Training Log Archive: mikeyA

S6D day 6. Solid run, fairly clean except on the long leg 3 where I didn't follow my compass well enough and ended up in the wrong open patch and it took me way too long to work out where I was. Dad distracted me. 12th. Shame I couldn't have had a decent run in the first 3 days... 24, 75, 24, 6, 11, 12.

S6D day 5. The BEAUTIFUL Glen Afric. Solid run. A few mistakes, mainly on 5 where I got stuck in some crap instead of finding the white strip. Reckon I lost 1.30. A few ~30 sec mistakes thrown in so maybe 4 mins lost total but I won't bore you with each one. Relatively early start so it definitely sped up later on meaning I finished 11th. Still good compared to the first 3 days.

S6D day 4. Turns out I can orienteer well once in a blue moon. Basically a clean race, lost 15 secs on 1 by running to the spur with a control on that was right next to mine. Basically clean for the rest with a few minor misses so probably a minute in total. 6th, 29 secs down on will in 2nd which is slightly irritating but whatever. I'm not getting a good overall position now anyway. I think that bit of Darnaway may be one of my favourite areas in GB I think, so nice.

S6D day 3. Went to #1 then #10 while attempting to get to #9. Says it all really.

S6D day 2. Shite area. Ended up starting over an hour after I was meant to due to the queue into the car park and so didn't think about eating at all. As a result of that, the amount of orienteering recently and the fact I wasn't navigating at all just following elephant tracks I gave up. Literally I made 2 mistakes in the 7 controls because I chose the wrong elephant track. Pointless continuing as it wasn't fun and I wasn't going to get a decent time due to my slow pace. 2 days done, 2 days I want to drop. Gr8 1 m9.

P.s. won the run in by 2 seconds, #buzzin

C • 2 days I want to drop 1