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Training Log Archive: mikeyA

In the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2016:

activity

time

miles

Orienteering

12:32:08

66.88

(11:15)

107.64

(6:59)

Running

8:52:35

61.01

(8:44)

98.18

(5:25)

Total

21:24:43

127.89

(10:03)

205.82

(6:15)

1:58

0:00

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Tuesday Aug 30, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 5:29 [2] 1.07 km (5:07 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Orienteering 16:02 [4] 3.64 km (4:24 / km)

Ran the men's gaffle for the WOC sprint relay as that was the only map we had. A few issues with closed gates namely on the way to 1 right at the start of the leg and part of the area being a school with kids playing in the yard so we couldn't go to 5 and then my route for 6 was ruined as they were playing in the open sandy bit and on the rocks around it so I went far too far right and got stuck in some rubbish, lost 30 seconds I think. Probably lost another 15 on 1 due to the gate being closed. Still a lot of fun though. Tried to recreate the run through and finish and stuff as well.

Sunday Aug 28, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 5:13 [2] 0.9 km (5:48 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Orienteering race 1:09:23 [3] 10.71 km (6:29 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Much better today. Lost a bit of time on a few routes namely the long number 2. Picked a good route but lost 2 minutes on micro routes to Tim. Round left was much better on 5. Still, best run on the week, about 10 mins down on Simon Hector.

Saturday Aug 27, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 7:14 [2] 1.5 km (4:49 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Orienteering race 1:51:44 [3] 12.39 km (9:01 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Lol. Started okay on the epic 24 min leg to #2. Nightmare on #4. Got stuck in a ravine thing filled with brambles and young trees and 50m cliffs either side and feared I wouldn't make it out after bashing through it a bit. Knew my race was already over having lost 10 minutes in it probably. Kind of died a little bit but also lost motivation to move. Lost time to #7 mainly through not trying. Not a good run at all, 40 minutes behind Hakon... Probably could have been 10 behind had I had a good run and tried whole way.

Friday Aug 26, 2016 #

Orienteering 50:09 [2] 5.56 km (9:01 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Did some shadowing around the area next to the Fredrikstad club hut. Was good fun. Followed by marsh football which was the greatest thing ever. Had so much fun and consumed far too much filthy marsh water.

Thursday Aug 25, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 21:28 [2] 3.66 km (5:52 / km)

Quite a long run out to the start and back from the finish today.

Orienteering race 37:38 [3] 5.83 km (6:27 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

Forgot my inov8s so borrowed some Icebugs from the shop as a trial thingy. They were a bit big but alright apart from that. My average kind of run recently, okay in parts put made mistakes still. Different kind of mistakes today as it was so much easier but took bad lines out of controls and some dodgy routes as a result of.

Wednesday Aug 24, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 6:25 [2] 1.08 km (5:56 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Orienteering 26:11 [3] 3.59 km (7:18 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Ran on the WOC long model area picking up a few of the controls having bagged some maps off the GB team. Set off with Will, Tim and Ali but think Will and Tim got a little carried away and started racing so hung back and did my own thing at a gentler pace and Was okay. Missed a couple slightly to the left but realised quickly.

Running 51:36 [3] 9.37 km (5:30 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

A very nice run with Tim, Ali and Will from the summerhouse. Went up on this beaut open rock hill that went on for quite a distance. Took a few photos of us in our str8 gear... Will has since lost them... Might have to go back...

Tuesday Aug 23, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 11:43 [2] 2.28 km (5:08 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Orienteering 44:32 [4] 5.83 km (7:38 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Can't orienteering well over a whole course for some reason.. Bits were really good and then 2 or 3 legs were awful. Overshot 2, really bad line to 6 and then awful to 11 which wasn't even a hard leg. It was similar to Akselos in that bit and I was fine yesterday and if anything this was easier so I don't know what I was thinking. Lost 5 minutes on this.

Monday Aug 22, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.2 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Up and down.

