Training Log Archive: GD44

Run from car park to arena

British Orienteering Relay Champs - Forest of Dean (Cannop Ponds)

Race Map

I was teamed with Adrian Moir (Bwlch) and Laurence Snowden (Llangorse). I ran leg 1 and started in a mass start with over 100 people!

We finished in 17th place out of 31 teams.

18 people did course 3-ACB (Length 5.3km, 135m climb, 18 controls)

I made several errors which contributed to my slow time:

S>1: Got caught in a narrow trail through a dense woodland. I was unable to pass the others in front and ended up walking. Small issue. My time: 2:52 (12th). Fastest time: 1:59
1>2: Not bad. 4:48(7th). Fastest: 3:16.
2>3: Not bad. 2:22 (5th). Fastest: 2:06.
3>4: Ran around the dense woodland. I hadn't paid enough attention to the checkpoint illustrations. I was looking for the checkpoint at the top of the knoll but it was actually on the west side out of sight. Lost 1m. 3:59 (14th). Fastest 2:26.
4>5: Biggest mistake. For some reason I was looking at 5>6 and the map wasn't matching the ground. I lost 5 minutes! 8:45 (17th). Fastest: 3:02.
5>6: Not bad. 3:27 (11th). Fastest: 2:13.
6>7: Not bad: 1:31 (3rd). Fastest: 1:14
7>8: OK but probably should have gone around the back of the knoll instead of over it. 2:13 (12th). Fastest 1:10
8>9: I decided to take the non-direct route and go back onto the track and then back down to the CP. I went for the wrong CP but soon spotted the correct one about 50m away. 3:37 (14). Fastest 1:54. Lost about 30s.
9>10: Not bad. 1:37 (3rd). Fastest 1:21
10>11: 3:20 (3rd). Fastest 2:45.
11>12: 2:28 (12th). Fastest 1:29. I hadn't gone far enough to get this one. The vegetation boundary line on the map didn't seem to match the match what was on the ground. Lost over 30s.
12>13: 3:02 (3rd). Fastest 2:41
13>14: 1:04 (2nd). Fastest 1:02
14>15: 3:35 (16th). Fastest 1:31. Had a stinker on this one. Good line in. Misread the code on the CP so carried on to another. Code was wrong, realised my mistake and had to double back! Lost 1:40.
15>16: Not bad. 0:46 (4th). Fastest 0:38.
16>17: Not bad. 0:29 (4th). Fastest 0:24.
17>18: I got fastest leg to last CP with 2:26! Second fastest was 2:31.
18>F: 0:58. This doesn't really count as it occurred after the handover to the leg 2 runner in any case.

If I hadn't made the mistakes I probably would have saved myself 8:40. So I would have done it in about 45 mins.

My HR belt came loose after a few minutes so disregard HR. I've put my HR in zone 2 for the entire event but probably spanned Z1-Z3.

Event: British Orienteering Championships 2015
 

Rode to Porthcawl to meet Dawn and her parents. Nice sunny day but a bit windy. Easterly so OK heading west.

Return from Porthcawl to Whitchurch via Ogmore, Atlantic College, LLantwit, Cowbridge and Welsh St Donats. Wind picked up more than this morning so it was tough going.

And an alcoholic evening!

Ride to work

Ride from work to home via Newport

Had headwind on the Wentloog flats. For work purposes I recceed a cycle/pedestrian trail between Tredegar Sports ground and Bassaleg roundabout. Then headed back on Sustrans Route 4 to M4 J28 and then along the A48 to St Mellons and then along the back roads via Lisvane, Llanishen and Rhiwbina.

SWOC Street O - Lisvane/Thornhill

Map

Planner: Mark Ponsford

Ben had a stormer and scored 580 whilst I collected 540 but minus 20 for being late. And I thought I had a decent round!

MDC Tuesday night run - Ton Kenfig