Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Warmup + cooldown

OK Rodhen's middle distance event on the same map as Middle DM last year. A technical area with lots of marshes and very vague contours, combined with occasional low visibility. Fun orienteering!
I had a pretty good race, not making any big mistakes. I did lose 20 seconds on 2 and 6, and another 30 each on 11 and 13. I was also too hesitant on the long leg to 7.
Not a very strong start field today, so I ended up 5th, less than 4 minutes from 1st, and got my best Swedish ranking points ever, though I didn't really deserve them. Still, nice to get a good result and get a little confidence back.

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C • Best ranking, woohoo! 2

Warmup

För-SM: Middle distance race organized by Årsunda IF, with terrain similar to Swedish Champs in a couple of weeks. It was very rocky, technical terrain with lots of contour detail often obscured by all the rock on the map. I was excited to race for the first time since WOC and started out quite well, spiking the first five controls. I was forced a bit off my line by the terrain on 6, but still found it ok. The next control was really the last one in the super-technical area of the map, and I blew it spectacularly. A parallel error was followed by two failed relocation attempts. I then saw Anders Håkansson, who started four minutes before me, and ran to him. Of course, he was lost too, so this just wasted time. Finally relocated, punching at the same time as Olle Boström, who started 8 minutes after me. Ugh. About 5 minutes lost here.
I then ran hard to see how long I could stay with Olle. This, shockingly, resulted in another mistake on 10. From there it was a slog for me, mentally and physically, through the rest of the course. Very disappointed with my shape, my discipline, and my orienteering. Not a great way to start the fall season.

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A longer run with hills around the Uppsala ridge. We started as a big group, but I mostly ended up running with Micke and a new Spanish guy Nacho, who is here for a postdoc at SLU. He was a postdoc at Rutgers a couple of years ago and went to some DVOA meets, so maybe someone here knows him. Nice guy, and excited to get better at orienteering while he is here.
We also ran into Lina Å and ran with her for a while. A relaxed, fun run with lots of snails underfoot. Quite tired at the end.

Played badminton for a bit over an hour with Qi and Anna from work, plus Anna's boyfriend Mårten. I am pretty sure I've played badminton before, but I think the last time was in the 1980's. Tonight was proof again that excessive energy and enthusiasm do not come close to compensating for an utter lack of skill. Still, I enjoyed myself and would play again.

C • 1980s 5

Running to Fyrishov and back, finally collecting a bunch of the downtown HittaUt checkpoints along the way there and back.

Intervals with the club on Norbyspåret. We did sets of 1'-2'-4'-1'-1'. I did two sets as my knee started making its presence known towards the end of the second set. Others ran three sets. A nice cooldown and stretch with Lina and Lisa R afterwards.

The old 'Csaba loop' on Nåsten with Ross. Lovely evening, it was great to be outside. Plus we ran through a flock of sheep near Kung Björn's Hill. Sheeeeep!