Training Log Archive: ColmM

Core & back with Emily - way outta my league.

WU

Jukola 2017, EUOC 1, leg 4

Started alright. 60s lost on 3, was mostly alright but really confused by an extra track, and a little scrappy because of it.
Took my time through the next few tricky controls, which I'd seen a bit of on the TV screen. Was with a few youngings, who were moving well & mixed nav. Got through the few cleanly then, and took the right-hand track route back to 7, so did the kids & finally I started to drop them.
Got it cleanly, but was all alone now as they all had different gaffles. Knew 8 was tricky, but still didn't give the map enough time, and blew 3mins.
Got going again, little scrappy on 9 (30s) then solo again to 11 and ended up way too low, saw people I'd passed coming through me (2mins).
Scrappy on the next 2 or 3 and then another awful mistake on 15(?), crossed the path well left and made a hames of it, eventually relocated off the lake, but 4mins lost.

Safe to say the kids well & truly trashed me.

Positive: foot held up well & physically seemed decent, first half navigation was good. Had some good splits early on.
Negatives: orienteered like shite on my own, another Jukola with a big mistake, just awful really. The crowds possibly do it to me. Anyway, lack of orienteering & particular scandi stuff will have played it's part.

Event: Jukola 2017
 

Half-hearted model

Heatstroke back to the tent

Easy from camp with Ali & Tam.
Late when we got back so the 3 of us just camped out in a free tent and left the rest of euoc to themselves. Probably better cost it would have been mad sweaty.

Jukola camp - training #5
Steady hilly.

Mostly fine, but the climb was a right struggle. Settled for a nice small flat bit near the top and stayed there for a bit hoping to see Dan & Andy come over right above me, but should have gone to the top, didn't realise it was so close, and looked very nice up there.
In the end, had to head back just before they came overhead so unfortunately missed what would have been a pretty sick spectacle.

Sole a wee bit sore again after, but anyway that's my camp done I think, all taper from here.

Jukola camp training #4

5min tempo (2:30min), 1x600m (90s), 2x400m (60s).
Another brief reintroduction to sessions. Had had food not too long before & lacking in energy a bit so today was fairly grim.
Pretty slow times, but happy to have more time at sub-3:30s, since that's the sort of pace I'll be doing Saturday night.

Change of shoes seem to have helped the pain I've been having in the sole of my foot.
Other ankles and Achilles stuff still discomfort-free, but will tone down the running a bit for cycling after the weekend, to be safe.

Cutting out core till Jukola I think, cos my abs / stomach were fecked on the session earlier. Need that to calm down whatever it is.