Orienteering 50:00 [3] 6.2 km (8:04 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Middle distance training in Akselos. Such a nice forest, so runnable and technical all at once it was amazing. Orienteered well as well for once, probably helped by slowing down and taking a little bit easier.

Sunday Aug 21, 2016 #

Running warm up/down 6:12 [1] 1.11 km (5:35 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Orienteering race 37:04 [4] 6.12 km (6:03 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Middle distance. Again not great. Lost a solid 3 or 4 minutes in the first 5 controls and then sorted myself out to finish okay.

Saturday Aug 20, 2016 #

Event: WOC 2016

Event: Rocky Orienteering Circus

Running warm up/down 17:18 [3] 3.27 km (5:17 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

Up and down. Mindless 2km around a football pitch as the warm down.

Orienteering race 18:22 [4] 3.6 km (5:06 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

Forest sprint. I was hopeless. Couldn't get into the map and overshot pretty much everything. Wasn't really aware it was forest sprint until I got there so maybe wasn't in the mind frame for it but ah well. Good day spectating anyway, really exciting at the end with Kris.

Friday Aug 19, 2016 #

Note
(rest day)

Mental block of training at home is still around. Plus it was raining.

Thursday Aug 18, 2016 #

Note
(rest day)

After I spent the day driving home and then going to Manchester airport for a flight that isn't until tomorrow evening....

C • LOL 4

Wednesday Aug 17, 2016 #

Running 1:24:58 [3] 14.72 km (5:46 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

1st Wednesday long run back on the seat with Tam, Ali and Dan. Straight into it with TC, I still hold the segment after Ali's thanks to Ali's garmin failing 3 times now. Bog, crags, bog, PA, 2 x Winnie Hill loop, down the road Killing fields and bog again. Crazy nice weather and most certainly tops off.

Tuesday Aug 16, 2016 #

Running 32:55 [3] 6.47 km (5:05 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

To braids with Tam and Ali. Too far on the road to make it worthwhile for a half hour run. Tams antics on the way back provided some good entertainment though

Monday Aug 15, 2016 #

Running 42:48 [3] 8.77 km (4:53 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

Craigmillar and onto innocent railway with Tam and Ali again. Sun out made everything very nice.

Running 34:11 [3] 7.11 km (4:48 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

More meadows miles. Loving them has to be said.

Sunday Aug 14, 2016 #

Running 34:49 [3] 6.99 km (4:59 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

Explored the local neighbourhood with Tim and Ali with the intention of ending up on the seat. Instead ran on roads for 20 minutes and then a bit of innocent railway.

Running 37:42 [3] 7.86 km (4:48 / km)
shoes: New Balance trainers

Back to the meadows miles with Tam and Ali

Wednesday Aug 10, 2016 #

Running 38:07 [3] 7.69 km (4:57 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

My return to the seat. Nice loop of said seat in the typical Scottish summer drizzle with Will, Raptor and Callum who stopped to throw up midway. Hope it wasn't something we ate last night.

Saturday Aug 6, 2016 #

Running 1:10:00 [3] 10.0 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Run on some hill midway on the drive back to Edinburgh with Katie and Julie. Ridiculous steep hill to start, averaged 12 mpk's for the first 11 minutes up it. Wondered round some moor for the rest and desperately needed water for the whole thing.

Friday Aug 5, 2016 #

Orienteering 48:09 [3] 6.08 km (7:55 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Classic race on Inshriach. Probably my favourite area in the country. Good run with a few hesitations and several times standing still but hard not to lose where you are slightly in there. Stupid 1 minute mistake on the last control let felly beat me. (He did hang them, granted in the dark the night before with Aidan.)

Thursday Aug 4, 2016 #

Running 4:27 [3] 1.13 km (3:56 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

1km time trial. Ran 3.24.

Orienteering 1:11:41 [3] 10.53 km (6:48 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talons 212's (04/16)

Grantown on Spey and Anagach.

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