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Saturday Mar 31, 2018 #
Event: JK 2018 - Days 2-4
1 PM
Orienteering race 40:30 [4] 5.2 km (7:47 / km) +250m 6:17 / km
Jk middle, Brereton Spurs, Cannock. A Long wait to race and a slightly negative mindset didn't help. Shot off like a startled deer and promptly lost the plot across to 2 where I overshot. From then on I was very scrappy and really struggling with the small climbs. I don't like vague maps. Held it together, just, to get 4th spot but 5 mins down on the Nogs and Andy S. Hope I feel better tomorrow. Wiped out after that mini hill race.
Friday Mar 30, 2018 #
Note
(rest day)
6.5 hours of driving.
Thursday Mar 29, 2018 #
3 PM
Run 30:00 [3]
Newton PS running club. Down to Holmhill for a variety of intervals. The kids really loved the wee hill climb one :-)
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018 #
Note
(rest day)
First day of the year with Kidney troubles.
I kidnae be arsed.....
I kidnae be arsed.....
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018 #
10 AM
Run 20:00 [1]
Jogging about supporting the Newton PS athletes at the Forth Valley Schools Champs at Bo'ness. A good day - 2nd place for one P6!
Up since 5:30 with a spewing Matthew, running late for the xc, juggling kids and trying to do a morsel of work......cold sore, knackered...
Up since 5:30 with a spewing Matthew, running late for the xc, juggling kids and trying to do a morsel of work......cold sore, knackered...
Monday Mar 26, 2018 #
12 PM
Run 20:12 [2] 3.34 km (6:03 / km)
Recovery jog in the sun, followed by stretching.
6 PM
Pilates 50:00 [2]
A lacklustre effort from me. Knackered.
Sunday Mar 25, 2018 #
1 PM
Orienteering race 1:00:06 [4] 6.9 km (8:43 / km) +250m 7:22 / km
SOL at Auchingarrich planned by Rog. Great area in great shape and good course from Rog. Had worked the start from the beginning and started after 1pm with minimal warm up. But ran well and tried my best. Let myself down by some poor (overly-defensive) route choices on two long legs (lost me over 2 mins on Ben) to lose to Ben Stansfield by 1 min.
Loved the course, but it was getting a bit too muddy latterly!
Loved the course, but it was getting a bit too muddy latterly!
3 PM
Orienteering 28:00 [1]
Collecting controls on the green hill. Fun. Found an old FVO stealth? control....
Then helped the team unpack everything back into the store - eventually home at 17:50.
Long but good day.
Then helped the team unpack everything back into the store - eventually home at 17:50.
Long but good day.
Saturday Mar 24, 2018 #
11 AM
Orienteering race 29:23 [4] 3.35 km (8:46 / km) +170m 7:00 / km
Scottish Spring Middle race - Abbey Craig, planned by Ben Stansfield.
Excellent, intensive million-control race on beautiful terrain. Failed to get into the 1:5000 maps scale for three controls (overshot no 3 by 30 secs) but then got into the flow. Really struggling with lungs and legs and wheels nearly coming off on a few controls.
Didn't feel very fit today but I must flow better than others - took the win by a reasonable margin.
Excellent, intensive million-control race on beautiful terrain. Failed to get into the 1:5000 maps scale for three controls (overshot no 3 by 30 secs) but then got into the flow. Really struggling with lungs and legs and wheels nearly coming off on a few controls.
Didn't feel very fit today but I must flow better than others - took the win by a reasonable margin.
Thursday Mar 22, 2018 #
3 PM
Run 30:00 [2]
Newton Primary School running club.
Some core and then some muddy running in Kippendavie Woods. Some kids have a natural affinity for mud, forest and outdoors (ie Jamie Connor) others have a real feel of being dirty and getting prickled by gorse bushes - pathetic! It'll be interesting to see what the drop-off rate is next week - plenty of these kids "can't handle the truth!"
Some core and then some muddy running in Kippendavie Woods. Some kids have a natural affinity for mud, forest and outdoors (ie Jamie Connor) others have a real feel of being dirty and getting prickled by gorse bushes - pathetic! It'll be interesting to see what the drop-off rate is next week - plenty of these kids "can't handle the truth!"
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018 #
Event: FVO night event South Achray
5 PM
Orienteering 30:00 [2]
Hanging controls for the S Achray Night Race.
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018 #
12 PM
Run 29:20 [3] 5.0 km (5:52 / km)
Laigh Hills Loop, working at home. Gorgeous weather, but legs still feeling a bit weary. Taking it easy till the weekend.
Monday Mar 19, 2018 #
6 PM
Pilates 1:00:00 [2]
FVO Stretching & Strengthening
Butts of Steel!
Butts of Steel!
Sunday Mar 18, 2018 #
11 AM
Walk 1:10:00 [1]
Walk in Loch Ard forest to meet Janine (walking from the hotel) and then doing the Rob Roy cave walk back to Milton. Lovely break with my gorgeous wife.
Saturday Mar 17, 2018 #
11 AM
Run 32:00 [2]
A tour of Minewoods whilst Matthew ran the yellow. Feeling a bit under the weather. Good time for a spa break chill-out ;-)
Friday Mar 16, 2018 #
Note
(rest day)
Knackered!
Thursday Mar 15, 2018 #
10 AM
Orienteering 36:43 [3] 4.78 km (7:41 / km)
Checking sites and lines of runnability on South Achray for next week's forgotten night o.
3 PM
Run 40:00 [2]
Newton PS Running Club.
