Training Log Archive: KathrynBIn the 31 days ending Jul 31, 2017:
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Monday Jul 31, 2017 #
Orienteering 1:08:45 [3] 6.78 km (10:08 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
Scottish 6-Days - Day 2
Raced the first half, jogged/walked the second half. Feeling pretty ill and didn't want to make it any worse. 1 mistake at no.3 where I just got confused coming into the control. Caught by Alice at no.16, so raced her down the hill for the last couple of controls
Raced the first half, jogged/walked the second half. Feeling pretty ill and didn't want to make it any worse. 1 mistake at no.3 where I just got confused coming into the control. Caught by Alice at no.16, so raced her down the hill for the last couple of controls
Sunday Jul 30, 2017 #
Orienteering 1:00:08 [3] 6.4 km (9:24 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
Scottish 6-Days - Day 1
Been feeling slightly ill since the last race in Sweden. Did't have much in my legs, so some of my routechoices reflected this. Only 1 mistake at no.7. Think I was getting tired and wanting it to be over. So so different to everything I have been running on in the last 2 months, but good to be back!
Been feeling slightly ill since the last race in Sweden. Did't have much in my legs, so some of my routechoices reflected this. Only 1 mistake at no.7. Think I was getting tired and wanting it to be over. So so different to everything I have been running on in the last 2 months, but good to be back!
Saturday Jul 29, 2017 #
Note
slept:0.0 (rest day)
---> Deeside for the 6-days
Friday Jul 28, 2017 #
Orienteering 1:16:53 [3] 7.18 km (10:42 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
O-Ringen Day 5 (Chase)
Was 7th at the beginning of this (meant I had a new bib) and was really excited. Had one girl about 2 mins ahead, and another ~4mins behind. Meant i knew I was probably going to be racing on my own.
Surprisingly, I was my 2 min girl going out of no.2 as I was going in, so pushed to try catch her properly, but never saw her again. This was annoying as it meant I never got any help for number 4 (long leg into a point feature in a vague hillside...). Thought I was in control coming in to it, and knew where to expect it, but then just wasn't where I thought at all. Really really struggled to relocate so was wondering around a lot before I eventuallt found it. Lost about 17minutes, and all of my motivation. Then went to 6 before 5 (short leg tbf...). Really had little motivation left, so ended up pretty much just jogging around. Lost another 5 minutes at no.9 which annoyed me again. Happy to be finished in the end, but gutted that everything fell apart in the last race, and my last run in my Scandi summer
Was 7th at the beginning of this (meant I had a new bib) and was really excited. Had one girl about 2 mins ahead, and another ~4mins behind. Meant i knew I was probably going to be racing on my own.
Surprisingly, I was my 2 min girl going out of no.2 as I was going in, so pushed to try catch her properly, but never saw her again. This was annoying as it meant I never got any help for number 4 (long leg into a point feature in a vague hillside...). Thought I was in control coming in to it, and knew where to expect it, but then just wasn't where I thought at all. Really really struggled to relocate so was wondering around a lot before I eventuallt found it. Lost about 17minutes, and all of my motivation. Then went to 6 before 5 (short leg tbf...). Really had little motivation left, so ended up pretty much just jogging around. Lost another 5 minutes at no.9 which annoyed me again. Happy to be finished in the end, but gutted that everything fell apart in the last race, and my last run in my Scandi summer
Thursday Jul 27, 2017 #
Orienteering 33:09 [5] 3.85 km (8:37 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
O-Ringen Day 4 (middle distance)
Pretty gutted with this race tbh. Felt really good; fast and strong. But lost my head twice which definitely cost me the stage win.
Really really good fun anyway. Awesome to be in such a small area of forest with so many people!!
Pretty gutted with this race tbh. Felt really good; fast and strong. But lost my head twice which definitely cost me the stage win.
Really really good fun anyway. Awesome to be in such a small area of forest with so many people!!
