Training Log Archive: Parkino

Burbage Skyline Fell Race
very pleased with this performance, my target was 50mins and I beat it, held form throughout, after the first loop thought Paul A would get away from me, but I passed him on the climb to Owler, he joined me going up to Higger and we both walked the last half, but then he dropped back, had fun going down the plummet and found I was able to keep it going up to the head of the valley, didn't see Paul again, a few guys came past me along the ridge, but I think I reeled them back in

the big difference from previous outings was deciding to race the guys 30-40m ahead of me, not the ones immediately in front and behind

wore the vivo barefoots, which was a risk, but they are very light and very grippy and really suited to rocky paths, not so good on the hard track to the finish, but it made me maintain my posture, we'll see how the calves react tomorrow

93rd (of 358), 12mins behind Kristian Jones

think I might rest today

maps have to be printed on Sunday so I guess the survey needs to be completed ...

BOC Relays, Holmbury Hill, Men's Short
well, it almost felt like we were in a race, without a proper team, JD led us out in 8th, I returned in 4th, holding off Kevin Fielding in a sprint finish, then our last leg runner wasn't at the line but that didn't matter because he took longer than the two of us combined ...

I was racing Harry Butt for much of the way, his navigation was a bit sloppy, but eventually he pulled away (took 44secs out of me in the last loop)

(on this form, a full DVO senior team might have made 2nd place on M40)

Event: British Orienteering Championships 2013
 

British Champs, Winterfold
good run, satisfactory result, improvement but nothing dramatic

the mid-morning sandwich (and two dinners the day before?) solved the flat-feeling at late starts, though I didn't realy get into the race until approaching two, a couple of very minor mistakes, steady pace, and position, faded at around 45mins, but had plenty left near the end (3rd fastest to the last control!)

most time loss was pace

1) didn't see start flag (it was on the floor) and so ended up right of the line and used the path as attack point [15secs]
2) didn't pick out left around the road, chose straight option, enjoyed it, but judging by splits, lost a little time [20secs]
5) took at bad line through wood, found some grot [>20]
6) hit it bang on (slowed by car in narrow road? slowing to study long leg?)
7) ran past the crossing point which I expected to be marked (the overprint obscured the feature on the map) had to double back [20secs]
9) stopped for water
10) left route over valleys and up forest road, good route, apart from the climb at the end
12) hesitation as I reached the clearing before the control (I hesitated party because I was knackered) [15secs]

a clean run would've been 75mins

16th, 10:48 behind Bill (ahead of Dave Peel, Colin Smith)

Course 13 - Splits

Oker Loop
beautiful evening, couldn't resist, but with BOC on Saturday, it had to be an easy on around Oker, (again!), eye-balling the terrain

so off I went nice and steady and the first split was close to my best (huh?), nice and steady up the hill to the tree, also one of the better splits, didn't push it on the way back either, again pretty good

got some help from the firm going, I think, but pleasing and puzzling at the same time

Lumsdale Hillside
control collecting