Training Log Archive: Eoghan

JK Long Distance

Awesomely tough. Just didn't have enough energy to perform as well as I could. So exusted at the end that ended up making a couple of annoying navigation errors

JK 2019 Middle Distance. Mistakes throughout , not the day I would have liked. Also seriously struggled with the heat.

First mistake on control 1 - obviously wasn't focused and just didn't run far enough and got confused by the wrong hill. Very disappointed probably about 3 mins lost.

2 - another mistake, went up the wrong path. Still flustered from 1. Probably lost another minute.

3 - finally hit a control but had now been caught by the guy who started 1 minute behind me.

4- went to the wrong pit. A silly mistake distracted by others. 30 seconds lost.

5, 6, 7 & 8. Had a good run if navigation

9 - started running up the wrong path, 90° error. Just not focused. (1 min lost)

10 - easy control

11 - slightly confused by all the pits and contors so wasn't perfectly accurate

12 - after canal crossing, quite an easy control, did leave the path slightly early but saw someone go down into the control so that helped.

13 &14 - not bad navigation, quite easy controls

15 - had overtaken two people I'd been running with but then grabbed water from the water station and made a big error, completely over running the control and taking the path in the wrong direction. Very poor at least a minute lost.

16 - quite an easy control well executed.

17 - getting very tired but an easy control

18 - not bad but could have hit the control a little more accurately

19 - Lots of people heading to the control making it a bit easier

20 - got a bit disorientated and lost about 30 seconds running the wrong direction.

21 - easy control

22 - spectator control, easy.

23 - big mistake, still not sure how I got this so wrong. I felt I left 22 in the right direction will have to look at routegadget to see what happened but ran around in circles struggling to relocate. 4 mins lost.

24 - again all over the place after 23, so annoying to throw it all away right at the end. 30seconds to a minute lost.

I definitely feel I could have run 48mins today and I'd have been very happy but it wasn't to be. Now for a huge long distance event tomorrow. I will focus on accuracy and a steady pace.

Event: JK 2019
 

JK Sprint Warm up and warm down

JK Sprint O. My first Sprint orienteering race.

Generally pretty happy with the run. I had no expectations but my aim was to commit to all my decision and run as hard as possible. Having looked back there are probably a few places I could make up some time:

4. Coming out of control 3 I probably could have gone around the south of the building rather than the north but would probably would have only gained 5 seconds.

7 - I think my biggest mistake of the day (20seconds) came out of 6 and ran around an extra building to the east of the control. Poor focus and a silly mistake.

11 - saw the covered walkway on the map bit whilst at control 10 I couldn't see it so decided to run around the building and in through east entrance to courtyard. Maybe 5 sec lost.

18 - took the wrong road from 17 realised pretty quickly (lost about 10seconds) then got to the control and couldn't see it despite being stood right by it (another 10seconds)

21 - slight indecision, in end went down the path through woods but then came off the path and ended up coming out behind the building rather than between them. ( 10 seconds lost in total)

22 - went the the wrong side of the building 5 seconds lost.

30 - Emit didn't register the control so I had to turn around and go back. 5 seconds lost.

I would have liked to have gone closer to 18 minutes but was happy with the run. Need to get fitter still.

Running around the old Bathampton Down Green course.few errors but not too bad.