Wednesday Jul 26, 2017 #
Orienteering 57:21 [4] 6.55 km (8:45 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
O-Ringen Day 3
A lot more of a grotty area. Made my first mistake of O-Ringen :(((( Very tiny parallel error, but just couldn't relocate at the very end, so lost about 3/4mins (no.1).
Was pretty done with the terrain by the long leg, so jumped onto the track and went all the way round. Probably quite a good routechoice actually
A lot more of a grotty area. Made my first mistake of O-Ringen :(((( Very tiny parallel error, but just couldn't relocate at the very end, so lost about 3/4mins (no.1).
Was pretty done with the terrain by the long leg, so jumped onto the track and went all the way round. Probably quite a good routechoice actually
Monday Jul 24, 2017 #
Orienteering 47:10 [4] 5.64 km (8:22 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
O-Ringen Day 2
Legs feeling a lot better today, but still not 100%. Still clean
Legs feeling a lot better today, but still not 100%. Still clean
Sunday Jul 23, 2017 #
Orienteering 53:04 [3] 6.12 km (8:40 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
O-Ringen Day 1
Felt like this was a pretty easy course, especially compared to what I have been running on recently, therefore was pretty much perfectly clean the entire way round. Unfortunately just had no energy at all, so really struggled physically round this. Enjoyed it anyway, and good to see even with this I wasn't too far off the pace
Felt like this was a pretty easy course, especially compared to what I have been running on recently, therefore was pretty much perfectly clean the entire way round. Unfortunately just had no energy at all, so really struggled physically round this. Enjoyed it anyway, and good to see even with this I wasn't too far off the pace
Saturday Jul 22, 2017 #
Event: O-Ringen
Note
(rest day)
---> O-Ringen
Friday Jul 21, 2017 #
Running 9:13 [1] 1.72 km (5:22 / km)
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
Down to the start
Orienteering 23:35 [4] 2.88 km (8:11 / km)
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
Sprint course in an area down the bottom of the hill. 5x5 controls with rest after each lot of 5. Couldn't get a couple of the controls due to building work, and quite slow in the few controls in the green wood. Felt I could get some speed when I needed to though. A lot cooler today which helped
Running 11:23 [2] 1.44 km (7:54 / km)
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
All the way back up the hill to the house. Nice short session before O-Ringen
Thursday Jul 20, 2017 #
Running 12:55 [2] 2.56 km (5:03 / km)
shoes: Yellow Inov8 X-talons 212
Jog from the top tram station to the start
Orienteering 1:25:29 [3] 8.0 km (10:41 / km)
shoes: Yellow Inov8 X-talons 212
2014 Nighthawk Course
Really focused on having a good plan and good picture for every leg. Messed up no.2, but realised when no.3 didn't fit, so sorted it. Everything else pretty good. Pretty tired. Hot day and hungry/thirsty
Really focused on having a good plan and good picture for every leg. Messed up no.2, but realised when no.3 didn't fit, so sorted it. Everything else pretty good. Pretty tired. Hot day and hungry/thirsty
Wednesday Jul 19, 2017 #
Gym 40:00 [1]
Some stretching and rolling. Especially calves and glutes which are tight asf. Got a bit distracted by speaking to ro
Running 12:38 [1] 2.11 km (5:59 / km)
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
WU + drills. Legs feeling quite tired
Running 16:08 [4] 3.26 km (4:57 / km) +20m 4:48 / km
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
Race round a local lake. Really hot day (31oC just an hour before this...), and legs just didn't really have much in them. Probably to be expected. Nice route, nice evening
Running 18:13 [2] 3.17 km (5:45 / km)
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
WD back round the lake with Kasper
Followed by a swim and a BBQ!
Followed by a swim and a BBQ!
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017 #
Orienteering 1:20:00 [3] 11.0 km (7:16 / km) +310m 6:22 / km
shoes: Yellow Inov8 X-talons 212
WU to the start, half way with Kasper.
