Training Log Archive: loobeyIn the 30 days ending Sep 30, 2017:
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Saturday Sep 30, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 9:21 [2] 1.93 km (4:51 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Orienteering race 14:21 [4] 3.47 km (4:08 / km) +31m 3:58 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
2nd
Started out as normal for first 5 controls, then took the rest at a steady cruise. Very easy courses with no traps so could basically pick any route. Legs felt absolutely rubbish throughout...not sure if it was from the travelling or I was focusing on them as I wasn't racing hard.
Running (Warm Down) 11:48 [2] 2.1 km (5:38 / km) +21m 5:22 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running (Warm Up) 10:31 [2] 2.05 km (5:09 / km) +19m 4:55 / km
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon Red
Orienteering race 16:33 [4] 3.84 km (4:18 / km) +40m 4:06 / km
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon Red
1st (unofficially)
Really enjoyed this, courses were really fun especially the first few through all the hedges and paths. Couple of hesitations on 2, 4 and 9 where I missed seeing paths and had to turn back. Caught sight of Beth, Laura Goy and Charlotte going into the last loop in the open so that helped to push hard for the last part. Still bailed out of climbing the hill to the final control though, which lost me some time.
Running (Warm Down) 9:54 [2] 1.59 km (6:14 / km) +29m 5:43 / km
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon Red
Friday Sep 29, 2017 #
Running 33:59 [3] 6.49 km (5:14 / km) +37m 5:05 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Thursday Sep 28, 2017 #
Strength & Conditioning 15:00 [1]
(rest day)
Wednesday Sep 27, 2017 #
Cycling 35:00 [1]
Foot has been aching a bit since Sunday, so just taking it super cautiously up till the weekend.
Tuesday Sep 26, 2017 #
Running 34:51 [3] 6.33 km (5:30 / km) +168m 4:52 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Monday Sep 25, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 45:00 [1]
Sunday Sep 24, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 12:14 [2] 1.91 km (6:24 / km) +27m 5:59 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
Orienteering race 1:23:25 [4] 10.3 km (8:06 / km) +218m 7:20 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
1st
Have heard so much about this map so was very excited to finally get to race on it. Plan was not to race but use it as good training, but ended up feeling better and better as the course went on so kept pushing hard the whole way.
Big mistake on 2, not reading the contours properly and not used to 1:15000. Then James Ackland (started 1min in front) appeared again at 8. He was running a bit faster than me, but kept taking bad routes and making mistakes so I kept catching back up from 8-17. Caught Klara, Marketa and Jenny at 15 which was great as it re-motivated me to push hard to the finish.
Managed to get away from them all at 18. then made a classic error on the last control in the forest by spotting a control on a hill, sprinting across to it, only to realise it was the wrong number (+1min oops!).
Really enjoyed this. Was nice to be able to finish a 2nd long course this year and actually be feeling strong to the finish. The intricate contour area in the south was really fun and felt like I was navigating well in this part.
Finding it amusing that I enjoyed/ran better in the 2 forest races this weekend rather than the sprint. Beginning to get my forest mojo back again :D
Running (Warm Down) 8:11 [2] 1.31 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
Saturday Sep 23, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 13:32 [2] 2.56 km (5:17 / km) +3m 5:16 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
Orienteering race 33:32 [4] 5.25 km (6:23 / km) +52m 6:05 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
1st
Awesome little area with very open grassy forest and lots of depressions. Started off slowly hitting 1st control in 3rd behind Klara and Marketa. Had a better route than them around the green to 2 so got ahead, then took the path route to 3 and managed to get quite a big gap on everybody else (helped by the people going straight missing the control). From here on, it was just a matter of trying to keep in control of my navigation and hold everyone off.
