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Saturday May 31, 2014 #
1 PM
Orienteering race 1:24:38 12.7 km (6:40 / km) +392m 5:46 / km
ahr:148 max:158 shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
British Champs, Thrunton Wood and Callaly
M45L, 3rd place
Winner Ben Stansfield 82:02, second Dave Peel 82:05
Rough tough area with a bit of everything, lots of variety of terrain and plenty of technical challenge.
Pleased to be on the podium but frustrated not to take the chance that was there to be two steps higher on it.....
Started strong and well, got Martin (4mins ahead) in sight early and passed him going to #5. Swapped the lead a couple of times and my route to #9 was not great, probably cost nearly a minute.
I was in the lead on the course at #9, after approx 27mins.
Big long leg to #10, decided to take a (possibly not optimal) route to the right. Worried it wasn't best, I put my head down and pushed hard to get to the crossing point three-quarters of the way along the leg.
This would have worked better if I had taken the crucial turn.....instead I popped out on a track junction 750m (!!!) from where I was supposed to be. Ouch. Realised immediately what I had done and put my head down along the track. Probably ended up running an extra 500-600m, so 2-3mins lost.
Emerged into the open, could see Martin a good 2mins ahead heading across the moor to #10.
Got #10 okay but then aware of the massive mistake and forcing things too much, hurried into the detail without sufficient care and binned 90s at #11 and another 40s at #12.
Got it back together after that and good through #13, #14 and on the climb up to the ridge for the long leg to #15.
Largely a control pick home from there - and pretty good through 15-16-17. Ran hard up the hill to #18 but misunderstood map at end, went to wrong flag (crag facing the other way), maybe lucky to lose only 45s.
Leaving 18 on 75mins, knew Dave had done 82mins - hmmm could still be doable?
So to #19 - knew where I was half way, passed our #3 en route, then suddenly I didn't know whether I had crossed the last ride or not. Started looking too low, rock everywhere, in the end had to go out and relocate. Horribly foolish 2:15 lost.
So mixed feelings - happy to take third but plenty of thought in the evening on the maybe 8mins left out there.....
However, delighted to be part of such a hugely successful FVO day - multiple winners and medallists and very visible at the prizegiving!
M45L, 3rd place
Winner Ben Stansfield 82:02, second Dave Peel 82:05
Rough tough area with a bit of everything, lots of variety of terrain and plenty of technical challenge.
Pleased to be on the podium but frustrated not to take the chance that was there to be two steps higher on it.....
Started strong and well, got Martin (4mins ahead) in sight early and passed him going to #5. Swapped the lead a couple of times and my route to #9 was not great, probably cost nearly a minute.
I was in the lead on the course at #9, after approx 27mins.
Big long leg to #10, decided to take a (possibly not optimal) route to the right. Worried it wasn't best, I put my head down and pushed hard to get to the crossing point three-quarters of the way along the leg.
This would have worked better if I had taken the crucial turn.....instead I popped out on a track junction 750m (!!!) from where I was supposed to be. Ouch. Realised immediately what I had done and put my head down along the track. Probably ended up running an extra 500-600m, so 2-3mins lost.
Emerged into the open, could see Martin a good 2mins ahead heading across the moor to #10.
Got #10 okay but then aware of the massive mistake and forcing things too much, hurried into the detail without sufficient care and binned 90s at #11 and another 40s at #12.
Got it back together after that and good through #13, #14 and on the climb up to the ridge for the long leg to #15.
Largely a control pick home from there - and pretty good through 15-16-17. Ran hard up the hill to #18 but misunderstood map at end, went to wrong flag (crag facing the other way), maybe lucky to lose only 45s.
Leaving 18 on 75mins, knew Dave had done 82mins - hmmm could still be doable?
So to #19 - knew where I was half way, passed our #3 en route, then suddenly I didn't know whether I had crossed the last ride or not. Started looking too low, rock everywhere, in the end had to go out and relocate. Horribly foolish 2:15 lost.
So mixed feelings - happy to take third but plenty of thought in the evening on the maybe 8mins left out there.....
However, delighted to be part of such a hugely successful FVO day - multiple winners and medallists and very visible at the prizegiving!
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 2.5 km (8:00 / km) +50m 7:16 / km
shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
Proper to the start and at the start, lots of stretching and some drills etc.
A least a semblance of a warm down, dragged Rosco for a lap of the field.
A least a semblance of a warm down, dragged Rosco for a lap of the field.
Thursday May 29, 2014 #
7 PM
Running 28:27 [3] 5.67 km (5:01 / km) +65m 4:45 / km
ahr:121 max:140 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Busy at work. Home late. Managed to fit in a short trot.
