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Training Log Archive: Cat T

In the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2013:

activity

time

miles

Running - easy

19:25:03

Orienteering - hard

6:49:27

Orienteering - easy

6:13:00

Orienteering - medium

1:45:00

S&C

1:30:00

Unspecified

30:00

Total

36:12:30

averages - sleep:12.5 weight:49.7kg

2:35

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Saturday Aug 31, 2013 #

Event: För-SM

12 PM

Orienteering - hard race (Middle) 30:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Another bad race. direction was much better but couldn't make sense of any details near the controls, often really close but not matching the map to the ground at all well. most worrying though was how disappointed i felt even though it was only a local race, something approaching shame, and feeling like i'll never get any better :-(

C • Big match player 4

Running - easy warm up/down 20:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

8 PM

Running - easy 30:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

head-clearing evening jog

Friday Aug 30, 2013 #

1 PM

Running - easy 1:15:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

Ran to Studenternas for drills, bouncing up stands and strides with Annika

Thursday Aug 29, 2013 #

8 AM

Running - easy 50:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

drills and short intervals with the Högstadiet group, no hard session for me though, running along with the youngest at the back. quite a tough training when you're 12, hope they haven't been put off! promised to make it more fun next time...

6 PM

Running - easy 1:45:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

a bit longer than intended! easy pace backbana with Kate and Annika, then joined Kate for an extra half lap.

Wednesday Aug 28, 2013 #

10 AM

Orienteering - easy 28:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

collecting controls from hitta ut training last night

Running - easy 20:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

3 PM

S&C 20:00 [1]

Core

7 PM

Orienteering - hard 1:15:00 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Pre-running a Long course at Östfora. this was the wrong day to leave the long socks at home. it was tough, legs now mangled. some easier to warm up and down but large bits of the middle at race speed. mostly good apart from getting the exact right spot in the circle. mostly my fault but also it was hard to see the map well at the end.

Tuesday Aug 27, 2013 #

11 AM

Running - easy 50:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Had planned for some hard training but realised that after yesterday it wasnt a good idea if i want to train well the rest of the week. mixed surfaces easy run, then drills, bounding up some hills and a bit of agility instead.

6 PM

Orienteering - hard 15:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Sprint training 5. Pre-ran Friday's sprint. felt like i didn't get as much from this training as i could have, not focussing on any technique aim. always weird to run in your own back garden but just not really having my head in the right place - never great with orienteering when you've got a meeting to rush back for!

Running - easy warm up/down 20:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

short session, would have liked to make it two courses if i had more time!

Monday Aug 26, 2013 #

10 AM

Running - easy 45:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Easy run. a bit of a recovery, no harm after all that volume, and cos i have OLGY work this aft and still no idea what i will be doing.

C • and innebandy! 2

3 PM

Running - easy 30:00 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

turned out there was some running involved. had to do a quick change into running kit in the back of a bus, emerge like a teambuilding superhero and run across Uppsala, pretty quickly so i wasn't late for any of the places i was helping out. then helped out in the evening too. not a typical day but fine once in a while for training and good fun :-)

Sunday Aug 25, 2013 #

11 AM

Running - easy long 1:40:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

easy from home, enjoying the sun again. only 1.40?! thought i'd been out for ever...

Saturday Aug 24, 2013 #

Running - easy warm up/down 45:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

for the day

12 PM

Orienteering - hard race 25:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Middle race (no elite classes). Wanted a hard training, couldn't use my compass properly, lots of mistakes and bananas. *sigh* it's getting a bit embarrassing to make mistakes so much, i think people expect me to do well these days but i'm not really that good yet.

2 PM

Orienteering - easy 1:00:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Nåsten, a Thierry-training from KG when we got home. control pick and corridor. not a master by any means but i can feel the progress made in the last few months. made a berry eating stop :-)

Friday Aug 23, 2013 #

4 PM

Orienteering - easy 15:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Sprint training 4. Rest morning but got out for a run and then ultrasprints at Glimmervägen and Bloden. Aim was to keep close contact through all the direction changes. Went quite well, just another thing that needs a little time and energy allowed for. Improving at these.