Lost a bit of time on 9 misreading it as a re-entrant not a spur so stopped too early. Didn't see anyone behind me until 12 when I spotted Klara, Marketa and Sarah a lot closer than I thought. Really starting to struggle in the last loop and trying so hard not to walk. But I didn't fancy a sprint finish if the other 3 caught me so tried to keep pushing on. Ended up winning by 1 min so very pleased with that :)
Running (Warm Down) 9:52 [2] 1.52 km (6:30 / km) +4m 6:25 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running (Warm Up) 7:49 [2] 1.52 km (5:08 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Orienteering race 18:59 [4] 4.34 km (4:22 / km) +3m 4:21 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
1st
I was one of the first starters so think I had about 2 hours between races. As a result, my stomach felt horrid from lunch and was just generally feeling a bit rubbish/headachy from the heat/dehydration. Navigation was mostly fine but just felt terrible running. Bit sloppy to 3 and should have stayed fully right to 8. Felt like I was barely managing a jog round the second half of the course so surprised to win by so much.
Running (Warm Down) 6:57 [2] 1.2 km (5:47 / km) +1m 5:45 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Friday Sep 22, 2017 #
Strength & Conditioning 20:00 [1]
(rest day)
Thursday Sep 21, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 11:13 [2] 2.15 km (5:13 / km) +19m 5:00 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Orienteering 19:21 [3] 4.37 km (4:26 / km) +16m 4:21 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running (Warm Down) 12:31 [2] 2.44 km (5:08 / km) +26m 4:52 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 45:00 [1]
Tuesday Sep 19, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 14:10 [2] 2.96 km (4:47 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running intervals 31:20 7.27 km (4:18 / km) +2m 4:18 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Solo effort although Kirstin was there doing her own session and providing some encouragement as well as Alex, Freddie and their group of boys. Finally got a lovely sunny evening for it too :)
Felt much stronger throughout this session than 2 weeks ago and times reflect this. Only really starting to hurt in the last 2 reps.
3.32
3.34
3.33
3.33
3.32
3.31
Running (Warm Down) 17:14 [2] 2.94 km (5:52 / km) +58m 5:20 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Monday Sep 18, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 45:00 [1]
Sunday Sep 17, 2017 #
Cycling 52:06 [3] 14.29 km (3:39 / km) +219m 3:23 / km
Running 1:09:44 [3] 11.19 km (6:14 / km) +356m 5:23 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Cycling 45:22 [2] 14.18 km (3:12 / km) +37m 3:09 / km
Saturday Sep 16, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 10:18 [2] 2.13 km (4:50 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Orienteering 31:44 [4] 5.71 km (5:33 / km) +31m 5:24 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running (Warm Down) 12:23 [2] 2.25 km (5:30 / km) +46m 4:59 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Friday Sep 15, 2017 #
Running 40:19 [3] 7.59 km (5:19 / km) +86m 5:01 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Thursday Sep 14, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 1:00:00 [2]
5x 90:30
5x 70:20
5x 60:30
5x 45:15
5x 30:15
5x 20:10
5x 10:10
With Beth for WU/WD as she wasn't doing the session. Was good having her there to make me push hard the whole time.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 11:23 [2] 2.31 km (4:56 / km) +4m 4:53 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running race 11:31 [5] 3.3 km (3:29 / km) +8m 3:27 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Absolutely torrential rain and stomach cramps all afternoon meant a fast time wasn't really on. Still, 14secs slower than my pb set after WOC 2015 when I was at my fittest so not too bad.
Running 11:58 [4] 3.01 km (3:59 / km) +5m 3:57 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running (Warm Down) 10:33 [2] 1.94 km (5:26 / km) +10m 5:18 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Tuesday Sep 12, 2017 #
Running 40:08 [2] 7.38 km (5:27 / km) +37m 5:19 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Monday Sep 11, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 50:00 [1]
Sunday Sep 10, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 11:54 [2] 2.19 km (5:25 / km) +32m 5:03 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
Orienteering race 33:08 [4] 5.47 km (6:03 / km) +105m 5:31 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
2nd
Ran 1st leg in a team with Jenny and Jess. I had a short first split, gapped all the girls then got caught up amongst the boys race and got dragged along with them until #5 as they kept running past me, going to an extra control then running back past again. Started to slow down from #6 partly to be safe with the lead I'd built up, but mainly cos I was really suffering from running so fast at the beginning. Messed up 9 (dodgy map/control placement) as well as 11 (just before spectator control, oxygen debt, couldn't find a path) then just safe round the last loop to hand over with around 2mins lead.