All seems to be in working order ready for the weekend. Looking forward to it!
All seems to be in working order ready for the weekend. Looking forward to it!
Wednesday May 28, 2014 #
7 PM
Orienteering 28:35 [4] 5.81 km (4:55 / km) +70m 4:38 / km
ahr:140 max:152 shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
FVO WEE, Laighills.
Except actually only one control on Laighills and the rest an urban race round Dunblane on wet roads.....so fell shoes not the best footwear!
Good fun though and managed to drop some seconds on the route to #3, then turning down a deadend into olive green on route to #4. Perhaps not best route to #4 either.
Rosco just behind by #5 and overtook at #7, pulled away gradually. Out of sight by #11. Slight error on route leaving #11 so adapted it to take a different road to river crossing.
Only afterwards did I realise there was a control between #11 and the river crossing going to #13 and the finish, d'oh!
Ross 24, Will 26, Rog 27, Jase on bike 29!
Except actually only one control on Laighills and the rest an urban race round Dunblane on wet roads.....so fell shoes not the best footwear!
Good fun though and managed to drop some seconds on the route to #3, then turning down a deadend into olive green on route to #4. Perhaps not best route to #4 either.
Rosco just behind by #5 and overtook at #7, pulled away gradually. Out of sight by #11. Slight error on route leaving #11 so adapted it to take a different road to river crossing.
Only afterwards did I realise there was a control between #11 and the river crossing going to #13 and the finish, d'oh!
Ross 24, Will 26, Rog 27, Jase on bike 29!
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.5 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
Tuesday May 27, 2014 #
7 PM
Running 37:58 [3] 7.01 km (5:25 / km) +50m 5:14 / km
shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Short round Watson House and back through the village.
Had sports massage today and didn't want to join RashRoute and Chas in that leading immediately to injury, so took it nice and easy....
Had sports massage today and didn't want to join RashRoute and Chas in that leading immediately to injury, so took it nice and easy....
Monday May 26, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Sunday May 25, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering 48:01 [5] 6.89 km (6:58 / km) +300m 5:43 / km
ahr:144 max:152 shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
Scottish Relays mass start.
Going okay early on although the speedy leaders (and those on short gaffle!) were well ahead by the climb to #5.
A bit confused by the mapping going to #6 but still in touch - just about- with Claire, Clive, Mark S, etc at #9 as well as seeing the Al/Andy/DaveR group leaving just ahead.
Made a right mess - twice - of the route to #10 and that was 2mins gone.
Still had sight of Clive/Rich G all through the butterflies etc but they had the shorter forking at the end plus 20-30s dropped by me at #21, so all on my own through the last easy downhill section.
A bit further back than I expected when I finished....
Going okay early on although the speedy leaders (and those on short gaffle!) were well ahead by the climb to #5.
A bit confused by the mapping going to #6 but still in touch - just about- with Claire, Clive, Mark S, etc at #9 as well as seeing the Al/Andy/DaveR group leaving just ahead.
Made a right mess - twice - of the route to #10 and that was 2mins gone.
Still had sight of Clive/Rich G all through the butterflies etc but they had the shorter forking at the end plus 20-30s dropped by me at #21, so all on my own through the last easy downhill section.
A bit further back than I expected when I finished....
Saturday May 24, 2014 #
2 PM
Orienteering race 1:05:07 [5] 10.18 km (6:24 / km) +200m 5:49 / km
ahr:146 max:158 shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
Scottish Individual, Dalnamein.
M45L, 5th place. Would have been 9th on M50L (!)
Winner Dave Peel 57:15
Not precise enough at #2 and crossed the re-entrant already past the little hill with the control on it (-1:15)
Confused by all the trees where I expected rough open going to #5 (-40s). It was of course my nemesis map symbol of rough open with scattered trees, I can't see this at the best of times and certainly not when overlaid with marsh. Should have been more confident in my position.
Looking back in the open section I could see Wardy (started 4mins back) was in sight though maybe 90s or so behind. Shouldn't have been looking back anyway, but for whatever reason looks like I was slightly off the pace through the open.
Into the western section and careful to #17, hit the reentrant just below the control but thought the white was the green above it and persuaded myself to turn downhill. (-35s). Should have been more confident in my position....
This meant that Martin was right on my tail, as was a speedy guy in a cycling top (Mike Johnson on M50, it turns out). This woke up my competitiveness a bit more and pushed harder through the next controls. Managed to get a gap on Martin up the hill out of #19 but Mike was stronger than me, just more hesitant which kept us together.
Too much racing and not enough map reading is not good though. Into the woods, too low, too gung-ho, hit #25 not #24, missed #24 from there. Jeez. (-3mins).