Running - easy warm up/down 50:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

10 PM

S&C 15:00 [1]

basic core

Thursday Aug 22, 2013 #

10 AM

Orienteering - medium 45:00 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Shadowing. went well it think :-)

Running - easy warm up/down 15:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

6 PM

Orienteering - easy 55:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

easy pace training from Ravinen hut, just seeing what i'd learnt myself the past two days. improving visualisation and confidence in this terrain, plus better on the compass :-)

Wednesday Aug 21, 2013 #

Running - easy 45:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

for the day

11 AM

Orienteering - hard 35:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

started my two day coaching stint in Stockholm by showing how not to orienteer! actually out a good bit longer but took off my faff time. never been so lost so close to the controls. had some real problems visualising the slightly different map and 5m contours - not always good to run as you would in Uppsala! gave myself a nice challenge playing catch up in the chasing start in the afternoon...

1 PM

Orienteering - hard 18:29 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

... luckily, redeemed myself here and did all the overtaking i needed. much more sensible min/km, felt like i'd got the hang of it a bit more (helped to be on slightly less complex bit of terrain), my picture matched what was on the ground much better.

6 PM

Running - easy 7:03 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Sprint training 3. ultrasprint near Ravinen hut, good fun :-)

Tuesday Aug 20, 2013 #

11 AM

S&C 40:00 [1]
weight:49.7kg

recovery day! no running this morning but tested out the gym in Gottsunda Centrum. basic core and leg exercise. hope they have their scales calibrated wrongly. will maybe get on the pizza to be on the safe side.

5 PM

Running - easy 40:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

recovery jog, Hågadalen

Monday Aug 19, 2013 #

11 AM

Orienteering - hard intervals 27:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Sprint training 1, pre-running a draft version of men's SM course. then some of the route choices again, comparing routes. it'll be good :-)

Running - easy warm up/down 1:00:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

7 PM

Unspecified (Innebandy) 30:00 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

Sprint training 2: innebandy! i think this makes good agility training, one thing that's missing if i want to improve at sprint, so finally gave it a go. 2 vs 2 meant it was hard work. Hockey experience from many years ago of limited use but it was great fun.

Running - easy warm up/down 35:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

there and back!

Sunday Aug 18, 2013 #

10 AM

Orienteering - easy long 2:05:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

ran home-Bloden, then back to KG, down to run a course in Nåsten, then an ultrasprint on Kung Björns Hög. after this i was really on my last legs so plodded back to KG for water then finished at the shop so i could have maybe the last ice cream of summer.

Saturday Aug 17, 2013 #

10 AM

Running - easy 1:00:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Back in business! mainly on tracks near home. back stiff and not feeling the lightest ever but nice to be out again.

6 PM

Running - easy 45:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

Jogging and drills. nothing tough, back not happy. too much sitting and working...

10 PM

S&C 15:00 [1]

Friday Aug 16, 2013 #

Note
(rest day)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_wssByW7JQ

Thursday Aug 15, 2013 #

Note
(rest day)

restless

Wednesday Aug 14, 2013 #

Note
(rest day)

working, planning training, 3 more days...

Tuesday Aug 13, 2013 #

Note
(rest day)

sorting out life

Monday Aug 12, 2013 #

Note
(rest day)

back home, finally got the stuffy nose i managed to hold off at the weekend. did some writing though http://cattaylorstrainingdiary.moonfruit.com/#/blo...

Sunday Aug 11, 2013 #

Note
(rest day)

Day 1. travelling back to Uppsala. really pleased that my legs are a pretty good state after the summer, maybe even better than ever. still good with a rest though before trying to get stronger. need to do some strength training, been getting away with doing nothing recently but it wont last for ever...

