Training Log Archive: mikeyA

Lagganlia day 1. Checked some controls and hung 1 on Uath Lochan before following an athlete around 2 courses. Then did 1 and a half legs of a star relay before I twisted my ankle fairly badly. Had to sit out the rest of the day and its fairly swollen. Iced and will hopefully be better tomorrow... Also a minor panic when I lost my 2 day old compass.. found it mind so it's fine Dad I promise...

Traveling from Borås to Aviemore in a day. So, so tired. Think I got 2 hours sleep last night after the party...

Oringen day 5, chasing start. Straight line 7km. Again didn't start Garmin so guess actual distance. Started in 7th with a 17 minute gap behind (what.) and a man 11 secs in front and a few more a couple of minutes more. Fast out the start to catch my 11 sec man. Caught him halfway up the hill to 1. Both too low and overshot so bounced back off the path beyond it. Lost 30 seconds. Went fairly straight on the long leg to 2. Looking back there was a better looking path route mainly because it had much less climb. But I still got fastest split so mine can't have been bad ;). Miss on 5. Only a 100m leg but I was way to high and ended up out on the path. Lost 1 minute. Rest of the course I've smashed it. Pretty much clean on all except 10 where I took a poor route losing 15 secs. Came back 4th overall so gained 3 places and the fastest time on the day! Buzzing aha, I can still orienteer well sometimes. Don't get a prize though, only stage wins for stages 1-4 do, gutted.http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...

Overall I did enjoy the week. It did feel good to actually be placed high up despite knowing there's a whole class of elite above you but still. I've bought a new thumb compass which is hopefully better than the one I've borrowed from Louise this week (Silva Race Jet 360 or something). Test it out over the next fortnight in Scotland!

Oringen day 4, middle distance. Straight line 3.6km. Worst run so far! Started well, smashed 1 & 2. But iffy on 3. Good to 4,5 & 6. 7 pretty bad. Don't think I allowed my compass to settle and as a result wasn't running the direction I thought. Got towards the circle and couldn't work out what was going on. Ended up falling upon it by chance. Lost 1.30. So frustrated I just ran out out of it in the direction of an elephant tracks I saw. When I eventually checked the compass I was running 90° the wrong way. As a result I looped round to 8 through 6 nd 5 almost. Found it fine just an awful route with straight obviously being best. Lost 2 minutes. Hacked through some green to 9 and came out way too low. Lost 30 secs. Very hestitant on 10 and 11 , another minute gone. Smashed the last 3. Finished 12th and a bit disappointed.
http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...

Oringen day 3. Straight line 6.7. Best run so far! Miss on 4. Cut into the green too early, I should have continued into the open before cutting in. Messed about for a bit before I stopped and thought. Lost 3 minutes. Slight miss on 6. Poor direction and ended up looping around to the right. Quite a few small missed at the end because I was trying to run too hard but no more than 15 seconds each. Finished in 5th place. No winsplits as the link goes to day 4's instead.

Rest day. Tired, it was a late night... Plenty of walking so we could watch the elite sprint.

Oringen day 2. Straight line 6.9km. Forgot to start my Garmin so I guessed the actual distance. Better run. Slight error on 1, but vague around the circle. Bad on 5. Had a decent route but executed badly. Don't know why but I cut across the marsh and so never found the path in the open and ended up thrashing through some rubbish to get through. Lost 2.30. Slight miss on 7, too far right. Good on the long leg to 11 as well. Finished in 6th place.http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...