That last time loss took me from 3rd to 5th, behind Andy Dale and Colin Smith as well as Dave and Martin. Had forgotten all about the aspect of being eligible to be Scottish Champion (member of Scottish club counts) and so the Welshman Andy D took it ahead of me the Englishman. Even when I come fifth it seems I come second in this year of second places!
Couldn't have run Dave's time but could have run 60.
Need to be faster AND orienteer better next Saturday!
M45L, 5th place. Would have been 9th on M50L (!)
Winner Dave Peel 57:15
Not precise enough at #2 and crossed the re-entrant already past the little hill with the control on it (-1:15)
Confused by all the trees where I expected rough open going to #5 (-40s). It was of course my nemesis map symbol of rough open with scattered trees, I can't see this at the best of times and certainly not when overlaid with marsh. Should have been more confident in my position.
Looking back in the open section I could see Wardy (started 4mins back) was in sight though maybe 90s or so behind. Shouldn't have been looking back anyway, but for whatever reason looks like I was slightly off the pace through the open.
Into the western section and careful to #17, hit the reentrant just below the control but thought the white was the green above it and persuaded myself to turn downhill. (-35s). Should have been more confident in my position....
This meant that Martin was right on my tail, as was a speedy guy in a cycling top (Mike Johnson on M50, it turns out). This woke up my competitiveness a bit more and pushed harder through the next controls. Managed to get a gap on Martin up the hill out of #19 but Mike was stronger than me, just more hesitant which kept us together.
Too much racing and not enough map reading is not good though. Into the woods, too low, too gung-ho, hit #25 not #24, missed #24 from there. Jeez. (-3mins).
That last time loss took me from 3rd to 5th, behind Andy Dale and Colin Smith as well as Dave and Martin. Had forgotten all about the aspect of being eligible to be Scottish Champion (member of Scottish club counts) and so the Welshman Andy D took it ahead of me the Englishman. Even when I come fifth it seems I come second in this year of second places!
Couldn't have run Dave's time but could have run 60.
Need to be faster AND orienteer better next Saturday!
Friday May 23, 2014 #
7 PM
Running 34:59 [3] 5.92 km (5:55 / km) +125m 5:21 / km
max:138 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Started at the pub, ordered takeaway fish and chips.
Finished at the pub, collected them.
:)
Finished at the pub, collected them.
:)
Thursday May 22, 2014 #
Note
RideLondon is on 10 August.
I was last on my bike on 16 August 2013. Hmm.
Although last year I did my first ride on 17 May ahead of RideLondon on 4 August. So maybe all is not quite lost yet....
I was last on my bike on 16 August 2013. Hmm.
Although last year I did my first ride on 17 May ahead of RideLondon on 4 August. So maybe all is not quite lost yet....
6 PM
Running 19:15 [3] 4.35 km (4:26 / km)
ahr:131 max:146 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Got to Glasgow for the theatre just in time for a short hasty out-and-back along Clyde Walkway in Glasgow Green.
Wednesday May 21, 2014 #
8 PM
Running 54:51 [3] 9.6 km (5:43 / km) +200m 5:10 / km
ahr:122 max:145 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Made it out at 8.30 after a day trip to London. Not really feeling it to start with so headed up past Leckie and ran back under the crags in the sunshine.
Another day with no reps though, bit of a training dip over the past week or so, not exactly sharpening up ahead of the British. Ho hum.
Another day with no reps though, bit of a training dip over the past week or so, not exactly sharpening up ahead of the British. Ho hum.
Tuesday May 20, 2014 #
7 PM
Running 36:42 [3] 7.11 km (5:10 / km) +30m 5:03 / km
ahr:122 max:140 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Short of time so just Watson House loop. Still a bit tired. Early start to London on Wed unlikely to help....
Sunday May 18, 2014 #
1 AM
Orienteering race 53:31 [5] 7.62 km (7:01 / km) +150m 6:24 / km
ahr:145 max:156 shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
Harvester 2014, Winterfold, leg 2
FVO took the men's AND women's trophies :)
Will was right in the race on first leg and handed to me in 3rd, 8mins behind NOC but only 45sec behind SO.
With a posse of 4 teams in the minute or so behind...
I was keen to get away from the chasing torches. Too keen...
Missed #1 (45s) and #2 (1min30) and both times the torches behind were very visibly converging on me....
Pushed on and caught NOC at #6, and immediately was keen to get away. Too keen...
Bounced off track above at #7 (45s) and track below at #8 (-1:30 after some confusion in the unmapped mountain bike tracks too). Led NOC into flag both times as well.
Opened the gap to #9 and on my own after that even with 2 nervous minutes dropped at #10.
