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Sunday May 9, 2010 #
Warm up & strides 15:00 [1]
shoes: Inov8s
Jogging about on the warm up map. Stomach complaining so nothing too fast. Figured it would be fine once I started though, as was right.
Orienteering race 1:10:48 [5] ***** 7.9 km (8:58 / km) +275m 7:38 / km
ahr:178 max:192 spiked:11/17c shoes: Inov8s
Long race at Huntington State Park. A really, really excellent course, leaving me physically and mentally exhausted a good 2km from the end. In an 8km course, on a map with load of trails, I ran on trails for 500m. The long leg was brilliant, macro and micro route choice, constantly having to be on your guard. Beautiful woods and some good competition. Managed to grab 2nd again today, but Sam's time was really great, almost three minutes ahead. I guess I lost this when my faculties started to deteriorate at the end! I was fighting Erin the whole way for 2nd, and a late mistake from her just got me in there. Again, really brilliant fun.
Start-1 - Took the left trail which was windier than I would have liked, hesitated up the wide rentrant, over the hill with more hesitation until I saw the wall junction, and then spiked with more confidence. Note to self, either learn how to type hesitation or better, stop doing it!
1-2 Down the spur to the wall corner, across the flat hill to the pond and up.
2-3 Wanted to go pretty much straight, but hit the pond so slightly right in the end. No wasted time thinking about it though, and line into control good.
3-4 Chose to go straight across the swamp. On comparing splits, this was definitely not the right choice! Totally nailed the control though.
4-5 Round the contour of the hill, not sure where I am, saw the same wall junction and still not confident enough across and down to the control. Damn it girl, you're alright...trust yourself!
5-6 Round the green marsh to the right, then down the trail to the control.
6-7 Took the right route, up the white, then over from the middle of the marsh.
7-8 Uber leg! Planned well and executed well. Virtually straight but with the contours of the hills, so slightly to right of line then switch midway to slightly to left.
8-9 Caught Erin at 8 and we raced hard round this bit. Rough bearing to the trail, in from the trail junction reading the contours.
9-10 Straight with the rock features on the right. Hills so clear.
10-11 Across the stream to the rocky reentrant, then in from the big boulders.
11-12 Starting to get tired now. Hesitated dropping into the marsh running north south, the stayed on the big trail not wanting to fight the mountain laurel. Could'nt for the life of me figure out which boulder my control descriptions stated the control was on, luckily Erin helped me out with that one. The arrow just meant nothing to me! Brain pain!
12-13 Out to the wiggly trail which I foolishly tried to follow. Then decided to cut across to it's next wiggle, but was confused by the direction when I hit it. Finally figured it out and followed it round to my marsh AP, but I should have seen the brain ache coming and gone out to the marsh to the north, or trail to the south. Erin dropped me here.
13-14 Straight but veered a little low, corrected very quickly though.
14-15 Through the marsh, cut through to the northern pond, through the next col and in.
15-16 Rough bearing up hill, and luckily hit the flat valley to the north. Only just hanging in there now, super tired. No real plan, could have gone horribly wrong. Caught Erin again here...almost in!
16-17 Failed to see the large fence and had to go back on myself ot cross it. Then failed to see that the small trail led right to the control, and cut across. I feel better that Mr Peel also did exactly the same thing here.
At the end my hamstring was sore - didn't notice anything at all while running but seized almost instantly on finishing. I can't remember the last time I pushed that hard, and enjoyed racing so much. To almost lose control of my faculties is not something that's really happened before.
I am getting the bug again :)
Start-1 - Took the left trail which was windier than I would have liked, hesitated up the wide rentrant, over the hill with more hesitation until I saw the wall junction, and then spiked with more confidence. Note to self, either learn how to type hesitation or better, stop doing it!
1-2 Down the spur to the wall corner, across the flat hill to the pond and up.
2-3 Wanted to go pretty much straight, but hit the pond so slightly right in the end. No wasted time thinking about it though, and line into control good.
3-4 Chose to go straight across the swamp. On comparing splits, this was definitely not the right choice! Totally nailed the control though.
4-5 Round the contour of the hill, not sure where I am, saw the same wall junction and still not confident enough across and down to the control. Damn it girl, you're alright...trust yourself!
5-6 Round the green marsh to the right, then down the trail to the control.
6-7 Took the right route, up the white, then over from the middle of the marsh.
7-8 Uber leg! Planned well and executed well. Virtually straight but with the contours of the hills, so slightly to right of line then switch midway to slightly to left.
8-9 Caught Erin at 8 and we raced hard round this bit. Rough bearing to the trail, in from the trail junction reading the contours.
9-10 Straight with the rock features on the right. Hills so clear.
10-11 Across the stream to the rocky reentrant, then in from the big boulders.
11-12 Starting to get tired now. Hesitated dropping into the marsh running north south, the stayed on the big trail not wanting to fight the mountain laurel. Could'nt for the life of me figure out which boulder my control descriptions stated the control was on, luckily Erin helped me out with that one. The arrow just meant nothing to me! Brain pain!
12-13 Out to the wiggly trail which I foolishly tried to follow. Then decided to cut across to it's next wiggle, but was confused by the direction when I hit it. Finally figured it out and followed it round to my marsh AP, but I should have seen the brain ache coming and gone out to the marsh to the north, or trail to the south. Erin dropped me here.
13-14 Straight but veered a little low, corrected very quickly though.
14-15 Through the marsh, cut through to the northern pond, through the next col and in.
15-16 Rough bearing up hill, and luckily hit the flat valley to the north. Only just hanging in there now, super tired. No real plan, could have gone horribly wrong. Caught Erin again here...almost in!
16-17 Failed to see the large fence and had to go back on myself ot cross it. Then failed to see that the small trail led right to the control, and cut across. I feel better that Mr Peel also did exactly the same thing here.
At the end my hamstring was sore - didn't notice anything at all while running but seized almost instantly on finishing. I can't remember the last time I pushed that hard, and enjoyed racing so much. To almost lose control of my faculties is not something that's really happened before.
I am getting the bug again :)
Recovery 10:00 [1]
shoes: Inov8s
Short jog with Marie. Was surprised to feel that on moving, there was no pain whatsoever in the hamstring. Ibuprofen and ice tonight!