Saturday Aug 10, 2013 #

2 PM

Orienteering - hard race 50:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Night Hawk day bit. hrrrm better than last night but thats not saying so much, still way too many mistakes and one huge one near the beginning, undoing all Sofie's good work with catching time and overtaking! still managed to go past Konnerud but not counting as a "stabil insats" at all :-( pleased to have some strength in the terrain after running last night too and we were the top team where all members ran twice. i am quite motivated to go and learn how to orienteer a bit better but now it's time for my Annual Week Off...

Running - easy warm up/down 25:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Friday Aug 9, 2013 #

Event: Night Hawk - formerly known as Krokskogstafetten

Note
slept:12.5

1 PM

Orienteering - easy 1:00:00 [2]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

"morning" training, Ås. orienteering still not brill. also feel like there's a virus passing through, a bit stuffed up and heavy headed. maybe just following from the epic sleeping though.

9 PM

Orienteering - hard race 1:00:00 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Night Hawk, the night bit. lots more time out there than i should have been. managed lots of compass mistakes (some pretty huge), reading the vegetation wrongly, panicking and trying to "gain time" when it was already lost and always time to read the wrong leg too. there's some gps carnage somewhere with my name on it. legs okay but it didnt really help much when i couldnt find anything!

Running - easy warm up/down 25:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

Thursday Aug 8, 2013 #

7 PM

Orienteering - medium 1:00:00 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Aug 13

after more travelling and lots of sleep, Nighthawk training in the hills near Asker, Oslo. shocked by how good the legs were (though i have been resting, coming down from the altitude and out of the heat) but brain still in the jungle. really have my work cut out to get my head more into this v different kind o orientering if i want to run cleanly. especially tomorrow night. eek :-D

Wednesday Aug 7, 2013 #

11 AM

Running - easy 35:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 Road-X 233 Mar 13

short jog in Edinburgh before getting back to the airport

Tuesday Aug 6, 2013 #

Note
(rest day)

another full day of travelling

Monday Aug 5, 2013 #

10 AM

Running - easy 1:05:00 [3]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

ending the stay in Cali as i started it, by running up the hill. easy pace with Tessa, Murray and Ali. Beautiful morning, great views and great company! :-)

Sunday Aug 4, 2013 #

10 AM

Orienteering - hard race 20:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Relay. back to sort of okay but not great physically, missed a lot of the action running alone (front) but in the final loop got to 3m from the control and couldnt see it in the undergrowth. took almost a mintue til i found it (when Annika and Sara came) and so i lost my lead. could i have done anything about it? dont think so. not the result we wanted as a team but there's something good to come one day.

Running - easy warm up/down 18:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Saturday Aug 3, 2013 #

11 AM

Orienteering - hard race 35:58 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Middle race. legs still not moving great but the terrain and course was a bit kinder to people who couldnt move so fast. faffed a lot of the decisions, lots of seconds here and there, but kept chilled out enough to avoid blowing up anywhere. average but an improvement. lovely to be out the city and swim in the river after.

Running - easy warm up/down 25:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Friday Aug 2, 2013 #

Event: World Games

10 AM

Orienteering - hard 18:00 [4]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Sprint race, really bad :-( maybe i can blame my hillrunning exploits (quads not wanting to walk let alone run, calves not great either) or the humidity. excuses excuses. would have been not too bad but started the final loop the wrong way. not a great day to have crap legs on the easy (boring?) course. small time moping but have decided the only way to break the year's bad sprint form (not caring enough to work for it but enough to be disappointed with the results) is to have a sprint to really go for. so next year at either woc or eoc i will have trained hard for the sprint and be in a position to run really well. not sure which, need to look at programmes (not prepared to give up the long focus so will see which fits best!)

Running - easy warm up/down 25:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

Thursday Aug 1, 2013 #

9 AM

Orienteering - easy 30:00 [1]
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190 June 2013

model race. legs hurting :-(

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