Training Log Archive: OJ

Bit better again today and managed to get a decent breakfast and lunch in. Went for a short jog in the rain along the railway line from Blaenavon. Felt rubbish for 15 mins, perked up for 15 mins then bonked at 30 mins. Better overall for it though.

Bit better, managed some lunch and a small dinner. Still weak, achy and woolly-headed.

In bed for almost 12 hours last night, tummy not good today, didn't manage to eat a thing all day. Not a good state for a bank holiday drive to Bristol. Survived, sort of.

Head, neck and back aching in the arvo; cue a night of sweats and feverish unpleasantness.

Good start to the day - nice cruise up the hill feeling strangely effortless. Reasons for which became apparent later.

Early doors up Loxley valley, beautiful morning but chilly in the shade. Not as tired as I feared.

Over 12 hours later, second run of the day. Bit jaded from playing all day and a big dinner at Noodle Inn, but felt OK once I got moving. Up to Loxley common and beyond for a blood-orange sunset.

Been thinking a bit about the EOCs long distance debacle. What I don't get is this: orienteering is a sport where it is easy to cheat. Anyone can do it if they want - just go for a couple of runs around the competition terrain. What are the chances of being caught? Close to zero. But I doubt that it happens much because the athletes tend to respect the rules of fair play. Yet a map gets leaked online and suddenly all and sundry are sharing it via twitter, etc. If you came across a competition map in the window of an organiser's car, you wouldn't deliberately cheat by looking at it (this actually happened at a WC). Likewise at events without quarentine, folk don't go around looking at their competitiors' maps. So why is it suddenly OK just because it's online? Just because you can cheat, doesn't mean you should, and doesn't mean that the event needs to be cancelled or courses replanned. Does it?

C • is it 12

C • it comes down to trust 2

IW, BHP, tired.

Pyramid of 200, 400, 600, 800, 1km and back down off jog 100 recovery (35-40 secs). Ran at a controlled pace to avoid overcooking myself - it's been a few weeks and still a bit concerned about general health. Good session though and enjoyed running in the sunshine on an empty track, although windy as usual on the back straight. 36, 1.16, 1.55, 2.36, 3.16, 2.35, 1.56, 1.14, 35.

Track and back.

Counted down every minute of this plod home.

Easy Loxley run after lots of fun with Alex at Low Bradifield, dam building, exploring in the woods and bouncy castling. Well it tired me out, but he still refused to drop off in the car home.