3 courses on a slopey area. Really messed up the first one - dont think I actually started in the correct place, therefore obviously nothing made sense and I got really confused. Therefore on the second course I took in some of the controls again from the first course. A lot better technique on the last two
WD back home
3 courses on a slopey area. Really messed up the first one - dont think I actually started in the correct place, therefore obviously nothing made sense and I got really confused. Therefore on the second course I took in some of the controls again from the first course. A lot better technique on the last two
WD back home
Monday Jul 17, 2017 #
Running 29:00 [2] 4.5 km (6:27 / km) +150m 5:31 / km
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
Travelled to Oslo this morning after a total of about 0 hours sleep last night, so the hour on the plane is all I was going off...
Anyway easy from Kasper's up to explore Holmenkollen Ski Jump and around some trails. So crazy steep everywhere
Anyway easy from Kasper's up to explore Holmenkollen Ski Jump and around some trails. So crazy steep everywhere
Sunday Jul 16, 2017 #
Note
---> Stockholm. 11h boat journey
Saturday Jul 15, 2017 #
Orienteering 1:12:16 [3] 8.03 km (9:00 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
Fin5 - Day 5 - Long(2)
Chasing start, and thanks to Day 3 being voided, I was back in, and started 3 mins beiphind Laura.
Found out in the start boxes the course was 6.7km with only 7 controls, and the last two controls were in 200m of the finish, so essentially 6.5km with 5 controls... so was expecting to pick up the map and be greeted wi some monster legs. I wasn't disappointed...!
Seemed to take a pretty good routechoice to 1, met some other girls who ended up getting a bit away (I made a small mistake in the middle of the leg), but then caught them again by the control. Also surprised to see Laura here. I had already planned my routechoice to 2, so started heading off on that direction despite all the others going different. Mainly because I really really didn't want to be running in a train this early on in the race. But also because I backed myself ;) anyway, probably not the best routechoice (didn't see the one to the left), but fine anyway. Couple of shorter controls where I kept seeing loads of other girls but avoided them and kept doing my own thing and succeeding. Bit the bullet with 2 long legs to go and decided to man up and form a train as I was very much dying and needed a bit of motivation. Drove it for a while into 5, but then doubted myself just outside the control circle and lost about a minute (with everyone else). Caught Laura again too. Anyway now quite a big train of about 7 girls, and on the long track section coming into 6 I picked up the pace and ran off the front with 1 other girl. Pleased, and had the energy to race by the end. A lot better technique than the last few days :)
Chasing start, and thanks to Day 3 being voided, I was back in, and started 3 mins beiphind Laura.
Found out in the start boxes the course was 6.7km with only 7 controls, and the last two controls were in 200m of the finish, so essentially 6.5km with 5 controls... so was expecting to pick up the map and be greeted wi some monster legs. I wasn't disappointed...!
Seemed to take a pretty good routechoice to 1, met some other girls who ended up getting a bit away (I made a small mistake in the middle of the leg), but then caught them again by the control. Also surprised to see Laura here. I had already planned my routechoice to 2, so started heading off on that direction despite all the others going different. Mainly because I really really didn't want to be running in a train this early on in the race. But also because I backed myself ;) anyway, probably not the best routechoice (didn't see the one to the left), but fine anyway. Couple of shorter controls where I kept seeing loads of other girls but avoided them and kept doing my own thing and succeeding. Bit the bullet with 2 long legs to go and decided to man up and form a train as I was very much dying and needed a bit of motivation. Drove it for a while into 5, but then doubted myself just outside the control circle and lost about a minute (with everyone else). Caught Laura again too. Anyway now quite a big train of about 7 girls, and on the long track section coming into 6 I picked up the pace and ran off the front with 1 other girl. Pleased, and had the energy to race by the end. A lot better technique than the last few days :)
Friday Jul 14, 2017 #
Orienteering 38:56 [4] 4.3 km (9:03 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
Fin5 Day 4 - Middle(2)
Pretty happy with this race. Been dissapointed with my technique in the last few forest races - making mistakes I really shouldn't be making, and just generally being slow and sloppy. Focused on really having a plan, with features to pick off as I was going, instead of just running in generally the right direction and hoping to find things (works in lots of places like Scotland, but really really not here). Anyway, really good for the first few, knew exactly where I was going. Then lost some concentration coming in to a tiny notch in a contour (apparently a re-enterant, but I wouldn't tell anyone...), so lost quite a lot of time messing around on a hillside. Then a really bad routechoice to the next control. After that I was angry with myself so actually orienteered really well - fast and smooth and always with a plan. Once again felt pretty strong.
