Training Log Archive: Mark3In the 7 days ending May 17, 2015:
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Sunday May 17, 2015 #
Orienteering race (Westonbirt BOK) 1:02:00 [5] 12.0 km (5:10 / km) +115m 4:56 / km
(injured)
One undergrowth related issue which put me off going straight for all future legs, meaning I ran quite a long way.otherwise ok.
Clive clearly knows in advance where the brambles are going to be and then plans routes accordingly!
Clive clearly knows in advance where the brambles are going to be and then plans routes accordingly!
Saturday May 16, 2015 #
Orienteering race (NGOC League Cleeve Hill) 49:12 [5] 8.51 km (5:47 / km) +356m 4:47 / km
(injured)
Good fun.
Picked good route to #5, round the top, but failed to match the green properly - 30s. Slight miss on #8 as looking for a spur rather than a re-entrant (oops).
On the wrong path just before #11; should have used contours more and paths (indistinct) less - 60s. Otherwise pretty good. Had to be careful of my ankle on the non-flat bits (ie everywhere) so spent more time looking at the ground and less time looking at the map than I'd have liked.
With no injuries or mistakes I think I'd have been up there with Andy Monro, but Paul Murrin is in a class of his own.
Picked good route to #5, round the top, but failed to match the green properly - 30s. Slight miss on #8 as looking for a spur rather than a re-entrant (oops).
On the wrong path just before #11; should have used contours more and paths (indistinct) less - 60s. Otherwise pretty good. Had to be careful of my ankle on the non-flat bits (ie everywhere) so spent more time looking at the ground and less time looking at the map than I'd have liked.
With no injuries or mistakes I think I'd have been up there with Andy Monro, but Paul Murrin is in a class of his own.
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Friday May 15, 2015 #
Running race (GWR Towpath 10k) 37:28 [5] 10.0 km (3:45 / km) +52m 3:39 / km
(injured) shoes: Saucony Virrata 2
PB?!
Not sure how this happened.
Not sure how this happened.
Thursday May 14, 2015 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
Keeping up with the press up challenge. Still on week 3, day 1 which is
12,17,13,13,17
with 60s between each. Successfully done
12,17,13,13,12
which is the furthest I've got to date. Not bad from a starting point of 8. I think its working as well, I have noticed my arms get less tired when I'm running.
Also bought a Theraband which is helping with my knee I think.
12,17,13,13,17
with 60s between each. Successfully done
12,17,13,13,12
which is the furthest I've got to date. Not bad from a starting point of 8. I think its working as well, I have noticed my arms get less tired when I'm running.
Also bought a Theraband which is helping with my knee I think.
Wednesday May 13, 2015 #
Orienteering race (BOK Urban Warmley) 34:51 [5] 7.61 km (4:35 / km) +83m 4:21 / km
(injured) shoes: Saucony Virrata 2
Main thing - none of my injuries are worse after this event than they were before. Hurrah!
Not a great route to #1, probably should have thought about this for longer. Then lost a lot of time on #2 going up the spur and looking around the brambles for a bit rather than going straight to the control at the base. Silly mistake on #5 refolding map at a bad time. Ludicrous miss on 9, missing the cut through and still taking the super-long road route. This is the same choice issue that I had at the sprints, so clearly need to work more on that.
Lost more time on 14 failing to find the cut through the green and then navigating pretty much to 15 instead. 15 too tentative since thought culvert would be more obvious.
Finished off with some good running legs, but still beaten by Tom on all of them - in fact I only beat him on #3 and the run in. Lost to Matt and Clive on most of them as well, by a few seconds on each where by both had clean legs. Need more speedwork!
http://www.movescount.com/moves/move62255470
Gained some valuable insights after middle champs discussion with Mark:
(1) the plan I come up with usually isn't too bad, but if looks hard to implement at the time (eg there is a tree in the way of where I want to go, or I don't find a path junc, or something) I tend to change it and come up with another plan. This second plan is invariably worse and not well thought through and doesn't have an attack point. This is when I get lost.
(2) I seem to focus on only one feature type and ignore the rest - so if I get it into my head that my AP is on a path, I tend to ignore all non-path features (ie I simplify them to nothingness) (even when navigating to the initial path). This is not necessarily a good idea because often they would help, especially when they are linear. I look for features that lead me into controls, but not that lead me out of them in the right place . Definitely lots to consider in my next event - thanks Mark!
Not a great route to #1, probably should have thought about this for longer. Then lost a lot of time on #2 going up the spur and looking around the brambles for a bit rather than going straight to the control at the base. Silly mistake on #5 refolding map at a bad time. Ludicrous miss on 9, missing the cut through and still taking the super-long road route. This is the same choice issue that I had at the sprints, so clearly need to work more on that.
Lost more time on 14 failing to find the cut through the green and then navigating pretty much to 15 instead. 15 too tentative since thought culvert would be more obvious.
Finished off with some good running legs, but still beaten by Tom on all of them - in fact I only beat him on #3 and the run in. Lost to Matt and Clive on most of them as well, by a few seconds on each where by both had clean legs. Need more speedwork!
http://www.movescount.com/moves/move62255470
Gained some valuable insights after middle champs discussion with Mark:
(1) the plan I come up with usually isn't too bad, but if looks hard to implement at the time (eg there is a tree in the way of where I want to go, or I don't find a path junc, or something) I tend to change it and come up with another plan. This second plan is invariably worse and not well thought through and doesn't have an attack point. This is when I get lost.
(2) I seem to focus on only one feature type and ignore the rest - so if I get it into my head that my AP is on a path, I tend to ignore all non-path features (ie I simplify them to nothingness) (even when navigating to the initial path). This is not necessarily a good idea because often they would help, especially when they are linear. I look for features that lead me into controls, but not that lead me out of them in the right place . Definitely lots to consider in my next event - thanks Mark!
Tuesday May 12, 2015 #
Running race (self transcendence 2m) 11:44 [5] 2.0 mi (5:52 / mi) +44m 5:29 / mi
(injured) shoes: Saucony Virrata 2
Thought this was really bad but actually only 6s down on last year.
Ankle is going to need some pretty hardcore taping for warmly tonight.
Ankle is going to need some pretty hardcore taping for warmly tonight.
Monday May 11, 2015 #
Running long (Recovery jog) 1:00:00 [3] 12.45 km (4:49 / km)
(injured) shoes: Saucony Kinvara 4
Intervals out of the question
Went for a short ankle-testing jog which got a bit long when it turned out my ankle taping technique is pretty good (had lots of practice over the years I guess).plenty of icing yesterday seems to have prevented swelling, so that's good.should be ok for Wednesday.
Went for a short ankle-testing jog which got a bit long when it turned out my ankle taping technique is pretty good (had lots of practice over the years I guess).plenty of icing yesterday seems to have prevented swelling, so that's good.should be ok for Wednesday.