Training Log Archive: rickyp

Had to cancel bank holiday plans to run along the Malverns as I felt it was too big a risk of aggravating the new groin injury i've picked up at the end of Saturday's race.

Very boring easy x-training week coming but better safe than sorry.

Next time running will be the EAOA CSC Qualifier next Sunday that i'm gatecrashing

Warm up and drills. R. side of groin complaining

British Relay Orienteering Champs - NGOC 1st leg Men's Premier 6.3km

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Much much much better than yesterday. Granted I did some following but I was in contact with the map at all times. Technically easier than yesterday as the courses were on the southern part of the map. Maybe had more energy than others who pushed harder yesterday. Groin only tightened up after the race so wasn't hindering my run.

Time losses
12) 10s Hesitant due to lots of ditches, brashings
16) 20s Was following raptor and was too far west

Event: British Orienteering Championships 2016 Long Distance
 

Warm up and drills

British Long Distance Champs at Brown Clee Hill - M21E 14.4km

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That went badly

Haven't felt this bad orienteering from start to finish since Scottish 6 Days: Day 5 last August

Firstly lets look at the positives: My achilles didn't hurt

Now lets look at the negatives: I hated this from start to finish, making tons of mistakes leaving me with no motivation. At times I was just feeling sorry for the NGOC member I was giving a lift to who was having to wait for me to finish. I left my food i was going to take round with me in my rucksack. Very near the end the right side of my groin tightened up so couldn't sprint finish but that seems to have gone away now. Blowing hard as early as number 4 just wishing for the end.

Time losses
1) 1 min. That was not white so couldn't follow bearing. Old map mapped it as light green which more accurate
3) 2 mins Searching in the wrong patch of white probably due to not following bearing out of 2
5) 5 mins. I was so close, it just hidden behind an unmapped clump of trees. Ticked off point 18 which was on the way but then when nearby got distracted by others and went to what turned out to be my 27 but didn't realise. Went back to point 18 and tried again and missed it but ended up at number 6 and then attacked from there.
7) Very hesitant as couldn't relate the ground infront of me to the map
8) 30s Ran up the wrong side of a hill
9) 1:45 Poor bearing ended up way too far south
25) hesitant as couldn't relate the map to the ground
33) 45s Aimless running ending up too far north

C • Motivation 2

Easy flat 45 mins testing out achilles before Saturday after two days of x-training. Did 3 laps of Pitville Park. Not sure what i would have done if it flared up like Monday but fortunately it was more or less painfree. Increased the pace up a notch on the third lap.

2.698km

2.618km

Standard Monday recovery run. Achilles was still a little sore to start off with but seemed to get better as the run went on. Although i don't want to I feel a couple of days x-training will be sensible.