Definitely the nicest forest of the week!! So so good
Pretty happy with this race. Been dissapointed with my technique in the last few forest races - making mistakes I really shouldn't be making, and just generally being slow and sloppy. Focused on really having a plan, with features to pick off as I was going, instead of just running in generally the right direction and hoping to find things (works in lots of places like Scotland, but really really not here). Anyway, really good for the first few, knew exactly where I was going. Then lost some concentration coming in to a tiny notch in a contour (apparently a re-enterant, but I wouldn't tell anyone...), so lost quite a lot of time messing around on a hillside. Then a really bad routechoice to the next control. After that I was angry with myself so actually orienteered really well - fast and smooth and always with a plan. Once again felt pretty strong.
Definitely the nicest forest of the week!! So so good
Thursday Jul 13, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Adrenaline training with Lucas Basset in a theme park...
Wednesday Jul 12, 2017 #
Orienteering 16:00 [5] 2.66 km (6:01 / km)
shoes: Yellow Inov8 X-talons 212
Fin5 Day 3 - Sprint
Basically this day ended up being voided for us because they started D18E at the same time as D16E who was running the same course. Bad mistake by them, but good for me as I mispunched.
Was in really good control the whole way around this. Always planned ahead and knew exactly where to expect the control. 2 timelosses - didn't see I had to cut off he end of the path on no.6, so ended up hitting the road a tiny bit too far along. Then a bad routechoice to no.10 (didn't notice an uncrossable fence). Felt strong too and able to race, which was a bit surprising as this was in the evening after a day supporting JWOC athletes.
Mispunched the second last control in the park, just got the wrong tree next to the wrong path - actually quite easy to do. Especially at the end when I just wanted to be finished. Really good fun sprint anyway
Basically this day ended up being voided for us because they started D18E at the same time as D16E who was running the same course. Bad mistake by them, but good for me as I mispunched.
Was in really good control the whole way around this. Always planned ahead and knew exactly where to expect the control. 2 timelosses - didn't see I had to cut off he end of the path on no.6, so ended up hitting the road a tiny bit too far along. Then a bad routechoice to no.10 (didn't notice an uncrossable fence). Felt strong too and able to race, which was a bit surprising as this was in the evening after a day supporting JWOC athletes.
Mispunched the second last control in the park, just got the wrong tree next to the wrong path - actually quite easy to do. Especially at the end when I just wanted to be finished. Really good fun sprint anyway
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017 #
Orienteering 1:11:22 [4] 7.51 km (9:30 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
Fin5 - Long(1)
Easy 1 and 2 gave me nice confidence and allowed me to get into the map, and my rhythm. Really hesitant on 3 because of more bad vegetation, but hit the OOB field which gave me a really nice AP. Big time loss on 9 as I was just really poor and didn't pay attention from my AP to the control. 14 was just pushing through thick, young trees which pushed me offline and I ended up too low on the slope (2mins).
Other than this, I was just pretty hesitant throughout as I desperately didn't want to lose contact as I was struggling to relocate. Also got pretty hungry so was struggling.
I recon the skill in the next few races will just be knowing when I can run and when I really need to slow down and stay focused. Also need to make a good plan with features I can pick off while running instead of constantly map reading. Good fun though, and good to support the guys in JWOC afterwards
Easy 1 and 2 gave me nice confidence and allowed me to get into the map, and my rhythm. Really hesitant on 3 because of more bad vegetation, but hit the OOB field which gave me a really nice AP. Big time loss on 9 as I was just really poor and didn't pay attention from my AP to the control. 14 was just pushing through thick, young trees which pushed me offline and I ended up too low on the slope (2mins).
