Training Log Archive: immy

Middle distance at Firestation. The course started off with a few controls very close together, it was intense. I was hesitant on the first few, but then it was ok. Couldn't think of a very good route to 5, so went up and down a bit more than I should have, but at least I had some nice clearings for my attackpoint :) I was quite hesitant again to controls 6 and 7 because there was a lot of stuff on the ground, which always seems to affect my sense of direction... I am quite slow at going through all the fallen trees too :( I hesitated a bit more on the way to 10 especially, and 12. But didn't actually make any mistakes there. Then after 13 Piret caught up to me, so I was running behind her for the last few. I was a bit surprised she didn't catch up earlier!

So overall it was a pretty good run, only quite hesitant at times... and it was also so very steep! I would have liked to be stronger on the hills.

Warm down by myself for a bit then with Piret :)

Course 2 - Splits

Event: NZ Orienteering Champs 2011
 

Sprint at Woodford/Iona. I had a really scrappy start to the course! First of all I was kind of confused by the buildings and paths to the first control, everything came up so quickly. Then I messed up the second by going down the wrong alleyway... though it was very hard to tell which one the control was actually in from looking at the map. I really had to look closely. But anyway, after than things went a bit better. I was with Amber and Piret for some of the controls. I lost quite a bit of time hesitating around the few controls near the spectator... I guess I just wasn't thinking quickly enough and the controls came up so fast! Then at the end I was so tired... so probably slowed down quite a lot.

But it was such a cool map and a very fun sprint :)

Course 2 - Splits

Last run before nationals - I went out to West Tamaki, along it, then back down Roberta and Riddell Rd. It was a nice run though my legs felt a little heavy. Good fun :)

Out to One Tree Hill, up it, and back home again. Quite a nice ride although I was always on the verge of being too cold. Probably should have worn a thermal or something! There was a headwind on the way out there too. Going up to the summit felt ok but a runner passed me while I was going up the very steep bit near the top! I'm not actually too surprised to tell the truth.

Oh and it's so nice how the road has been resurfaced at the top of Abbott's Way - it's not all juddery anymore :)

C • bike vs feet 2

A run around St Heliers and Glendowie, just a whole lot of random streets. Felt quite good though it is a bit colder than usual today and very windy!

OY1 at Huriwai - where people who think they are fit go to be rudely disabused of that notion! I am very embarrassed by this time, especially considering the fact that my navigation was actually good today... didn't really make any mistakes, only a few hesitations, and a few extra twists and turns on the first 2 controls. There were some legs where I thought my route choice was pretty terrible, but then again, I am pretty sure the other options weren't great either! And there were a few where I was very happy with my route choices - to number 12 especially, and to 5, 8 and 11 were quite good too. The main issue today was just how shockingly slow I was... had to walk so much, it was so steep and ruthless. It was even rougher and steeper than last time I think. Anyway, I'm glad my orienteering was ok and happy I survived the course :)