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Training Log Archive: Inis

In the 9 days ending Aug 9, 2009:

activity

time

miles

Orienteering

6:26:57

37.34

(10:22)

60.1

(6:26)

Path

2:10:00

10.25

(12:41)

16.5

(7:53)

Road

44:00

6.84

(6:26)

11.0

(4:00)

300

Grass

20:00

1.86

(10:44)

3.0

(6:40)

Total

9:40:57

56.3

(10:19)

90.6

(6:25)

300

1:47

0:00

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Saturday Aug 8, 2009 #

Orienteering race (S6D Day 6) 55:10 [5] 9.0 km (6:08 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Day 6 at Loch Ordie. Last day and last start. Ran relaxed and full of confidence. First day that I felt real tired from the week of racing. 2 small wobbles were I took a while to spot the control otherwise a clean run to finish in second to a Swede. 30s up on Hector. Finished the week in 1st ahead of Hector.

C • great win! 3

Path warm up/down 20:00 [2] 2.5 km (8:00 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Friday Aug 7, 2009 #

Orienteering race (S6D Day 5) 41:17 [5] 8.0 km (5:10 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Day 5 at Barry Buddon. Long day helping out at the start for 3 hours. Started the race with a wobble at 2 in an area of lots of little hills of which only the significant ones were mapped. most complex area of the whole week. got back to me racing stride after leaving the forest and ran the rest of the course very well. 1 more little wobble at the end due to nerves but otherwise no more than 1 minute lost. Finished again in 1st. 15s up on Rocky.

Path warm up/down 20:00 [2] 2.5 km (8:00 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Thursday Aug 6, 2009 #

Orienteering race (S6D Day 4) 53:50 [5] 9.1 km (5:55 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Day 4 at Tentsmuir. Chasing start starting in 2nd. 12s down on Iain Nixon. Joining forces at number 1 we ran up to number 9 pushing hard taking a slightly slower route round all the green on the long leg. Iain missed 9 sending me out on my own ahead of Iain and Carlson. I missed at no. 14 and the two caught me. Ran together to spectator where I was happy for a new leader but didn't get it. Heading back into the forest after the spectator control through Iain and Carlson off and I navigated the last looped cleanly to finish in 1st. 3 minutes ahead of the rest. Matt ran a minute faster on the day.

Path warm up/down 30:00 [2] 4.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Wednesday Aug 5, 2009 #

Orienteering (S6D Rest Day) 45:00 [3] 8.0 km (5:38 / km)
shoes: Mizuno Wave Rider 11 (2)

Steady run with a sprint map round Scone. Ran half the course than re-ran the first half again.

Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 #

Orienteering race (S6D Day 3) 1:27:37 [5] 12.0 km (7:18 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Day 3 at Tullochroisk. Tough day in real scottish terrain with real scottish weather. Started strong. Few v.little wobbles in the open before crossing the road. Ran the second half well with my largest mistake to 21 where I got caught in some bracken. Finished in 1st with one of my best runs of the year. Boost of confidence for the rest of the week.

Path 20:00 [3] 2.5 km (8:00 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Monday Aug 3, 2009 #

Orienteering race (S6D Day 2) 36:18 [5] 5.0 km (7:16 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Kinnoull Day 2. missed 5 minutes at the first control due to a disagreement with the vegetation that lead me down the wrong spur. Lost a further 1 minute at the penultimate control. Poor run finishing in 17th place.

Path 15:00 [2] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)

Sunday Aug 2, 2009 #

Event: Scottish Six Days Tay 2009

Orienteering race (S6D Day 1) 1:07:45 [5] 9.0 km (7:32 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

Dalrulzion. Day 1 of the 6 Days. WRE and a great new area. ran a good race to finish in 4th. 3 minutes lost at 16 where I got caught in some green. Orienteering a bit wobbly but no big problems.

Path warm up/down 25:00 [2] 3.0 km (8:20 / km)

Saturday Aug 1, 2009 #

Road race (Hill) 44:00 [5] 11.0 km (4:00 / km) +300m 3:31 / km
shoes: Mizuno Harrier 2

Aboyne Highland Games - 220yard slash and hill race. 2nd last in slash, 1st in hill race.

C • Well done again. Have you e... 1

Grass warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Innov8-Talon 212

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