Training Log Archive: Dooby

Some jogging and walking to the start. Also includes stretching and the pre-start to start line.

IOC Classic
Brockagh

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
That about sums up this race and how I felt afterwards. All went well until control 12 which was a complete and utter disaster. Very very pissed off about the whole thing. Definitely an unfair control since it was so close to the edge of the map but i'm looking for excuses. Tried to push things a bit after this but started to die after 19, cramp, and had to stop on the hill after 25 with more cramps. Could barely change out of my clothes afterwards legs were tending towards cramp so much. A race I want to forget in a hurry.

Quickroute of 12:

From QuickRoute

A mistake I never want to make again.

C • Ouch 2

M21E - Splits

Event: Irish Orienteering Championships
 

IOC 2011, Middle Distance
Glendoo Ridge - East

Tried hard in this race, first part went ok, found the heather a bit tough, but pushed through it. Lost time at 17 and 20, missed them badly, so lost a couple of minutes there. When I finished I was pissed off with this as I knew any time lost would count.

Went back to download and turned out I had the fastest time so far, and as the afternoon wore on everyone else that downloaded had a slower time, including Magic! That was until Bill Edwards downloaded, probably one of the last elites to do so, and he beat me by about 2mins. So from being pissed off with the race I was 2nd in an IOC race.

There was some talk afterwards about the map at Control 3 but I had no issue with it. Control was the same for everyone. A complaint was made and the jury decided in the end to void the leg. I saw the results next morning before classic race and went on them from 2nd to 4th. To say I was pissed off about this would be an understatement, not a way to start an IOC classic.

I had the 2nd fastest time for the 21 controls on the course. It was a 21 control race in my mind.

jog up to start with some walking. then some stretching and the pre-start to start line is also inlcuded.

M21E - Splits

Travelling to Wicklow this evening, after work. IOC starts tomorrow. Since it's Irish Champs I suppose my only goal has to be give it everything in all races. And a secondary goal of sorts would be to make the CorkO 1st team for the relays but hopefully my main goal will ensure that.

Avg Cadence = 72rpm

Just some easy cycling this evening, and read for the half hour. Legs are feeling a bit sore in places this evening, sore muscles after circuits. Should be ok after I stretch them tonight and tomorrow. Not sure how well the legs have recovered after last weekend, I suppose the start line on Saturday will tell a lot. Rest between now and then anyway.

Warm-up for outdoor circuits. Lovely evening so we were outside. Did a small bit of loosening up to start and then 5mins of running. Noce and handy for most of the 5 but trainer put on a bit of a spurt for last 30 so I couldn't let him get away with that...
Hamstrings were complaining a bit then!

3 circuits

1st and 2nd circuits was 45 seconds at each station and 3rd was 30 seconds. No recovery between 2nd and 3rd circuits.

Different exercises again mixed with some familiar ones.

Had GPS on for the sesson, did some laps as 1 circuit but doubt I covered 1.3km.

Some stretching to finish off with.

I need to get to bed soon, sleep is a must before the weekend.

Had physio yesterday and that didn't go too badly, nothing really of note to talk about or in trouble. Legs weren't too tired this evening at circuits, so cycling on the agenda tomorrow, for how long and whether indoors or out hasn't been decided.
So roll on the weekend, have to pack for it tomorrow night, this week is flying.

Did pick up some cycling equipment in Decathlon Belfast, so can do some cleaning of the gears and chain with that. Also got a SKY bottle and cage.

Very tired, need lots of sleep, body not aching too much but got physio later to correct that!

JK Relays

Ran 3rd leg in JK trophy. Plan beforehand was to take things easy, but when I was joined in the changeover pen by a number of other Irish things kinda got a bit competitive in my head, so off I went at a fair old rate of knots, with Paddy on my tail. The two CNOC teams were ahead of me, along with Focus running for GEN and Ged for 3ROC. Didn't think i'd a chance of catching any of them apart from maybe 1 of the CNOC teams. I also had to worry about Swedesport since he was still waiting to go out when I started.

Got away from Paddy on the way to the 1st control, may have slagged him as I ran passed him on they way up a hill, he has promised revenge for that one:-)

Think I ran rather cleanly today, maybe a few misses here and there but nothing like Saturday. I don't have my map, hopefully what's left of it will turn up at IOC, I may have ripped the top of it off getting it out of the bag at the start, so ran holding it together as #14 was in the torn area so needed to see where that was.

Cut in a bit early for 15 and overshot 8 a small bit. Definitely understood things better than Saturday. Surprisingly I caught up with Focus around #5, we were on different gaffles, so just behind him at the spectator control. Passed him through the urban/easy controls, different gaffle, but he had a shorter one then after that so got away.

On the way from 16-17 (last control) a lad passed me, some English fella. Thought he was running my course so upped the effort a bit so as not to lose ground. He punched the last control a second or 2 before me, then there was a slight rise as I pushed hard, then down the other side I used the momentum to get passed the lad on the line. Apologies to Faye as I kinda went through her to get to the line first. In the end it turns out the lad wasn't doing my course, but no harm in practicing a sprint finish for next weekend, just in case!

Didn't realise it at the time but I managed to pass both CNOC teams out on the course, so was pleased to finish ahead of them, so we were 3rd Irish team on the day.

A short run with Colm and Seamus to warm-down.

Home now from JK. Very tired after last nights lack of sleep and drive down. Physio will be fun tomorrow.

Will do rest of the weekends write-up tomorrow, too tired this evening. Need to get some sleep.