Jenny ran well to hand over to Jess 20secs down on Tessa. Then Jess pushed hard to catch Tess but unfortunately lost some time on 2 controls and ended up finishing about the same time behind. Super happy with 2nd place though against a stacked England team.
Running (Warm Down) 6:09 [2] 1.02 km (6:02 / km) +12m 5:42 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Saturday Sep 9, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 10:30 [2] 1.76 km (5:58 / km) +80m 4:52 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
Orienteering race 1:15:33 [4] 10.51 km (7:11 / km) +223m 6:30 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
5th
My first long distance in 1 year. Was very tough open moorland that was very marshy and full of holes meaning that I spent a lot of time falling over and both feet were hurting from about halfway.
Started out well to first 2 controls thanks to a nice track leg, caught up to Niamh on the climb up to 3 but got confused on the very flat, broken ground area trying to find the control. Bailed to the track to 6, which probably wasn't the best route but I needed to get out of terrain for a bit and just run. Chasing James and Tom to 8 then started struggling on the long leg up to 9 into a headwind. Last few controls to the finish were all pretty easy but really annoyed to see 12, think it wasn't my control and continue running to another clearing. Before realising it was actually mine and having to trudge back up the hill.
Happy to have survived a long distance in very tough terrain. And very pleased with the result on my Scotland debut ;)
Running (Warm Down) 6:59 [2] 0.98 km (7:08 / km) +29m 6:13 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Friday Sep 8, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday Sep 7, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 45:00 [2]
3x 90:30
3x 70:20
3x 60:30
3x 45:15
3x 30:15
3x 20:10
5x 10:10
Wednesday Sep 6, 2017 #
Running 33:03 [2] 6.05 km (5:28 / km) +38m 5:18 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Strength & Conditioning 15:00 [1]
Tuesday Sep 5, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 17:19 [2] 3.65 km (4:44 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running intervals 31:30 7.28 km (4:19 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
First 2 solo, 3rd with Jonny chasing me, 4-6 with Jonny pacing. Went off far too fast on the first rep (80sec for first lap)...legs still remembering the 400m from last week!
Really happy with this session. Was tough, tried to bail after 5 but Jonny made me do the last one :) Times much better than I was aiming for.
3.32
3.35
3.34
3.33
3.35
3.34
Running (Warm Down) 16:53 [2] 2.89 km (5:50 / km) +56m 5:19 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Monday Sep 4, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 1:00:00 [1]
Sunday Sep 3, 2017 #
Running (Warm Up) 13:13 [2] 2.49 km (5:18 / km) +16m 5:09 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Orienteering 7:43 [4] 1.56 km (4:57 / km) +14m 4:44 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Quite stop start in this one, not really reading ahead very well. Also being a pansy running round some forest areas when I should have gone straight.
Orienteering 6:57 [4] 1.45 km (4:47 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Probably my best course of the day. Had the maze sussed and was running well. Only 20secs off Jonny :p
Orienteering 7:30 [4] 1.47 km (5:07 / km) +3m 5:03 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
This course went into the forest and was hillier so I was struggling to run fast by this point. Lost a fair bit of time on a couple of controls.
Orienteering 3:12 [3] 0.4 km (8:05 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Running (Warm Down) 10:10 [2] 1.59 km (6:25 / km) +6m 6:17 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Saturday Sep 2, 2017 #
Running 46:02 [3] 8.27 km (5:34 / km) +85m 5:18 / km
shoes: Mizuno Enigma 2
Friday Sep 1, 2017 #
Aqua Jogging 1:00:00 [1]