Training Log Archive: Roger GIn the 7 days ending Oct 25, 2015:
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Sunday Oct 25, 2015 #
8 AM
Orienteering 6:33:00 [3] 33.0 km (11:55 / km) +2200m 8:56 / km
shoes: Integrator 2015
OMM Day 2 A Course
3rd, first Vet Team, 23 minutes down on the leaders. 4th Overall, 40 seconds (after 14 hours) down on 3rd (Jess and partner!)
Misunderstood (lack of info) of allocated start times so started 20 minutes late. This did mean we were chasing the top 10 rather than just behind the top 4. Weather much better and the terrain much more runnable but still tough in places.
After 4 hours largely by running faster down hill we caught 4 pairs (6th to 9th) starting before us.
Expected a 5 hour course and it ended up at 6 hour 33. Long but still both runnig stongly at the end, and very pleased to be 3rd today and nearly making it to 3rd overall.
Reset the benchmark of coping with a tough course and condiions. Very enjoyable (I think) experience.
3rd, first Vet Team, 23 minutes down on the leaders. 4th Overall, 40 seconds (after 14 hours) down on 3rd (Jess and partner!)
Misunderstood (lack of info) of allocated start times so started 20 minutes late. This did mean we were chasing the top 10 rather than just behind the top 4. Weather much better and the terrain much more runnable but still tough in places.
After 4 hours largely by running faster down hill we caught 4 pairs (6th to 9th) starting before us.
Expected a 5 hour course and it ended up at 6 hour 33. Long but still both runnig stongly at the end, and very pleased to be 3rd today and nearly making it to 3rd overall.
Reset the benchmark of coping with a tough course and condiions. Very enjoyable (I think) experience.
Saturday Oct 24, 2015 #
8 AM
Orienteering 7:48:29 [3] 38.08 km (12:18 / km) +2277m 9:28 / km
shoes: Integrator 2015
OMM A Course Day 1. Tweedsmuir Hills
5th - First Vet team. 7.17 winning team, 23 minutes down.
2003 tried the A course in the borders (Langholme - after winning B in 2001) and it was rough and we had to retire on day 1. This was second attempt, this time with Will Manners (who turned out to be the perfect MM companion, with good banter and lots of Army and expedition experience and we were very eveningly matched).
Tough, tough terrain, with much of it un-runnable. Knee deep heather and brush. Started in terrential rain which then turned to hail stones. 3rd leg was 12km with most of it running across freezing marsh - 2h 20 min of fun!. Leading the A course round got caught by a mixed pair and Jessica T and partner. I was knackered after 7 hours and both teams got away (7 minutes).
Overnight was freezing but Will sorted everything so got fed very well, but saving weight meant long cold night.
5th - First Vet team. 7.17 winning team, 23 minutes down.
2003 tried the A course in the borders (Langholme - after winning B in 2001) and it was rough and we had to retire on day 1. This was second attempt, this time with Will Manners (who turned out to be the perfect MM companion, with good banter and lots of Army and expedition experience and we were very eveningly matched).
Tough, tough terrain, with much of it un-runnable. Knee deep heather and brush. Started in terrential rain which then turned to hail stones. 3rd leg was 12km with most of it running across freezing marsh - 2h 20 min of fun!. Leading the A course round got caught by a mixed pair and Jessica T and partner. I was knackered after 7 hours and both teams got away (7 minutes).
Overnight was freezing but Will sorted everything so got fed very well, but saving weight meant long cold night.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015 #
6 PM
Running 29:54 5.47 km (5:28 / km) +1m 5:28 / km
ahr:110 max:144 shoes: Brooks Ghost 7 2015
Sore throat - not great for OMM at the weekend