt much like a race and very difficult to tell how well it was going. Clean run apart from some time lost on 2 which was too high and consequently being too high approaching 3.
Friday May 4, 2018 #
Orienteering race 10:59 [5] 3.0 km (3:40 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 33 Blue
IOC Sprint - M50 - Sligo
Very simple course so absolutely flat out the whole way. Painful. Heart problem kicked in just after finishing and lasted for 5-10 minutes. 8 seconds down on Dirk Goosens but could only have made up about 6 of those!
Very simple course so absolutely flat out the whole way. Painful. Heart problem kicked in just after finishing and lasted for 5-10 minutes. 8 seconds down on Dirk Goosens but could only have made up about 6 of those!
Wednesday May 2, 2018 #
Running 50:58 [3] 10.0 km (5:06 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 33 Blue
Longest version of the HB - Forge Dam - Bingham Park Loop (i.e. the path up the spur from Forge Dam).
Feeling average. Conditions not great - a lot of rain overnight left all non-tarmac surfaces very slippery so had to go quite slowly at times.
Feeling average. Conditions not great - a lot of rain overnight left all non-tarmac surfaces very slippery so had to go quite slowly at times.