Training Log Archive: Craney

Event: DVO Eyam Moor District Event
 

Eyam Moor District Event.
What a way to kick off my 2007 orienteering season. I punched the wrong first control and got disqualified! I ain't been dsq-ed for yonks. Spent most of the course with a sneaky suspicion that something wasn't quite right. Ok, so it was in a hole, but the hole didn't quite feel in the right place. Normally I'd have checked my control descriptions, but they were in the car. It didn't really matter cos Neil would've beaten me anyway. I spent too much time stood on knolls scanning the moorland for flags, and not enough time looking at my map. You gotta love orienteering in Britain: today it was "no whistle, no cagoule, no go". James' cagoule "wasn't good enough" so he wasn't allowed to start, so he went for a run and is getting his £1 entry sent to him by cheque. Also it was a rubbish course on a horrible area during a minging day. And I had/have a stinking hangover.

C • cagoule 20

(to self) stay in bed next time

Trains on Burbage in the green with Alex, Mike, Neil and Mat. Getting back in the swing of this whole navigation malarky.

Jogging between the loops.

Hilly, traily run up Loxley Common, Stannington and Den Bank way nice and steady. A nice day too! Stopped for a chat when I bumped into Mike too. Just all round nice.

C • It was nice to see you 6

Out to Dore and past. Oh My God, how wet did I get tonight? Yuck. Biiiiig puddles in the road and over the pavements. And a few trees fallen down. I was shifting along nicely except up the hills. Is filling in attackpoint a good idea when you're pissed? Dunno.

Old old skool Rivelin run. About 7 years ago I did this run at least twice a week. Then I got bored of it. Cruised along ok. 2 hours til the next training session... do I have a shower or not? Dilemma.

C • slow coach 4

Yay, my `holiday' in Canberra has just got a bit longer... well, 2.5months longer actually... so I'll be down under listening to Savage Garden for a whole 3 months now - 10th March-10th June. S'pose I should do some races down there too.

C • cracker 4

Night, sprint-o, staggered start, loopy thing planned by Rach. It was chuffin hilly and you had to run a long way round on some legs. We all got stumped by some git building, and then locking, a new gate by the petrol station. I wasn't brave enough to jump it.

To and from Bole Hill Park (not looking at all stupid in my lycras and big headlamp).

I got half way through getting changed for track before phoning Oli to tell him I wasn't coming. I had a lot to do... (of course I love track and I was gutted to miss it).

Rach revamped the sesh which made me look forward to it until I saw what it was. I had no strength today but I was by the fan so I didn't get too sweaty.

Jogging to circuits, jogging in a circle and jogging to Sandygate with Neil and John.