Went straight through the terrain to the radio rather than round the tracks, it was fine.
Went straight again from the radio to the last road crossing. The last part of this was anything but fine, got bashed to bits trying to get through without losing too much time. Round maybe a minute quicker but hard to know that from the map.
So a messy run but crucially managed to contain time losses to relatively small amounts, other teams were dropping chunks of time in various places.
The main thing is that it was good enough to get to the changeover with a 3min lead, GG did a great time on long night to turn that into into 13min, and we were away. Marcus-Ross-JonM-Roger all kept it safe and in the end we were well clear, delighted!
Results at http://slow.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ra...
FVO took the men's AND women's trophies :)
Will was right in the race on first leg and handed to me in 3rd, 8mins behind NOC but only 45sec behind SO.
With a posse of 4 teams in the minute or so behind...
I was keen to get away from the chasing torches. Too keen...
Missed #1 (45s) and #2 (1min30) and both times the torches behind were very visibly converging on me....
Pushed on and caught NOC at #6, and immediately was keen to get away. Too keen...
Bounced off track above at #7 (45s) and track below at #8 (-1:30 after some confusion in the unmapped mountain bike tracks too). Led NOC into flag both times as well.
Opened the gap to #9 and on my own after that even with 2 nervous minutes dropped at #10.
Went straight through the terrain to the radio rather than round the tracks, it was fine.
Went straight again from the radio to the last road crossing. The last part of this was anything but fine, got bashed to bits trying to get through without losing too much time. Round maybe a minute quicker but hard to know that from the map.
So a messy run but crucially managed to contain time losses to relatively small amounts, other teams were dropping chunks of time in various places.
The main thing is that it was good enough to get to the changeover with a 3min lead, GG did a great time on long night to turn that into into 13min, and we were away. Marcus-Ross-JonM-Roger all kept it safe and in the end we were well clear, delighted!
Results at http://slow.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ra...
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 2.5 km (8:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
before (not as sleepy as feared), and also (belatedly) after.
Saturday May 17, 2014 #
Event: Harvester Trophy
5 PM
Running 30:52 [2] 4.69 km (6:35 / km) +100m 5:57 / km
ahr:109 max:135 shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
It is a long drive from Stirling to Surrey!
Got there a bit past 5pm so we headed to Hombury Hill to stretch our legs pre-Harvester.
Easy loop with Ross and Will, enjoying the sunshine and views from the top.
Got there a bit past 5pm so we headed to Hombury Hill to stretch our legs pre-Harvester.
Easy loop with Ross and Will, enjoying the sunshine and views from the top.
Friday May 16, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
gorgeous sunny day all day.
went for a walk up the hill behind the house in the evening.
got home late so an hour later than planned.
sun went in and freezing wind.
oops.
went for a walk up the hill behind the house in the evening.
got home late so an hour later than planned.
sun went in and freezing wind.
oops.
Thursday May 15, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Wednesday May 14, 2014 #
6 PM
Orienteering 46:46 5.78 km (8:05 / km)
ahr:122 max:141 shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
FVO evening event at Barr Wood, 4.8km course made into great training by a new contour only map from LIDAR data - thanks Jase!
Took it all pretty steady, a little hesitant in places and initially to the wrong flag at #5, but got them all okay until the last one at #14. Never found it!
Most people had to resort to the colour map to find #14 (multiple ridges on the ground and the old map, only one on the new one) but somehow I didn't even manage to do that....
37mins to #13 which was maybe 300m or so from the end. Ross did just under 39, Tessa and Claire were 40.
Took it all pretty steady, a little hesitant in places and initially to the wrong flag at #5, but got them all okay until the last one at #14. Never found it!
Most people had to resort to the colour map to find #14 (multiple ridges on the ground and the old map, only one on the new one) but somehow I didn't even manage to do that....
37mins to #13 which was maybe 300m or so from the end. Ross did just under 39, Tessa and Claire were 40.
Tuesday May 13, 2014 #
7 PM
Running 42:52 [3] 6.16 km (6:58 / km) +270m 5:42 / km
ahr:121 max:143 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Loop from home up past the sawmill and to the flagpole on the edge of the escarpment. Stunning views across the mountains, amazing swathes of bluebells to run through on the descent, all very life-affirming :)
Monday May 12, 2014 #
7 PM
Circuits 30:00 [1]
Really in need of Pilates/stretching after the weekend.
So not ideal that I got there after it had finished and just in time for circuits!
Did a modified set with some alternative stretching exercises etc.
So not ideal that I got there after it had finished and just in time for circuits!
Did a modified set with some alternative stretching exercises etc.
