Training Log Archive: WillRigg

Event: (BL, UK) Askham Fell
 

warming up to start and cooling down

Compass sport cup qualifiers- Askham fell
4th out of 48
BlueMenA trophy
7.3k(straight line)

Orienteering a bit dodgey today, not overall pleased with my performance today. Feeling tired from the weeks training have done a lot, and went out last night so only 6 hours sleep( not very alert). couldn't really find that extra gear- just dawdling around and couldn't seem to move legs any faster.control 1 I was slightly hesistant because i think my compass is broke so my line was a bit shit but managed to get into it quite nicely, 1-5 good.5 I wasn't very direct on my bearing so lost some time. 6 there was loads of depression and didn't concentrate enough of ticking things off so overshooted.7,8,9,10 good (8 took a bad line/ routechoice - used a path in stead of beasting it directly up the hill) 11 (second to last control) made a dreadfull 4 minute mistake! just standing there and I could see the finish, was to far left of my judgement and the bracken and marsh was hiding the control.

So overall a few factors, mainly tiredness lead to stupid mistakes. aerobically I was fine just couldn't get the legs moving, wasn't tired just slow.minus mistakes should of hit 45 min today and with fesher legs knocked off a few minutes (41)...still wouldn't of beaten quentin and tom felbaum though.

stretching off my tired legs

so gonna take two days off training because my body needs a rest as shown by today.

Training on stony Hazel:
checking controls for richard
six different exercises
collecting controls in

orienteering well, after about three exercises I knw all of the controls so tried to make it harder- map memory.

concentrated on bearing for the last two-good bust on two controls I was a bit off, hard when there's a lot under foot + lots of fallen down trees.

good orienteering, nice area, bit scrubby under foot

cooling down & warming up

stretching- a bit tight

Well done to my coach Richard, for passing his level two coaching assessment .

was going to do a fast 5k on road and 7k around ulverston and hoad but weather was mingin and i couldn't be bothered so just went around birkrigg, quite a big head wind, rain and fog aswell as muddy so not very nice conditions. put some decent efforts in uphill and picked pace up.

100 press ups
100 sit ups
100 leg raises( side & normal)
25 leg push ups
and a few more bits and bobs...

C • 100 leg raises! Single or d... 4

loop out around bigland and haverthwaite with richard and adam, really nice loop and enjoyed , two nice climbs. feeling fit and ahead of richard and adam(sore throat). should probably think about doing a bit of speedwork soon.Estimate on distance because the garmin died time is roughly right but included a lot of waiting.

C • Training 5

jog with richard

running/walking to catch a train and walking around manchester, not training but I walked loads so other people do it so i though i would

Graythwaite with swjs.
: shadowed florrie on line course and helped her visualise feature
: went off with ben chester for a hour did some relocation/ map memory/ contact exercises
: clock relay

Good technical training felt confident and comfartable with map reading all day only one small 30 sec mistake... getting back into the swing of things :D

Beat Buttbucket(Harry Butt) 5-0 out of the exercises we did with Ben(proper lad)

Time includes a bit of waiting/standing around - hitting six min k's (average)though

C • Awww man 5

stretching

long legs, good considering i haven't been o-ing for 3 weeks but one big mistake 3 mins or so . a lot of snow to power through

shadowing some from swjs, he wasn't the best to say the least got to the controls well just didn't run apart from downhills, rather boring

control pick with adam, a few minor mistakes but good generally

attack point exercise, Good, one small 15 second mistake, legs a bit heavy on this last exercise, but quite fast orienteering really had to push through the snow good effort up the hills aswell. got back into the swings of things, I've missed map reading so much fune than just running, slowed a bit toward the end.

good to see everyone from swjs and welsh squad