Training Log Archive: PVA

Orienteering race 1:10:00

4th competition in 4 days, on 2'200m, some 4°C (or less) and heavy rain all the time. Freezing cold even with a thermo shirt....
Just went out for some fun, but it got too cold after one hour, so I stopped the race next to the competition center (which was dry and, let's say, warmer...)

Running warm up/down 35:00 [2]

Orienteering race 51:18 [4] 5.2 km (9:52 / km) +150m 8:37 / km

5th National competitions...rough and though terrain, many mistakes...

Running warm up/down 10:00 [1]

Orienteering race 42:35 3.6 km (11:49 / km) +101m 10:22 / km

Prologue of the "3 days weekend" in Flims.



Very good performance 'till 11th control (5th best there so far), but then I missed #12 by 4-5 meters and totally lost concentration. Six and a half minutes of mistakes from 11 to the finish.

Trying to perform better today in this cool terrain...

Orienteering race 1:13:35 12.72 km (5:47 / km) +118m 5:32 / km

Quite satisfying evening race, went not full speed as there are three more competitions following the next three days (including a though long distance on Sunday...)

#5 was hidden in the green, almost one minute mistake there (according to GPS)
#11 was as well hidden well behind the dot knoll, just passing by without thinking (15-20 secs)
#16 (leaving...) a bit confused coming out of the green and just started running along the wrong path - even the kids on the shortest/easiest course did better (30 secs)

Good compass and "control description reading" training!

Hiking 2:00:00 [1]

Birthday hike in the "Toggenburger" Alps



Then some surprising party at home (garden full of friends, Laura did a great job) :D And finally the Swiss football team won and got to the 1/8-finals (not as exactly 4 years ago, as they didn't made it to the final 16 at my birthday...)

Cycling 30:00 [2] 14.3 km (28.6 kph) +50m

Orienteering 2:35:22 10.61 km (14:39 / km) +642m 11:15 / km

Final check and marking of the controls....steep but beautiful terrain.

Cycling 31:49 [2] 14.23 km (26.8 kph) +48m