Running 22:08 [2] 2.7 km (8:12 / km) +130m 6:36 / km
ahr:104 max:121 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Lap of Minewoods from Dave's. Not a genius route, much wetter than I thought and not good in trainers on either ascent or descent.
Sunday May 11, 2014 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down 12:20 [3] 2.2 km (5:36 / km)
ahr:112 max:122 shoes: Saucony Kinvara 2013
Warm up lap of the east part of Glasgow Green.
Quads unsurprisingly indicating strongly that they felt they had already done their work for the weekend......
Quads unsurprisingly indicating strongly that they felt they had already done their work for the weekend......
C • BL 2
Orienteering race 41:50 [5] 8.97 km (4:40 / km) +53m 4:32 / km
ahr:143 max:152 shoes: Saucony Kinvara 2013
Glasgow Urban Race
Veteran Men 40+, 7th place
Winner Roger Goddard 39:40
This went better than I had expected after yesterday - tired legs took the edge off any speed but could have been a lot worse.
Interesting course starting and finishing at the People's Palace/Winter Gardens and taking in much of central Glasgow - including a first leg straight through the Barras!
Managed to avoid the map issues that Tessa found in a couple of places, but poor route to #14 along with poor route execution to #15 cost me 1:10 to Rog just on those two, and also let Jon H (2mins behind) get me in sight.
Tried hard to stay ahead of Jon for the remaining quarter of the course but the easy visible run for home across the Green at the end was my downfall, he reeled me in and passed me on the run in.
All quite close: Rog 39:40, Jon H 39:50, Dave R 40:05, Graeme 40:15, Martin 40:48 and Ben 41:39. Tessa did 40:31 on the same course.
Did at least manage to sneak in front of messrs Caban and Walder (nice to see the comeback progressing!).
Veteran Men 40+, 7th place
Winner Roger Goddard 39:40
This went better than I had expected after yesterday - tired legs took the edge off any speed but could have been a lot worse.
Interesting course starting and finishing at the People's Palace/Winter Gardens and taking in much of central Glasgow - including a first leg straight through the Barras!
Managed to avoid the map issues that Tessa found in a couple of places, but poor route to #14 along with poor route execution to #15 cost me 1:10 to Rog just on those two, and also let Jon H (2mins behind) get me in sight.
Tried hard to stay ahead of Jon for the remaining quarter of the course but the easy visible run for home across the Green at the end was my downfall, he reeled me in and passed me on the run in.
All quite close: Rog 39:40, Jon H 39:50, Dave R 40:05, Graeme 40:15, Martin 40:48 and Ben 41:39. Tessa did 40:31 on the same course.
Did at least manage to sneak in front of messrs Caban and Walder (nice to see the comeback progressing!).
Running warm up/down 13:48 [2] 2.13 km (6:29 / km)
ahr:108 max:116 shoes: Saucony Kinvara 2013
Another lap of the Green, with Martin this time.
Saturday May 10, 2014 #
12 PM
Running warm up/down 15:47 [2] 1.78 km (8:52 / km) +78m 7:16 / km
ahr:112 max:129 shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
Up and back down first part of the course. Shouted on Sasha who was on his way to 3rd in the U20 race.
Running race 1:33:05 12.62 km (7:23 / km) +925m 5:24 / km
ahr:146 max:153 shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
Ben Lomond Hill Race
40th, winner Hector 68mins
Ran at maybe intensity 4.5, sun came out rather than the forecast heavy rain, these things meant I was rather overdressed but enjoyed it and had time to look at the views on the way down!
A bit of standing in the loch afterwards in the hope it will help my legs be not too bad tomorrow....
40th, winner Hector 68mins
Ran at maybe intensity 4.5, sun came out rather than the forecast heavy rain, these things meant I was rather overdressed but enjoyed it and had time to look at the views on the way down!
A bit of standing in the loch afterwards in the hope it will help my legs be not too bad tomorrow....
Running warm up/down 8:32 [1] 1.14 km (7:29 / km)
ahr:106 max:113 shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
Friday May 9, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday May 8, 2014 #
7 PM
Running 31:16 [3] 5.59 km (5:36 / km) +42m 5:23 / km
ahr:114 max:126 shoes: Brooks Ghost4 Aug 2012
Not that keen.
But thought I should after yesterday.
Particularly as some time ago I somehow thought it was a good idea to put in an entry for Saturday's Ben Lomond race....
But thought I should after yesterday.
Particularly as some time ago I somehow thought it was a good idea to put in an entry for Saturday's Ben Lomond race....
Wednesday May 7, 2014 #
7 PM
Running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 1.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
Seemed to spend most of the warmup stopping to extract thorns from my feet. Fortunately seemed to get them all before the race started!
