Training Log Archive: Lizzie

WU to the arena from our airbnb, and on toward the start. A bit stressed as I just took Kine's verbal directions, but saw no traffic until I was 100m from the arena. WD back home after, less stressful.

Sverigepremiaren middle. Back to the sanddunes of Åhus :) Feels a bit like home away from home, although the undergrowth is different from our dunes.

Nice course, in and out of open dunes and the forest. A bit of open-sand running, just to really drain the legs. I started out nice and smooth.the junior girl who had the same 2-3-4 was running faster than me, but I had nicer lines so was staying just ahead. Until the entry to #4 where I slowed down to check my map and boom, went over on my R ankle again. F#%! Hobbled it off to #5 and got back into things. Had a slip in concentration heading into the vaguer stuff at #9 though and lost 1min as I hesitated and ummed and erred. silly stuff really. Brain fart. From there on it was back into the zone and smooth again.
Happy with my run bar #9. Surprised to be 4mins back to be honest. But oh well, others have had good winter training too!

map: https://www.livelox.com/Viewer/Sverigepremiaren-me...

Tio training with 80 odd other girls.
Cruised at the back with the other Norgies. Kine can't complain at my cruise pace this time as I was behind her for the most part, and then even cut out a couple of controls while she did the whole course. Slacking off like a boss ;)

Interesting terrain again. Was taking a fair bit for me to understand the mapping of the rocks (only the BIG ones), and the knolls (could be very very small and vague). Ended up catching Hedda, who had cut more controls than me, and Kajsa, who had run the whole thing. So had a HSK train into the finish (about 15mins after the leaders but jaja)

WU/WD to and from the start. Freeeezing.

Sverigepremiaren Night

Was to take this at an easy pace, with Kine threatening to pull me back in the mass-start. Which is hilarious seen as she's usually first at the start post ;) But I did as I was told and jogged off in the start. Unfortunately this was not slow enough, and I lost Kine on the first hill. Oops.
I kept holding back though, yet found myself in the lead bunch (it was a big bunch) at #2, after the lead train went on a little detour to completely the wrong hillside. Also close to the lead at #3 after I went around the track, while the pack cut through the very stoney terrain.
But after that I got well dropped. 3/4 of the field seemed to have the other butterfly from me at #4, so was easier to go my own pace and take it easy physically. Especially when I couldn't find #5...ddn't understand the map at all. Fortunately, the lead train that was on the longer butterfly then came through and showed me the control. From there all the way through to the 3rd last control I was on my own, holding a steady pace and keeping my HR in check. Happy with my night navigation, hitting every control or at least knowing which way I had to go when I wasn't hitting it.
Then at the final pivot, a bunch of girls appeared around me from nowhere. They were definitely ahead of me before that, so must have made a significant mistake on the last butterfly.
So I'll admit that I raced the last 2 controls ;) After all, you don't get relay finishing practice that often. Got the last two cleanly, trusting my own lines and navigation. Finished 2nd of the pack a couple of seconds behind Alexandra Hornik (she had SI air...just saying ;)

Pretty much had the gym to myself.

Up at Høiås. Think it was MD 2 from the winter training pack. Had my small light and went nice and slow. Was tempted to just hang on the Ida-Hedda train when I met them at a control. Would have been nice and social, but alas it turned out they were actually on a different course from me.

Chanced it with my headlamp for the 2nd night running. This time with an uncharged AYUP. stayed within crawling distance of the lit trails, just incase. But survived unscathed. Headlamps are now both charged.

Tirsdagsnatt on Iddefjordfjella. Originally thought to do intervals today, given the coming races at the wknd, but ints on a dead calf seemed a bad idea. It's ok, i can walk and jog fine, but still sore, so will give it time to shake out. Opted for an easy session in the forest instead, and a night training is prob not a bad idea before Friday anyway.

Arrived about 20mins late, straight from work via home to collect kit and GPS units. Let the others start and just went it alone once I was ready, which was more what I felt like anyway. Really enjoyed the session. Navigation was reasonable and legs were OK. Gotta love looking for un-taped features in the forest, alone, in the dark ;)
Took a chance with my un-recharged headlamp and made it out alive #badass

Core stuff was hard today. Was on point singing along to the workout though.

WU - Strength - Shuttles - Skills - Passing - Field positioning - Game time.

Got absolutely corked in the calf during the game. Can barely walk now (later in the night), hopefully it shakes out. Also got a donkey kick to the front of my ankle, Mari somehow managed to back-kick both the ball, and the dead centre of my leg. I swear it's just me that takes these hits at training? The theory thrown about is that I run so much that I'm in the right place, ready to be hit, 3 x more often than the rest of the team.
My theory is I'm just a bit stupid.

The shuttle runs. Meant to be 8 x 1min but our coach can't count and no-body volunteered to correct him.

Nice hoiasmarka long run with Eveliina and Jo. Feet were very happy to wear shoes without dobs. Some ice left but able to skip around most patches.