Training Log Archive: ColmM

Bahahaha I was given 1st today! Well in my mind it'll be joint 2nd.. i would write an e-mail or something but i'm not arsed cos the last time i tried to turn down 1st place was in Emo Court and they ignored my pleas

Unless of course you want me to Jonny..? in that case i'll definately do it.

Scatter Series in Ardgillan Park. They used normal controls today, with punch cards of course. Although this resulted in 7 getting thrown over a bush and being placed back later. `Thus resulting in me losing approx. 2mins searching! :( My own fault really though, shouldn't have spent so long, but i thought this may be the onlt one of those shitty hidden square things out on the course. Some of this place is mapped not great, you'll see that 16 and 1 the map is very off with my quickroute not being edited around those controls. Yes, also lost about 2mins on no.1 due to presuming I could get through the green (which i could do) but the map being funny i was supposedly very early to cut in even though my quickroute thinks i was right. I saw an uncrossable fence and said fuck it just get out of here and punch it. went to main track and came back, only to find i could've made it as the control was actually in the forest. But sure what can you do.. this was my last control.
Jonny beat me by approx. 3secs and me and Laurence drew. I should've raped this course :P

QuickRoute

Nav Challenge No.2
Started well, Spiked 1 in about 17mins and about 1.30mins behind Ger. Happy with route, Paul Mahon went high and we arrived around the same time. Then on to 2, easy just follow river up. 3- ughhh, i tried to climb up over the ridge and come immediately down the re-entrant just following the river. I then decided i should move over to the lake to make it easier. I missed it and hit a huge re-entrant seemed to line up hills and stuff but i knew it was facing the wrong way. Was trying to relocate but there was not enough detail and wth the mist down, i meesed up. Finally figured it out but must've lost at least 15mins here. 4 was fine running pretty okay again, could see the odd bit of colour in the heather and was just chasing the bodies to catch up. Then onto 5, everybody was drifting right. I thought we were further right then we actually were, decided now it would just be best to go around, unfortunately i wasn't as far over as i thought and this was definately the wrong option. I lost at least 5 mins (possibly more) with this as straight was always better. Happy with route around to finish though! :P
So, not good for such an easy course but physical!
Gerard B did 99mins

QuickRoute

Quad still annoying today, not much effect but i need to get rid of this.

going to do hillreps in the back of the school but got kinda chased out :L
probably best, my right quad is paining from a seriously bad dead leg i was given today. decided to just head home.

Pace Run in the heather around Fairy Castle. Have a quickroute of it. Pace not amazing, but i am happy with it as this is physically demanding shit. Completed main goal of not needing to stop and felt relatively strong throughout. Stuck to the heather low or high and even if it was just beside a path.
Laps: 2 long laps and one short one in between, the short one to simulate a more direct climb like orienteering.
Times: 11.50, 9.37, 12.46
So not hugely consistent but expected. N.B. 2nd lap is short one.
QuickRoute

back home

3x2km, 90secs rest
Times: 705, 710, 715
Happy with these times, was originally supposed to do 4 but had missed 1st one and figured then the legs would be fine with 3. David was pushing hard and was fast for all of them, so didn't keep up with him really. But knew we were starting fast and i wouldn't have that same slow one i always have at the start. But tis meant my legs found the whole schbang a lot tougher than usual even though only doing 3. Happy though good session.
Legs tired now :)

jog over and back.
having said the legs were tired (and they were) they have been an awful lot worse than this in the past and seemed happy enough with the approx. 5mins/km pace

Don't I've earned a rest for today, so if the legs really need one they'll just have to wait till' friday!

Very easy jog as friend Jack wanted to and i was going to go anyways.
So, slower than it would be but could be a lot worse even though it was a bit fast for him. This is an easy day anyways so this doesn't matter, will probably be doing this most mondays as usual although i'll be doing the O' course and i'll push him harder.