Training Log Archive: AliC

10 min abs, then back/arm/side stuff for 6 min. Haven't done this in ages. Was good to do, really should do strength stuff more than once a week at circuits!

ESOC Local Event, Corstophine Hill

Most important- got my mom out on a Yellow course!! And she survived, yay!!

And in my race, I'm disqualified, because I'm stupid about copying my map, which made me go to 10 after 6 instead of 7 (oops). I realized this when I got to 10, but then just went to 8 instead of to 7???? Oh well. Good fun anyways!

Oh, and fell shoes *are* completely necessary. I wiped out several times, and then was a bit more tentative in the muddy bits afterwards...

Weakest orienteering bit was in the vaguely intricate path network at the top. I just didn't want to have to slow down to pay attention to it. In general found the paths really annoying out there today, am becoming much better friends with contours...

C • copying maps 6

Easy run, down to Holyrood Park, then up to the cliffs that look over Edinburgh. Actually, walked some of the way up to the cliffs, but still at the aerobic effort of running... and didn't want the calf to start acting up!

Longish shotover run. Nice stuff, explored more tiny shotover trails I hadn't met yet, then at the top of South Parks on the way home, my calf seized up. Not good. I walked home, and it's still really sore and tight. Think it'll need at least a few days off.

I feel like it's wierd to get an injury like this 90 minutes into a low-intensity workout... all my other muscle pulls/strains have been from short intense efforts.

Hopefully can still train in Edinburgh this weekend!

Warm up to the track, some drills, jogging between intervals, and back home from the track.

Hurdles session at the track.
200, 400, 400, 200 x 2
Felt a bit tired. Tried to work on good hurdling technique, after getting advice on what good hurdling technique actually is... =)

Times were just under 1:30 for the 400s around 42 for the 200s, running in the 4th lane though, so a bit longer than acutally 400s/200s.

Pre-circuits run, normal loop from lab to Marston, up Headington Hill 3 times, then over to squash courts. Felt pretty good. Worked on running on the grass as much as possible- think I need to get new running shoes, they don't feel quite so cushy anymore....

OUOC Circuits, with lots of people (ok, 6) for not being term! Hanna's back, and CJ was along, so good stuff. Good session, ended it with 100 sit ups, 80 push ups (wimp style). Arms maybe tired tomorrow...

Back to lab with the Benjamin. Still light out, I'm sooo happy!

Event: British Sprint Championships
 

Run to start to warm up. Feel much better than yesterday, less sore from the hurdles/football combo!

Also 5 min warm down back to the enquires area.

British Sprints Champs, University of Warwick, Women's Heat #1
2nd of 50 for this heat

Really good, actually. Did well enough through the more technical stuff at the beginning (ie. kept running, didn't become totally confused!), then nailed it where it was easy and I could run fast.

I found the bit of woods the most difficult part, something about transitioning to a woods-map from city map? Think it does require a bit of shift in thinking.

Also had a bit of issue with the hedge from 21 to 22. I wasn't sure I was allowed to cross it, and totally ignored the gap right at the control. So went around, which took awhile. Probably was just getting tired-ish by this point, and thus slightly lazier with navigation.

Warm up and down to and from the start/finish. Less warm down, more stopping and chatting on the way back actually.... =)

So, was a bit nervous to start off amongst all the really fast women! For some reason, (probably trying to be too quick and not map-reading enough!) I headed off towards 7 instead of 2 after 1. Oops! This flustered me quite a bit. I got back on track, but then doubted that I was where I wanted to be and headed back to check stuff out, at which point Jenny caught me up.

So from 2 on, was mostly right with/behind Jenny. I tried to pull away a few times, but failed, as I just can't orienteer at that speed yet!

Really fun weekend, sad I'm not orienteering til Tio Mila? Maybe I'll train on a map next weekend in Edinburgh...

C • Edinburgh training 6

Almost forgot to log this! Woke up at 6:53 am and saw lots of the white stuff out my window! So grabed skis and poles and put on my boots and skied from my door, out around south parks once and back. Not a long ski, but had to catch a ride at 8am for orienteering...

So much fun, and soooo beautiful!!