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Sunday Apr 25, 2010 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 25:54 [5] *** 5.7 km (4:33 / km) +40m 4:23 / km
ahr:177 max:194 shoes: Inov8 Roclite 295
IOC Relays, Magilligan
After yesterdays results it meant that I was only good enough for the 2nd CorkO team. I was chosen to run 1st leg. Didn't have a good nights sleep, my left knee was really painful and kept me awake until after 1am. Not sure what the problem was but could have been a reaction to something that I ran through during the classic.
I didn't have the best of warm-ups but felt relaxed on the start line. Lad doing count down wasn't the best, wasn't able to give an accurate idea of how long till 10am!
Route to 1 was straight forward, left of the hill with the start triangle and then used the earth walls as a guide into the control. Long running leg to 2, very easy, and at this stage I was out in front with Boyzone just behind. Again another long leg to 3, was a bit unsure of the crossing point until very close, couldn't see it. Boyzone and Seamus went lower to their 4th, on a different gaffle, but mine was higher. Again I was leading at the crossing point to 5. The gaffles were very different for the next 3 controls, and then back into the only somewhat technical area for 10 and 11. Still in the lead at the crossing point to 11. After that my course had longer gaffles so fell behind Boyzone and Seamus. 16 was a bit vague and then my calf started hurting. 17 was easy and so was the last control.
I handed over in 3rd place so very pleased with that and generally the speed I ran at. The only dissappointing thing was that my calf didn't last. Off to physio again...
Garmin says I covered 5.92km and 85m climb.
After yesterdays results it meant that I was only good enough for the 2nd CorkO team. I was chosen to run 1st leg. Didn't have a good nights sleep, my left knee was really painful and kept me awake until after 1am. Not sure what the problem was but could have been a reaction to something that I ran through during the classic.
I didn't have the best of warm-ups but felt relaxed on the start line. Lad doing count down wasn't the best, wasn't able to give an accurate idea of how long till 10am!
Route to 1 was straight forward, left of the hill with the start triangle and then used the earth walls as a guide into the control. Long running leg to 2, very easy, and at this stage I was out in front with Boyzone just behind. Again another long leg to 3, was a bit unsure of the crossing point until very close, couldn't see it. Boyzone and Seamus went lower to their 4th, on a different gaffle, but mine was higher. Again I was leading at the crossing point to 5. The gaffles were very different for the next 3 controls, and then back into the only somewhat technical area for 10 and 11. Still in the lead at the crossing point to 11. After that my course had longer gaffles so fell behind Boyzone and Seamus. 16 was a bit vague and then my calf started hurting. 17 was easy and so was the last control.
I handed over in 3rd place so very pleased with that and generally the speed I ran at. The only dissappointing thing was that my calf didn't last. Off to physio again...
Garmin says I covered 5.92km and 85m climb.
10 PM
Note
(injured)
Need sleep, shattered.
Too tired to write up my IOC runs, just about downloaded from Garmin and will export .gpx file in case routegadget is up tomorrow and I can upload my routes then.
Plan for this week is rest or might go for short spin on the bike tomorrow, followed by physio whenever I can get an appointment.
Must consider wheter to do Dingle Challenge next Saturday and also get my application in for time off from work for June/July orienteering trip.
I must be happy with weekend even though position wise I didn't achieve as high as i'd have liked, but speed wise i'm not that far off the pace, so if i'd been able to train properly for last 2 months then I could only have done better. I also orienteered better than what i'd been doing recently, so another positive.
Too tired to write up my IOC runs, just about downloaded from Garmin and will export .gpx file in case routegadget is up tomorrow and I can upload my routes then.
Plan for this week is rest or might go for short spin on the bike tomorrow, followed by physio whenever I can get an appointment.
Must consider wheter to do Dingle Challenge next Saturday and also get my application in for time off from work for June/July orienteering trip.
I must be happy with weekend even though position wise I didn't achieve as high as i'd have liked, but speed wise i'm not that far off the pace, so if i'd been able to train properly for last 2 months then I could only have done better. I also orienteered better than what i'd been doing recently, so another positive.