Training Log Archive: markg

I tried to enjoy this one after yesteday's disaster and knowing I had little chances in a long race. Navigated quite well though I didn't spend enough time evaluating route choices on the long legs and made maybe 5min worth of other errors. My feet started to hurt about 1/3 the way around and I was getting frustrated running through the rocky ground and the thick vegetation, so I lost any focus I had and plodded the rest of the way around. More strength and endurance required to run one of these well.

I think it's time to retire these Olway shoes, for races over 4-5km anyway.

This was my best opportunity to have a good race at the NAOCs. I started well, spiking 1 & 2, and only a few seconds off the pace on each leg. Lost 20s on 3 when I picked the wrong little knoll, then spiked 4, 5 and 6, again only just off the leading pace. 7 was my first bigger mistake running a little of line to the left and dropping 1.5min. 8 was okay but lost 20s on 9 when I ran offline again. I started losing focus on the way to 10, running carelessly and dropping 3.5min. Same thing on 11, spiked 12 and then total disaster dropping about 8min on 13. Took me a while to work out what happened, but it seems I ran out the control 45 degrees offline - it's a miracle I ever found the control. Spiked 14 and ran out too fast losing contact (infuriatingly I was probably within 30m of the control!) and another 6min. Very disappointing, a clean run would have put me at about 35min and inside the top ten.

Re-strapped my achilles tighter and didn't notice it at all during the race.

Jogged and walked around the training map checking out the terrain and mapping. Achilles hurt a couple of times after landing on rocks with my toe and my heel dropped.

Event: 2006 North American Championships (Golden Leaf Orienteering Fest)
 

A good race. I picked the shortest route choices everywhere except 17 (not that there was much difference between routes) and my only mistake was misinterpreting a wall as impassable and losing some seconds while working out what to do and panicking that I would get disqualified.

So I'm just down on running speed from the winner (Patrick, 15:21) and I don't feel as fit as I did at the Alberta champs a month ago; for which my achilles is at fault.

Earnt my first ever world ranking points!

Physio for more electro, massage and acupuncture.

Back to the UoC gym for rolling and stretching. Jogged 6min on the treadmill without pain.

C • NAOC's? 2