Training Log Archive: nic.

I was really happy with the start of my run, i wanted to do the first control well and get a feel for it which worked, and i felt like i was doing alright untill about control 10. Turns out i wasn't far from the control at all i had just dropped a tad but i ended up losing alot of time. Then it went a bit down hill, i messed up number 13. I knew where i was on the side of the hill just before the control, but i ended up having a bad compass direction and found another control instead which made me doubt where i thought i was originally. After that i think it was just exhaustion that made me do some sill things on the short legs at the end.

Day 2 W17-20E - Splits

I messed up early on again unfortunately, i lost time on number one and two. I recovered alright on the next couple of controls but i think i was trying to be too sure, and with so much detail on the map i wasn't simplifying enough and just could not get a flow going. I really enjoyed the map though, it felt so good when i navigated well on some controls because you could really pick stuff up.

Day 1 Course 4 - Splits

Started off super slow with the first few controls. I picked up a bit more of a flow after that but then i messed up the last control, i have no idea what i was doing there...

Hard Medium - Splits

SL2 Hard 5 - Splits

SL1 Hard 5 - Splits

A morning run before school. Everytime i run in the mornings (once ive finally got my eyes to open) i think I should do it more often, mornings are just so nice! Just a little loop around the streets. I'm a bit worried that my calves are struggling so much this past week, i think ill just have to make sure i do some extra stretching.

C • Mornings .... 1

Park0o final! I enjoyed the map, buildings aswell as park was great fun. Looking back i had very silly route choice to number 12, and it was either number 21, 22, or 20 i also was at the bottom of the wall and the control was at the top so i had to go all the way around. There was also a very friendly dog following me for a fair few controls, it was kind of awkward to run with him there, i was worried i was going to crush him!

C • trip 2

Also, i've been really dodgy with my attackpoint-ing these past two weeks... But i will get on top of it from now on.
Shame i missed logging the minigaine mum and i did the other weekend, that would've looked awesome on my log! :P

Long - Splits

School cross-country, it was actually really tough!! Around the school grounds and the near street twice, so it wasnt really cross-country, but there was a fair bit of hill involved.

I didn't know whether to log this or not, but a gooooood stretch session was needed!

NOL 2
I missed control 5 and 6, so unfortunately i lost the pack early, and i also missed control number 10 on the second map, the first one in the rock. Im pretty comforted by the way my legs held it together though, i haven't been able to orienteer that long for a while :)

Course 2 AAA - Splits

Sprint Qual
It was really tricky to know the levels and all that, that did mess me up a little on a few controls. As did the hills and all those stairs, I felt like i was going on the spot! Very happy to just scrape into the final though.

Soooo unfortunately i was one of the few who got given the mens map, and more unfortunately they didnt get to stop me. But, i was actually quite happy with my run! I got stuck on one control, but that was because i thought i was at the wrong one because i didnt have the number in my codes. So i ran around a bit in order to make sure and decided that they mustve just messed up the codes and continued. Shame i didnt think to look at my map i guess... hah

2C - Splits

Course 2 - Splits

School netball gala day.
It was so much fun! It kind of made me miss playing outdoor... although the blisters weren't fun. I was very glad to not injure myself, and we made it through to the next comp thing :)

Long - Splits