Training Log Archive: schnitzerIn the 7 days ending Oct 22, 2017:
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| « | » |
| » now | ||||||||||
|
|
| |||||||||||
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | |||||||
Sunday Oct 22, 2017 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down (xc) 6:10 [2] 1.1 km (5:36 / km)
ahr:131 max:138
Orienteering race (forest/scrub) 55:10 [3] 7.7 km (7:10 / km)
ahr:153 max:172
17/18 Ranking Event 10, Gotlands Bro OK middle Ire, H21 5.0km (26/36)
And that's 3 disasters in-a-row. Started well but after each and every mistake I just chased it more and more. Suicidal strategy on Gotland it would seem.
At some point during the 3 controls without a single contour line between them I sat down on a rock and pondered my life.
Today's ranking points - 63.84...
47.27 25/08/17 start
36.00 21/10/17 before event
36.00 22/10/17 after event
24.00 30/06/18 target
And that's 3 disasters in-a-row. Started well but after each and every mistake I just chased it more and more. Suicidal strategy on Gotland it would seem.
At some point during the 3 controls without a single contour line between them I sat down on a rock and pondered my life.
Today's ranking points - 63.84...
47.27 25/08/17 start
36.00 21/10/17 before event
36.00 22/10/17 after event
24.00 30/06/18 target
Saturday Oct 21, 2017 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down (xc) 6:35 [2] 1.0 km (6:35 / km)
ahr:130 max:142
Orienteering race (forest) 1:29:30 [4] 12.8 km (7:00 / km)
ahr:164 max:172
17/18 Ranking Event 9, Gotlands Bro OK long Ire, H21 10.2km (DSQ)
Felt almost ill beforehand but running was actually fine, I only noticed my headache on the warm-up.
I don't quite remember it being this bad the last time I ran on Gotland but that was April, today was pure and simple, constant pain. Had to pull multiple needles out of myself afterwards and my arms were somewhere between their normal beige colour and covered in blood. It quickly became apparent that I did well however looking at the others finishing their runs - covered in blood would not have been an overstatement for some.
It's weird because I got the impression from my clubmates that it was going to be enjoyable running on Gotland although my Swedish is still not perfect. Sure the main reason I moved to Sweden was for intricate contour and rock detail but a close second was to get away from the Autumn pain. Today was like I had gone back in time, less interest, more pain.
A rare H21 long distance entry for me but it was designated the club champs so wanted to run against the others. I was a bit lucky and my rough bearings seemed to pay off to start with. About half-way I missed a control by a whisker but wasn't confident enough to circle around a bit so I went out to a track and came back in. I then chased the time back and lost 5 minutes on the next.
I was a bit disheartened after that as I thought that it was game over for a good result. Plus the distance started to get to me. Near the finish I got the long route choice through the village wrong and came out at the 'uncrossable' river pretty much bang on in the middle of the two compulsory crossing point bridges. Found a fallen tree and used that instead and made some self-important justification to myself regarding why it didn't matter. After discussing it with one or two friends I went and DSQ'd myself.
Felt almost ill beforehand but running was actually fine, I only noticed my headache on the warm-up.
I don't quite remember it being this bad the last time I ran on Gotland but that was April, today was pure and simple, constant pain. Had to pull multiple needles out of myself afterwards and my arms were somewhere between their normal beige colour and covered in blood. It quickly became apparent that I did well however looking at the others finishing their runs - covered in blood would not have been an overstatement for some.
It's weird because I got the impression from my clubmates that it was going to be enjoyable running on Gotland although my Swedish is still not perfect. Sure the main reason I moved to Sweden was for intricate contour and rock detail but a close second was to get away from the Autumn pain. Today was like I had gone back in time, less interest, more pain.
A rare H21 long distance entry for me but it was designated the club champs so wanted to run against the others. I was a bit lucky and my rough bearings seemed to pay off to start with. About half-way I missed a control by a whisker but wasn't confident enough to circle around a bit so I went out to a track and came back in. I then chased the time back and lost 5 minutes on the next.
I was a bit disheartened after that as I thought that it was game over for a good result. Plus the distance started to get to me. Near the finish I got the long route choice through the village wrong and came out at the 'uncrossable' river pretty much bang on in the middle of the two compulsory crossing point bridges. Found a fallen tree and used that instead and made some self-important justification to myself regarding why it didn't matter. After discussing it with one or two friends I went and DSQ'd myself.
Monday Oct 16, 2017 #
6 PM
Running (xc/terrain) 48:00 [3] 6.1 km (7:52 / km)
ahr:154 max:165
Reflexbana with Christian.
Was determined to run the entire course without mistakes tonight but it wasn't to be. Got much further into it than previously but lost the trail and the enthusiam to run at the same time. Both Christian and myself were not feeling 100% although I'm pretty sure my cold has gone.
We walked around looking for the route and as it happened we were only a couple of mins run from the end. About 5.5km total I would guess. A couple of laps would be a very good workout, especially with snow.
Was determined to run the entire course without mistakes tonight but it wasn't to be. Got much further into it than previously but lost the trail and the enthusiam to run at the same time. Both Christian and myself were not feeling 100% although I'm pretty sure my cold has gone.
We walked around looking for the route and as it happened we were only a couple of mins run from the end. About 5.5km total I would guess. A couple of laps would be a very good workout, especially with snow.