Training Log Archive: Jay-T

Lockerbie site this week - outing to Corncockle.
Just stretching the aching legs really.
Rather low on energy.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8215876...

NOC Midland Champs Sherwood Forest

Pretty good until #9 where there were a few people running in circles - I came through unscathed but missed #10 to the east wondering if they were catching [30]
#12 Not precise enough after leaving path, but distracted further by another runner quickly catching me then following almost literally in my footsteps before having the cheek to ask which number I was looking for... [50]
#15 Still not taking enough time to pick off the trees - ended up in wrong clearing to the north [30]
#18 Biggest mistake after seeing others catching me on the in and out at #17. Jumped ahead on map so went in one block too early to check out the wrong clearing [3m 30s?]
Physically / motivationally spent thereafter but still crawled in for a reasonable result (and first in an ultra competitive M35L!)

Enjoyed event, but seemed planning must have been restricted by not having any controls on dead trees. Control total was only 66 vs 107 six years ago (!) This was particularly evident on controls in the enclosures with high control loads, conflicting attack angles and even some exact reverse legs (compare C1 #20-#23 with C2 #12-#15) - wonder whether it was the RSPB or an event official who decided that trees couldn't be used?

http://www.noc-uk.org/gadget/rg2/index.php#201&...

C • Dead trees 5

Chatsworth - wooded bit was nice.

http://www.derwentvalleyorienteers.org.uk/results/...

Latest cold

Lunchtime escape.

SYO Night Blacka Moor

Icy earlier in the day but kitted up and good (long) warm up to start meant I was never cold on the course. Maybe they kept us out of the worst bits, but all the terrain seemed lovely; left me wanting more!

Not a bad outing technically generally, though my lack of any speed demonstrated when passed by Phil Vokes early on - he just disappeared out of sight! Generally uphill was a struggle.

Didn't notice northern path en-route to #4 was OOB on the night... still messed up intended route to use lower crossing and ended up on unmapped path - realised when crossing runnable open strip.
Overshot #7 and too high on #8 (left path when woods on north side of path ended but they evidently continued further west than mapped).
#10 was a nice control.
Handy boulder showed I was on the right level for finding #11 :)

Enjoyed it; shame that they're aren't more events like this - so much better than recent golf course events but also a much lower turnout (55 vs ~100). Must be much harder to stage too so you can see why SYO don't bother...

https://www.syo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#230&cou...

Local jaunt after work.

SYO Night Beauchief

Enjoyable blast!
Shame the course couldn't be more interesting by going into Ladies Spring Wood.
Mapping around the allotments area could be improved.

https://www.southyorkshireorienteers.org.uk/event/...

Holmesfield Wood.
Wonder if SYO have ever looked into mapping this? Some nice bits.

Walking around Chestnuts Wood - nice bit of wood which I don't think I've been in before.

http://www.ngocweb.com/results/results_22/NYD2022r...