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Training Log Archive: Vaala

In the 7 days ending Nov 17, 2013:

activity

time

miles

Orienteering

4:40:12

MTB

1:20:00

Road Bike

1:18:12

9.94

16.0

Run

36:31

Total

7:54:55

9.94

16.0

2:23

0:00

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Sunday Nov 17, 2013 #

Note

My application to the World Rogaine Champs has been accepted so it looks like I'm off to America for a world of pain!

11 AM

Orienteering race (Canterbury Champs Long) 2:08:14 [3]
(injured) shoes: Inov-8 Roclite-285

Still feeling kind of over it but navigated mostly okay (for me on this map) except for the disaster of #3 and annoying deviations off my bearings. Going super slow so as not to get lost and not to fall over.

Saturday Nov 16, 2013 #

11 AM

Orienteering race (Canterbury Champs Sprint) 36:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Inov-8 Flyroc 310 (grey)

Race 1
Got pretty much hopelessly confused at #2 but most of the rest was kind of okay getting within a few metres of the control but not actually in finding it. I was going at snail pace too. Mostly had the feeling of not really wanting to be out here again though.

3 PM

Orienteering race (Canterbury Champs Sprint) 27:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Inov-8 Flyroc 310 (grey)

Race 2 Chasing Start
Really wasn't in the mood this afternoon. Struggled all over the show but did manage to almost catch up Emily before getting horribly confused at the map flip.

4 PM

MTB 1:20:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Louis Garneau Monte Rosa MTB

Really nice ride from the event to Castle Hill Village, over the Hogs Back then up to Cave Stream. Was riding pretty well and feeling happy again. Kind of wished I'd just gone riding all day instead.

Friday Nov 15, 2013 #

Event: Canterbury Champs

1 PM

Orienteering race (Canterbury Champs Middle) 1:28:58 [3]
(injured) shoes: Inov-8 Roclite-285

Struggled a bit on the first control but was sort of going okay until leaving #7 when I slipped on some pine needles and yeah, that wasn't good. Sort of wandered around aimlessly for the next 5 minutes wondering what to do so by then I was pretty much lost and was pondering if I was in danger of going off the map! Decided to keep going since I'm stubborn but #11 was a disaster 'cause it never occured to me that the control would actually be right on the beach so I never looked that far out. #12 was also a bit useless. Near the end of the course Emily caught me up and we did some blundering together. I really couldn't be bothered by then though.

Thursday Nov 14, 2013 #

Note

Handed in my final assignment. Yay!

Wednesday Nov 13, 2013 #

8 PM

Run 36:31 [3]
(injured) shoes: Mizuno Wave Nirvana 7

I was looking over courses with M and missed the wed night run so instead went out afterwards for a rather late little run up Huntsbury and down Major Aiken. Lucky I wore a polypro 'cause it was cold! Feeling a bit blah.

Tuesday Nov 12, 2013 #

5 PM

Road Bike warm up/down 28:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Louis Garneau Revo XR

Riding out to the time trial and a bit of a warm up beforehand.

6 PM

Road Bike race (Old Tai Tapu Rd TimeTrial) 25:12 [4] 16.0 km (1:35 / km)
(injured) shoes: Louis Garneau Revo XR

Oh god, so painful tonight! It never felt like we got a tail wind but we sure got a head wind! Was feeling pretty dizzy in the last few minutes and had this crazy fear I might fall off the back of the tandem! Even Chris commented I looked like I was in pain when he came past the other way! Afterwards I had to sit down until I stopped feeling so dizzy! It was tough out on the course tonight, that's for sure!

7 PM

Road Bike warm up/down 25:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Louis Garneau Revo XR

Warmdown ride back home with Emily and Chris. It was pretty cold out tonight.

Monday Nov 11, 2013 #

7 PM

Note

Spent a couple of hours looking at control sites with M but then it got cold and late.

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