Running race 45:03 [5] 7.72 km (5:50 / km) +413m 4:36 / km
ahr:148 max:154 shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
Dumyat Hill Race.
73rd of 314 (big race for a Wednesday evening!)
Not massively up for it and remembering that 2012 (after a three-day Lakes racing weekend ending with an urban in Kendal) was a pretty bad experience.
Decided to take it steady off the start - even though that means a lot of congestion and queuing on the first part of the climb. As it turned out, not sure I had the pace or energy to start much quicker anyway...
Just about ran all the way to the top, there in 27:50 against 27:07 last year in drier conditions. Fitter last year too of course.
Thanks to Will and Elke and Elsie for the support on the summit!
Thought that looked pretty safe for a time in the 44:xx range with sub-44 an outside possibility with a good descent.
Seemed to be descending okay and largely holding position.
Looking for FVO support at the usual place just before leaving the open hillside but no sign of it this year....
And I always get overtaken in the woodland by an orienteering M50. Usually it is Robin Orr but today it was Hugh Buchanan! Let him get too much of a gap and couldn't get back to him along the last section.
Maybe should have pushed a bit harder on the descent and final stretch back from the road though (or even just looked at my watch) - surprised to see I was over 45mins and that descent was 17:13 against 16:01 last year. I guess I was racing Ben over the last part a year ago, but even so!
Heart rate bizarrely the same on the ascent and descent segments, 148ave with 154max. Max HR suggests unsurprisingly still a bit tired from weekend!
Great stuff from Daniel in 3rd (ahead of all the Scottish Students prizewinners!) and a decent but not massive FVO turnout - I count 8 FVOers on the results.
Recent years...
2014 45:03 127.7%
2013 43:08 121.8%
2012 45:59 142.0%
2010 44:27 131.6%
2009 44:21 126.7%
2008 41:20 121.1%
Hmmm.
73rd of 314 (big race for a Wednesday evening!)
Not massively up for it and remembering that 2012 (after a three-day Lakes racing weekend ending with an urban in Kendal) was a pretty bad experience.
Decided to take it steady off the start - even though that means a lot of congestion and queuing on the first part of the climb. As it turned out, not sure I had the pace or energy to start much quicker anyway...
Just about ran all the way to the top, there in 27:50 against 27:07 last year in drier conditions. Fitter last year too of course.
Thanks to Will and Elke and Elsie for the support on the summit!
Thought that looked pretty safe for a time in the 44:xx range with sub-44 an outside possibility with a good descent.
Seemed to be descending okay and largely holding position.
Looking for FVO support at the usual place just before leaving the open hillside but no sign of it this year....
And I always get overtaken in the woodland by an orienteering M50. Usually it is Robin Orr but today it was Hugh Buchanan! Let him get too much of a gap and couldn't get back to him along the last section.
Maybe should have pushed a bit harder on the descent and final stretch back from the road though (or even just looked at my watch) - surprised to see I was over 45mins and that descent was 17:13 against 16:01 last year. I guess I was racing Ben over the last part a year ago, but even so!
Heart rate bizarrely the same on the ascent and descent segments, 148ave with 154max. Max HR suggests unsurprisingly still a bit tired from weekend!
Great stuff from Daniel in 3rd (ahead of all the Scottish Students prizewinners!) and a decent but not massive FVO turnout - I count 8 FVOers on the results.
Recent years...
2014 45:03 127.7%
2013 43:08 121.8%
2012 45:59 142.0%
2010 44:27 131.6%
2009 44:21 126.7%
2008 41:20 121.1%
Hmmm.
Running warm up/down 10:00 [1] 1.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-talon 2014
Jog with Rosco and back up to the car.
Tuesday May 6, 2014 #
7 PM
Running 39:10 [3] 6.98 km (5:37 / km) +65m 5:22 / km
ahr:116 max:128 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
Monday May 5, 2014 #
12 PM
Running warm up/down 16:32 [2] 2.64 km (6:16 / km) +60m 5:37 / km
ahr:113 max:129 shoes: Saucony Kinvara 2013
Feeling it after yesterday and also yesterday's lesson was a proper warmup and a bit of calm time pre-start!
So off I went, across the river and up to Kendal Castle. Very nice too. A lap of the castle and back down. Feeling tired but not too stiff or sore.
So off I went, across the river and up to Kendal Castle. Very nice too. A lap of the castle and back down. Feeling tired but not too stiff or sore.
Orienteering race 44:29 [3] 8.66 km (5:08 / km) +210m 4:35 / km
ahr:142 max:153 shoes: Saucony Kinvara 2013
UKOL urban race, Kendal.
