Training Log Archive: R Anderson

Good warm up.

Throat still sore when I woke up, and high HR. :S

Probably wouldn't have run had I not been placed in H21E. Since my world ranking is relatively ok I had the chance to run the WRE today, and couldn't pass that up.

Plan was to run well technically. Fairly pleased with how it went overall, all things considered.

Fairly comfortable physically early, but it got quite intense racing head to head later in the race.

Key legs:

1 - 10s lost standing right beside the control (in the green) -->wow no confidence
3 - 2min lost on one of the easiest controls on the course, climbed too late and overshot it.
4 - 3rd fastest split. (Yes I beat TG + others) --> Helps when you've just been to the control a minute previously.
7 - Clean long leg but way too slow. 1min lost reading the map too much
9 - Good split on a climbing leg. Spiked control and beat others to it.
12 - LONG LEG: Took the left trail route and pushed hard with Tynne right to the control.
16 - Was setting up to be a good leg but stopped short and scratched my head for a good 10s in the green
17 - 1.5min lost. Simply not reading the map.
18 - Good leg with Ross unknowingly behind me.
F - Fun final sprint with Ross. Punched at the same time.

Woke up feeling pretty good, and hoped to do well today.

Started quite slowly to 1 and was really hesitant into the control. Then messed up 2 and 3 quite badly. Had trouble getting used to the scale and reading the details. Frustrated early.

Tried to restart after 5 and was running well through 6 and 7 and on way to 8. Misread in the cliffs again going up to 8 and lost another 2min there. Kinda gave up after that and started to really slow down.

More mistakes throughout the rest of the course. By 15 it started to really rain/hail and I got quite cold.

Head just wasn't in it today. Haven't really been training for over a week, and haven't raced since Danish spring so I guess it was to be expected.

Enjoyed the map and terrain for the most part and was happy to be racing again at least.

Sore throat all afternoon.

Woke up with another sore throat.

Took it easy and seemed to get rid of it with several ginger/garlic concoctions.

4x 1loop at Mossens.

Legs super heavy tonight, but under 3:30 on each.

30 weights, 20 core

Ran part of an old course that was kicking around.

http://orienteering.ca/doma/show_map.php?user=robb...

Forest intervals around the canoe club loop. Really enjoyed it.

Took it quite easy, but felt good. Coughing stuff up most of the time though.

Still not feeling so good. Rain didn't help.