Core, plyo and hill intervals on Newton Loan - 30/60/90/60/30
The kids were great this week (in contrast to last) and listened and applied themselves (in the main).
Great to see the coaches getting a workout too ! :-)
Core, plyo and hill intervals on Newton Loan - 30/60/90/60/30
The kids were great this week (in contrast to last) and listened and applied themselves (in the main).
Great to see the coaches getting a workout too ! :-)
6 PM
Orienteering race 49:56 [3] 7.15 km (6:59 / km)
FVO Night Race - Bantaskine (new map!), planned by Steve S and assist by Gareth BJ.
Well, tired and unmotivated doesn't really sum up how I felt. But, new map, interesting planning, the fact I was there meant I had a good go at the course. Lots of great big holes to slip into and clamber out of. New map was pretty illegible with the sprint spec - disappointing. Restaurant choice - excellent!
Well, tired and unmotivated doesn't really sum up how I felt. But, new map, interesting planning, the fact I was there meant I had a good go at the course. Lots of great big holes to slip into and clamber out of. New map was pretty illegible with the sprint spec - disappointing. Restaurant choice - excellent!
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018 #
12 PM
Run 35:01 [3] 6.08 km (5:46 / km)
A very weary wander down to the Tay and back.
Tuesday Mar 13, 2018 #
7 AM
Run 32:00 [2] 5.0 km (6:24 / km)
Hangover reducer jog into Rothiemurchus before a massive cooked breakfast.
Better.
Better.
Monday Mar 12, 2018 #
4 PM
Mountain Bike 1:30:00 [2] 15.0 km (6:00 / km)
Mountain Bkiking round Loch an Eileen and Rothiemurchus with my work team. Fun!
Sunday Mar 11, 2018 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 58:42 [4] 8.2 km (7:10 / km) +250m 6:13 / km
Compass Sport Cup, Scottish Round, Beecraigs.
A really tough long middle race round a tough central Scotland forest! Caught by Ray Ward at the road crossing (after the fell-run start) and we worked well together thereafter - him pulling away on the longer path sections, me going cleaner in and out of most controls. Not the cleanest run (a few misses and put off by some questionable control placings and mapping but all-in-all an enjoyable, tough, day out.
Needless to say FVO are through to the final! :-)
A really tough long middle race round a tough central Scotland forest! Caught by Ray Ward at the road crossing (after the fell-run start) and we worked well together thereafter - him pulling away on the longer path sections, me going cleaner in and out of most controls. Not the cleanest run (a few misses and put off by some questionable control placings and mapping but all-in-all an enjoyable, tough, day out.
Needless to say FVO are through to the final! :-)
Saturday Mar 10, 2018 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 11:37 [4] 2.5 km (4:39 / km)
Scottish Sprint Champs, Stirling Uni South.
Prologue. Forest sprint! Love it! But lacked any real speed.
Prologue. Forest sprint! Love it! But lacked any real speed.
2 PM
Orienteering race 14:48 [4] 3.0 km (4:56 / km)
Scottish Sprint Champs - Leg 2 - Stirling Uni North.
No energy but buoyed by the the thought of trying to chase Housewife. That wasn't to be - she went off like a frightened deer and in the end beat me! Not helped by failing to punch the finish (having borrowed an SI AIR and forgetting what to to do - thanks Sarah.
Enough for an M45 win, behind Ray and Claire thanks to Ben for completely missing the last control ! Miserable weather day.
No energy but buoyed by the the thought of trying to chase Housewife. That wasn't to be - she went off like a frightened deer and in the end beat me! Not helped by failing to punch the finish (having borrowed an SI AIR and forgetting what to to do - thanks Sarah.
Enough for an M45 win, behind Ray and Claire thanks to Ben for completely missing the last control ! Miserable weather day.
Thursday Mar 8, 2018 #
3 PM
Run 20:00 [2]
Joining in with some of the stuff with the PS Running Club.
They were a proper rabble today. Not helped by me being a numpty in the explanation game.
They were a proper rabble today. Not helped by me being a numpty in the explanation game.
Wednesday Mar 7, 2018 #
5 PM
Run 47:01 [3] 6.65 km (7:04 / km) +199m 6:09 / km
Gathering Stone Loop in frustration (bad day at work). Decided to run in as much snow as possible and get the highest workout. Took my mind off my incompetent Manager (now I know why people in the field think I am HIS manager!!!).
Tuesday Mar 6, 2018 #
12 PM
Run 20:21 [2] 3.35 km (6:04 / km)
Slushy run in the snow.
Monday Mar 5, 2018 #
12 PM
Pilates 45:00 [1]
SNH Pilates - not normally on when I can make it.
6 PM
Pilates 1:00:00 [2]
weight:67.1kg
FVO Stretching & Strengthening.
Very tired and hungry! But pleased the wait is slowly coming off.
Very tired and hungry! But pleased the wait is slowly coming off.
Sunday Mar 4, 2018 #
11 AM
Terrain Run 1:01:36 [3] 6.86 km (8:59 / km)
Snowy, head-clearing terrain run out back. Absolutely loved it. There's something about being alone in the forest, just the wildlife to chase. High drifts a struggle on the open rides and crossing fields but enough forest terrain to make this enjoyable and mightily extendable. Fab.
Saturday Mar 3, 2018 #
Note
(sick)
Self-inflicted hangover. Well, I think it is my turn Brad :-)
Friday Mar 2, 2018 #
4 PM
Run 59:37 [3] 6.34 km (9:24 / km)
A snowy adventure up to the Gathering Stone. Thigh deep in parts and ploughing my own furrow for most of it. Lovely and tough.