5th M40+, 2nd M45.
Winner Dave Rollins 41:49. Roger 3rd in 42:33.
Ran solidly with not too much time loss, just lacking a top gear after the past two days, couldn't get HR anywhere near max.
Wrong side of uncrossable wall enroute to #7, had to double back (20s).
Look to have lost time on leg leg to #9, maybe should have gone right?
Slow to #14, took a longer variant leaving #13 but not sure it was 20s slower?
Timed crossing after #16 on 32mins, 6th at that point with 8 others in the 40secs behind.
Ran the final section from there pretty well, just maybe 10-15secs lost through 25-26-27 where a little more calmness in the fiddly stuff would have paid off.
Yet another 2nd place in a UKOL race, that is five this year so far!
5th M40+, 2nd M45.
Winner Dave Rollins 41:49. Roger 3rd in 42:33.
Ran solidly with not too much time loss, just lacking a top gear after the past two days, couldn't get HR anywhere near max.
Wrong side of uncrossable wall enroute to #7, had to double back (20s).
Look to have lost time on leg leg to #9, maybe should have gone right?
Slow to #14, took a longer variant leaving #13 but not sure it was 20s slower?
Timed crossing after #16 on 32mins, 6th at that point with 8 others in the 40secs behind.
Ran the final section from there pretty well, just maybe 10-15secs lost through 25-26-27 where a little more calmness in the fiddly stuff would have paid off.
Yet another 2nd place in a UKOL race, that is five this year so far!
Sunday May 4, 2014 #
Orienteering race 1:14:25 [5] 9.0 km (8:16 / km) +320m 7:01 / km
ahr:133 max:149 shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
Northern Champs and UKOL, Blakeholme and Gummer's How.
M45L, 7th place.
Winner Dave Peel 61:41. (2nd Andy Thorpe 67:59)
Lots of others ahead on the course too, 37 of them in fact.
Oops.
Staying closer to the event than the event parking. Somehow only found time for a very minimal warmup.
Got to the start in time. Somehow got distracted and only just got into the boxes in time.
Got involved with some faffing in the start boxes and almost ended up with the blank map (!).
#1 - low and right (-30s)
#4 - didn't climb after marsh and ended up too low (-30s)
#5 - went through the marsh not the yellow (why?) and climbed to yellow spur above my open hill (-1:15)
#7 - race over. Thought I had crossed the flat area of light green, crossed the vague col, now just needed to turn left at top of hill and pick of the knolls until I got to my rocky one. Nope. Think I got to the hills in the south part of the circle and then went west. And stayed checking out the south and west edges of the circle for far too long. Then the yellow to the north-west. Then back to the west and south edges of the circle. Eventually I went further south and eventually I relocated. Found it okay from there. Which was very close to my original line of attack. Needed to stop thinking/hoping I could sort it out, and instead go out and relocate properly. (-7mins)
#9 - got lost on the way to the crossing point, had to stop and realise I should be running towards the woodland....
Better in the woodland through 9-10-11-12 and on the way to 13. Lost maybe 30s at #13 when I went up between the two crags in the east of the circle and had to descend back to the control. Clive and Graeme (caught me 8mins and 3mins) were just coming in - although actually this was me catching them back up.....
Pushed up the hill to 14 but couldn't drop them, Clive ran away leaving 15 although apparently in the wrong direction as he finished just behind. Didn't take a great route to 16, got dragged down the stream going SW midway along and had to work back uphill, then a final steep drag to the control (-1min).
Too low for #18, could see it above but it seemed a long way above where I expected.
Pushed hard to #19, tried to contour but ended up climbing a bit as it seemed no slower, probably worked out pretty well in the end.
Wasted 15s straying off to the right to #21 just to round things off.
Ho hum. Haven't made a mistake like that for a while. And hopefully not for another while either....
M45L, 7th place.
Winner Dave Peel 61:41. (2nd Andy Thorpe 67:59)
Lots of others ahead on the course too, 37 of them in fact.
Oops.
Staying closer to the event than the event parking. Somehow only found time for a very minimal warmup.
Got to the start in time. Somehow got distracted and only just got into the boxes in time.
Got involved with some faffing in the start boxes and almost ended up with the blank map (!).
#1 - low and right (-30s)
#4 - didn't climb after marsh and ended up too low (-30s)
#5 - went through the marsh not the yellow (why?) and climbed to yellow spur above my open hill (-1:15)
#7 - race over. Thought I had crossed the flat area of light green, crossed the vague col, now just needed to turn left at top of hill and pick of the knolls until I got to my rocky one. Nope. Think I got to the hills in the south part of the circle and then went west. And stayed checking out the south and west edges of the circle for far too long. Then the yellow to the north-west. Then back to the west and south edges of the circle. Eventually I went further south and eventually I relocated. Found it okay from there. Which was very close to my original line of attack. Needed to stop thinking/hoping I could sort it out, and instead go out and relocate properly. (-7mins)
#9 - got lost on the way to the crossing point, had to stop and realise I should be running towards the woodland....
