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Sunday Sep 30, 2012 #
Event: CompassSport Cup Final
12 PM
Orienteering race 52:15 [5] 8.63 km (6:03 / km) +251m 5:17 / km
shoes: VJ Falcon 2011
Compass Sport Trophy Final, Teviothead. Blue course, 10th.
A physical course on open fell in wind and rain, so not really ideally suited to my level of fitness...started hard and was already suffering after 20mins, drifted left on the uphill into the wind leg to #9 (-30/40s) and then pushed too hard down the hill to #10 and ended up on the wrong hill (-30s).
Got Gary in sight at the spectator (where I was announced in third at that stage, which helped keep me going) and passed him on the run across to #15. Suffering horribly on the climb to #16 and maybe pushed too hard - best excuse I have for the brain fade that followed that saw me left and too low round the hill at #17 (-1.30), rush off too high to #18 (-30s) and then follow Gary's error instead of read the map to #19 (-30s again).
That is a lot of errors for an easy area and cost a couple of places and a couple of points - luckily not costly overall as a great team effort meant that (after a recount!) FVO took the title again!
A physical course on open fell in wind and rain, so not really ideally suited to my level of fitness...started hard and was already suffering after 20mins, drifted left on the uphill into the wind leg to #9 (-30/40s) and then pushed too hard down the hill to #10 and ended up on the wrong hill (-30s).
Got Gary in sight at the spectator (where I was announced in third at that stage, which helped keep me going) and passed him on the run across to #15. Suffering horribly on the climb to #16 and maybe pushed too hard - best excuse I have for the brain fade that followed that saw me left and too low round the hill at #17 (-1.30), rush off too high to #18 (-30s) and then follow Gary's error instead of read the map to #19 (-30s again).
That is a lot of errors for an easy area and cost a couple of places and a couple of points - luckily not costly overall as a great team effort meant that (after a recount!) FVO took the title again!
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 2.0 km (10:00 / km) +50m 8:53 / km
shoes: VJ Falcon 2011
Did a proper warm up and got to the start line good and ready. Except I realised with 30s to go that I still had a hat on....
Thursday Sep 27, 2012 #
7 PM
Running 39:11 [3] 7.14 km (5:29 / km) +193m 4:50 / km
shoes: Brooks Ghost4 Aug 2012
Home late, almost dark, drunk nothing but coffee all day, teleconference at 8.30pm.
Tempting to skive off planned easy run.
Opened the post, got London Marathon 2013 entry confirmation, number 31714, bring it on.
Straight out the door.
Tempting to skive off planned easy run.
Opened the post, got London Marathon 2013 entry confirmation, number 31714, bring it on.
Straight out the door.
Wednesday Sep 26, 2012 #
7 PM
Running 48:54 8.0 km (6:07 / km) +116m 5:42 / km
shoes: Brooks Ghost5 Aug 2012
Run from the Uni with Rosco and Elle. Supposed to be at 6.30pm but we surpassed ourselves by not starting until 7.18pm. Although Fi never made it at all....
Slow start as Louise wanted to go through the nettles not along the tarmac. Then some proprioception work running along uneven dark paths. And then a split in the peleton leading to a swifter final section.
Good fun and glad to get out after a stressed day at work. Tasty food at the Meadowpark after. Awesomely inefficient service too.
Slow start as Louise wanted to go through the nettles not along the tarmac. Then some proprioception work running along uneven dark paths. And then a split in the peleton leading to a swifter final section.
Good fun and glad to get out after a stressed day at work. Tasty food at the Meadowpark after. Awesomely inefficient service too.