Other than this, I was just pretty hesitant throughout as I desperately didn't want to lose contact as I was struggling to relocate. Also got pretty hungry so was struggling.
I recon the skill in the next few races will just be knowing when I can run and when I really need to slow down and stay focused. Also need to make a good plan with features I can pick off while running instead of constantly map reading. Good fun though, and good to support the guys in JWOC afterwards
Monday Jul 10, 2017 #
Orienteering 44:50 [4] 4.28 km (10:29 / km)
shoes: Black Inov8 X-Talons
Fin5 - Middle(1)
Pretty grotty terrain, yet still quite runnable. Felt pretty strong, but unfortunately for once in my life I think I can say my running was too fast for my navigation...
Pretty difficult navigation right from the start meant I kept having to micro-relocate just to stay in touch. Nothing much to go off on no.2 (vegetation was really dodgy), so lost a lot of time (9mins - did 64.48min/km......). Just had no idea what was happening as everything looked the same, and couldn't relocate. Another time loss on no.4 (2mins) as I got distracted by another control and once again everything looked so similar.
Basically just struggled to find the balance between map contact and running speed.
Everything else pretty good, just a couple of big mistakes meant I was far behind. Credit to these Fins who can manage this terrain so well
Pretty grotty terrain, yet still quite runnable. Felt pretty strong, but unfortunately for once in my life I think I can say my running was too fast for my navigation...
Pretty difficult navigation right from the start meant I kept having to micro-relocate just to stay in touch. Nothing much to go off on no.2 (vegetation was really dodgy), so lost a lot of time (9mins - did 64.48min/km......). Just had no idea what was happening as everything looked the same, and couldn't relocate. Another time loss on no.4 (2mins) as I got distracted by another control and once again everything looked so similar.
Basically just struggled to find the balance between map contact and running speed.
Everything else pretty good, just a couple of big mistakes meant I was far behind. Credit to these Fins who can manage this terrain so well
Sunday Jul 9, 2017 #
Event: Fin5 and JWOC
Note
Met Laura. Travelled to Tampere. Good to be back in Scandi
Friday Jul 7, 2017 #
Running 42:28 4.45 km (9:33 / km) +200m 7:48 / km
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
WU up the hill past Pashley Down until I found a suitable flatish track.
5x1min[30s] flat(although actually slightly undulating)
5x30s[30s] up hill. (Really really steep bit straight up the Downs.
5x30s[30s] flat
WD back home
Really hot, especially on the hill set as this was in the sun. Nice views over Eastbourne
5x1min[30s] flat(although actually slightly undulating)
5x30s[30s] up hill. (Really really steep bit straight up the Downs.
5x30s[30s] flat
WD back home
Really hot, especially on the hill set as this was in the sun. Nice views over Eastbourne
Thursday Jul 6, 2017 #
Gym 30:00 [1]
At my cousins Jazz Dance class. Was actually an hour long, however can probably only log this much as exercise as the rest was just trying to copy the moves and not get too lost.
Anyway, this was stretching and strength work
Anyway, this was stretching and strength work
Tuesday Jul 4, 2017 #
Running 21:42 [2] 3.5 km (6:12 / km)
shoes: Gel Asics Cumulus 17
Really easy around some roads from the house. Soooo many DOMS from yesterday made it quite painful. Also really hot
Monday Jul 3, 2017 #
Gym 1:00:00 [1]
At my cousins dance acrobatics class in Eastbourne. Lots of stretching, then round-offs, 1 handed cartwheels, and eventually nailed my hand-spring, + lots more. Tough... gonna be sore
Saturday Jul 1, 2017 #
Note
In London/Eastbourne for a week chilling out and spending time with my cousins as I couldn't get across to Halden :( will be nice to have some downtown anyway before heading out to Finland to continue the trip