Training Log Archive: ndobbs

fartlek #22

10 mins on bike, then core and stretching. Nice to do non-debilitating exercise for a change.

Doubled the entry numbers for NI Champs M21E.

IMRA does orienteering

10*150m in UCD, 30s recovery... felt rough until after the first one

Ryton Pools,
near Coventry.

Ascending order score event. Besides taking control #4, I think I was reasonably efficient, got 24 out of the 30 available. Alistair got two more with only 300m extra, though (and two minutes less time). Cut-off was 45 minutes, so just snuck in.

Lots of trails/roads, so not the most amazing...

Lots of maths and coffee and laziness lately. Must get back running again, if only so my metabolism speeds up.

In Warwick for all of 30 minutes before I meet Juliette Soulard. Nice to see a random smiley face.

sweltering the lat few days, lots of sweat and not much exercise

En route to Warsaw now.

Splashed out on a massage in Ljubljana. According to the master, leg muscles are dehydrated leading to tightness. Right calf maybe tore a little in the past (?), leading to less circulation to the ankle, and should be looked after to avoid future problems. Probably was unnecessary, but felt sensible.

Staying three nights in Idrija to recover and do a little maths before heading north. Probably ten years since my last visit to this town sitting on the world's second largest known mercury deposits. Lots of interesting old buildings around.

Went for a jog along the rake, an aqueduct channeling water to a 14m diameter water wheel which pumps water up from a 280m deep mine shaft and deposits it in the Idrija river. Or at least, did in times past. Left the flat path a few times to go into the woods and later to find a swimming spot.

Sweltering out again today.