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Saturday Feb 22, 2014 #
9 AM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [1] 2.5 km (6:00 / km)
slept:6.0 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon (Dec' 13)
Orienteering 48:00 [4] 7.0 km (6:51 / km) +200m 6:00 / km
spiked:13/22c shoes: Inov8 X-Talon (Dec' 13)
MCO Middle WRE. M21E. (+8:58 to course winner) (+14:01 to Thierry)
MCO Middle WRE Map
28th / 83.
Not enough world ranking points to make M21SE (not surprisingly with 1 race...).
Really technical middle distance, lots of detail combined with rolling hills and varied forest runnability, all making it a beautiful middle distance.
I started quite well, and after yesterday's model issues I made sure to plan my route before exiting the control at the very latest. Some issues, mainly from around 20s - 1min, but lots of <20s things too. The terrain really didn't allow a lot of flow and I struggled to get any rhythm, or push hard, but mistakes were kept fairly minimal, and while still losing 2-3mins in proper mistakes, my race was quite good.
I am happy with my navigation, but it is clear that I need some middle distance training to work on my flow in this sort of demanding terrain.
Legs not feeling fresh, but my fitness is quite good, despite lacking speed, so I didn't tire too much in the end.
Still, to get a proper flow and eliminate mistakes could probably bring me to around 43-44mins, before any speed is taken into account. Some serious times posted by others today though.
Work to do, but not bad.
MCO Middle WRE Map
28th / 83.
Not enough world ranking points to make M21SE (not surprisingly with 1 race...).
Really technical middle distance, lots of detail combined with rolling hills and varied forest runnability, all making it a beautiful middle distance.
I started quite well, and after yesterday's model issues I made sure to plan my route before exiting the control at the very latest. Some issues, mainly from around 20s - 1min, but lots of <20s things too. The terrain really didn't allow a lot of flow and I struggled to get any rhythm, or push hard, but mistakes were kept fairly minimal, and while still losing 2-3mins in proper mistakes, my race was quite good.
I am happy with my navigation, but it is clear that I need some middle distance training to work on my flow in this sort of demanding terrain.
Legs not feeling fresh, but my fitness is quite good, despite lacking speed, so I didn't tire too much in the end.
Still, to get a proper flow and eliminate mistakes could probably bring me to around 43-44mins, before any speed is taken into account. Some serious times posted by others today though.
Work to do, but not bad.
4 PM
Running warm up/down 20:00 [1] 3.5 km (5:43 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon (Dec' 13)
Orienteering 20:11 [5] 4.3 km (4:42 / km) +90m 4:15 / km
spiked:24/26c shoes: Inov8 X-Talon (Dec' 13)
MCO Sprint WRE. M21E.
24th / 92. (+1:35 to course winner) (+3:27 to Super Elite winner).
A very nice sprint area which mixed routechoice around a small portugese town with some fine navigating around the castle.
Started quite well, and overall it was a good race with very few mistakes. Took good routes pretty much throught the whole race. Coming towards the spectator I was turning my descriptions around (they didn't fit in my holder), and ran past my control, 15s lost and stupid. After the spectator I missed my turn up a small staircase, but realised quickly and backtracked, 10s. This seems to have happened a lot of people.
My running didn't feel great, I struggled to push, and again lacked some speed, but it wasn't too bad. Still, it would be nice to be running faster.
Sprint-O technique definitely in good shape, but speedwork to be done.
24th / 92. (+1:35 to course winner) (+3:27 to Super Elite winner).
A very nice sprint area which mixed routechoice around a small portugese town with some fine navigating around the castle.
Started quite well, and overall it was a good race with very few mistakes. Took good routes pretty much throught the whole race. Coming towards the spectator I was turning my descriptions around (they didn't fit in my holder), and ran past my control, 15s lost and stupid. After the spectator I missed my turn up a small staircase, but realised quickly and backtracked, 10s. This seems to have happened a lot of people.
My running didn't feel great, I struggled to push, and again lacked some speed, but it wasn't too bad. Still, it would be nice to be running faster.
Sprint-O technique definitely in good shape, but speedwork to be done.