Better in the woodland through 9-10-11-12 and on the way to 13. Lost maybe 30s at #13 when I went up between the two crags in the east of the circle and had to descend back to the control. Clive and Graeme (caught me 8mins and 3mins) were just coming in - although actually this was me catching them back up.....
Pushed up the hill to 14 but couldn't drop them, Clive ran away leaving 15 although apparently in the wrong direction as he finished just behind. Didn't take a great route to 16, got dragged down the stream going SW midway along and had to work back uphill, then a final steep drag to the control (-1min).
Too low for #18, could see it above but it seemed a long way above where I expected.
Pushed hard to #19, tried to contour but ended up climbing a bit as it seemed no slower, probably worked out pretty well in the end.
Wasted 15s straying off to the right to #21 just to round things off.
Ho hum. Haven't made a mistake like that for a while. And hopefully not for another while either....
Saturday May 3, 2014 #
2 PM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [2] 2.0 km (7:30 / km) +30m 6:59 / km
shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
Mostly warmup. Might have been better to warm down a little more...
Orienteering race 42:40 [5] 5.66 km (7:32 / km) +179m 6:31 / km
ahr:143 max:156 shoes: VJ Falcon 2013
UKOL middle distance, Summer House Knott.
4th on Men Brown, 2nd M45.
Charlie 38:35, Dave P 39:36, Jon Emberton 42:32.
A better result than performance, iffy start and generally all a bit scrappy.
#1 - well aware it was 1:7500 and still ran too far (20s)
#2 - thinking about map scale and now went through first crossing on unmapped track thinking it was the second on the mapped track. Very confused but kept running instead of sorting it, ended up running right round the hill on path-wall-path, then to make it worse dropped into wrong re-entrant in circle. Route probably not as bad as it felt at the time. (-45s)
#3 - went straight, rushing, almost didn't cross wall and saw the danger just before I strayed right into the dark green (-30s clambering round).
cautious in the circle through 3-4-5, opened out a bit to #6, promptly overshot to wrong control (-30s).
#8 seemed a bit close to the wall, #9 I didn't climb enough early enough and so had to scramble up at the end.
Bit better after that from 10 through 16, then didn't keep control to #17 and just when I was thinking of climbing saw a control on crag ahead. Ran to it and it was on the lower crag on the edge of the circle. About 30m (a bit close!!) from the correct one. But extra distance and hesitation too (-45s).
Okay from there although it took me quite a few seconds to spot the flag at #19. Splits suggest I lost 20s!
So maybe 3mins or so lost - not sure I could have run Charlie's time. And he was on one leg!
4th on Men Brown, 2nd M45.
Charlie 38:35, Dave P 39:36, Jon Emberton 42:32.
A better result than performance, iffy start and generally all a bit scrappy.
#1 - well aware it was 1:7500 and still ran too far (20s)
#2 - thinking about map scale and now went through first crossing on unmapped track thinking it was the second on the mapped track. Very confused but kept running instead of sorting it, ended up running right round the hill on path-wall-path, then to make it worse dropped into wrong re-entrant in circle. Route probably not as bad as it felt at the time. (-45s)
#3 - went straight, rushing, almost didn't cross wall and saw the danger just before I strayed right into the dark green (-30s clambering round).
cautious in the circle through 3-4-5, opened out a bit to #6, promptly overshot to wrong control (-30s).
#8 seemed a bit close to the wall, #9 I didn't climb enough early enough and so had to scramble up at the end.
Bit better after that from 10 through 16, then didn't keep control to #17 and just when I was thinking of climbing saw a control on crag ahead. Ran to it and it was on the lower crag on the edge of the circle. About 30m (a bit close!!) from the correct one. But extra distance and hesitation too (-45s).
Okay from there although it took me quite a few seconds to spot the flag at #19. Splits suggest I lost 20s!
So maybe 3mins or so lost - not sure I could have run Charlie's time. And he was on one leg!
Friday May 2, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday May 1, 2014 #
Running 57:40 [3] 11.21 km (5:09 / km) +35m 5:04 / km
ahr:124 max:139 shoes: Brooks Ghost 5 2013
In Reading staying at the Madejski. Fitted in a loop either side of the motorway, a couple of wrong turns made this a longer run finishing rather closer to dinner start time than anticipated....