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Sunday May 5, 2019 #
Run - Trail warm up/down 22:01 2.58 km (8:32 / km) +47m 7:49 / km
ahr:114 max:167 shoes: VJ Supra 2018
Run - Orienteering race 2:00:32 18.04 km (6:41 / km) +335m 6:07 / km
ahr:161 max:190 shoes: VJ Supra 2018
This course would have been a nightmare had there been a hard Brexit - it crossed the boarder 4 times!
Really pleased with how this went, it was the first time in well over a year that I was able to run in terrain without my quads restricting my pace. My fitness did, but not my quads.
Was really lucky not to get disqualified from missing #19. Was happy out heading for a bit cliff in the distance on the way to #20 when ColmM yelled '19' to me. Though the big crag was a bit low all right but wasn't reading the detail at the time so probably would have just adjusted and carried out. Not so lucky that Boyzone had Anton to work with through the middle part of the course, but on balance I think I was the luckier one.
Messy start in teh forest by not taking time to read the detail on the 1:15k map, missed #2 by about 90 seconds , overshot #3 by 30 seconds and lost another 30 on the way to #4 with poor execution. Eventually managed to trace the track route back to #5 to find the best line to #6 and was surprised to see my 6 mins man, ColmM, coming into it from the other side.
He didn't seem to have much trouble closing the gap but we went our separate ways (after another 30 seconds lost on over overshoot at #8) to #10. Think I got the best line and didn't see him again until I hesitated and started wandering looking for the pit at #13.
Swapped the lead a few times over the next few km, especially when I took the low line to #15 and then circled the control, but passed him again at #16 when he missed the pit. Got a bit of a gap on the hill to #19 (where we both checked out a wrong control) before the above happened.
Desipe calling me back, Colm didn't see me get #19 so even with the mistake (90 seconds) I had a bit of a lead heading up to #20. Feeling okay here and was trying to push on as much as possible.
Not disappointed to have Colm for company when we headed back into the forest for #26, but drifted to my left behind some walls on the way to #28 and I didn't see him again.
So 25 years after my first IOC long race - same area, even had 3 controls the same (including #28) - I matched my result, this time as an M45 rather than an M20. Was also pretty much the same time behind the winner (90 seconds). I think that that's pretty good going.
A few things to note, I really enjoyed the terrain, the map and the course and it was great to have another proper long distance test at the IOC. Looking forward to the next one already.
https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#381&course=...
Run - Trail warm up/down 21:36 2.0 km (10:47 / km) +21m 10:15 / km
ahr:132 max:172 shoes: VJ Supra 2018
Saturday May 4, 2019 #
Run - Trail warm up/down 21:19 3.92 km (5:27 / km) +25m 5:16 / km
ahr:125 max:172 shoes: VJ Supra 2018
Run - Orienteering race 40:06 6.26 km (6:24 / km) +116m 5:51 / km
ahr:157 max:183 shoes: VJ Supra 2018
Wasn't planning on runnign too hard as I thought I'd be better of saving as much energy as possible for tomorrow and wasn't expecting the area to be enjoyable. However, got into the forest right away and wanted to run as fast as I could - which wasn't actually very fast. No real mistakes but quite a few wobbles, including twice on #6 where I left #5 in the wrong direction and then cut across the felled area into #6, which was okay in itself but then required crossing a combine ditch, hedge and two fences. Also made a mess of getting to the penultimate control. Finished 6th/7th but enjoyed myself.
Run - Trail warm up/down 16:03 2.58 km (6:13 / km) +24m 5:56 / km
ahr:128 max:159 shoes: VJ Supra 2018
Friday May 3, 2019 #
Run - Trail warm up/down 12:28 2.33 km (5:22 / km) +4m 5:19 / km
ahr:137 max:164 shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2019 (aqua)
Run - Orienteering race 13:47 2.68 km (5:08 / km) +14m 5:00 / km
ahr:156 max:168 shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2019 (aqua)
Very enjoyable course around the estate house and gardens with bushes, buildings and bridges to contend with. Lack of sprint practice evident in my inability to plan ahead at all but wasn't taking it seriously enough to be bothered by that. Having said that, I did run a bit harder than I usually do at these races, but I was still dead slow. Quads weren't all that happy which was a bit disappointing, but hopefully they'll respond better in a longer race. No real mistakes but a few wrong route choices and quite a bit of hesitating - also didn't have SIAC so that probably cost 30-40 seconds.
Not sure the scale of the map was correct, even with lops of loops around buildings and bushes I ran less than the distance of the course...
Run - Trail warm up/down 8:17 1.33 km (6:15 / km) +7m 6:05 / km
ahr:156 max:162 shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2019 (aqua)
Thursday May 2, 2019 #
Bike - Road 30:15 12.97 km (2:20 / km) +13m 2:19 / km
ahr:130 max:147
Bike - Road 34:02 12.94 km (2:38 / km) +48m 2:35 / km
ahr:125 max:141
Wednesday May 1, 2019 #
Bike - Road 34:20 12.96 km (2:39 / km) +11m 2:38 / km
ahr:118 max:131
Bike - Road 32:02 12.76 km (2:31 / km) +34m 2:29 / km
ahr:124 max:145
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019 #
Bike - Road 32:58 12.98 km (2:32 / km) +20m 2:31 / km
ahr:126 max:148
Bike - Road 29:53 12.89 km (2:19 / km) +24m 2:18 / km
ahr:136 max:159
Run - Trail 36:18 5.2 km (6:59 / km) +271m 5:32 / km
ahr:98 max:159 shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2017 (blue)
Monday Apr 29, 2019 #
Bike - Road 34:09 13.0 km (2:38 / km) +21m 2:36 / km
ahr:119 max:137
Bike - Road 31:06 12.83 km (2:25 / km) +26m 2:24 / km
ahr:129 max:157