Training Log Archive: Runner99

Ran pretty much the first leg of a relay with everyone else. The run was bad for me overall. I messed up the first control, as I do most of the time in a relay when I run the first leg. Then I had to pass a bunch of people and I was doing okay until I lost 10 - 20 sec because I just missed a control on a slope and as a result I had to pass the people I just passed again. The only other mistake I made was at number 10 where I just ran mindlessly into it and lost max 5 min looking before I found it. A lot of the US juniours would have beat me if they hadnt made such bad mistakes because they were all running faster. I only lost the least amount of time which was why i was the first North American male in. 2 Spanish guys creamed me and the third was just behind me. Those three also made Spain's first team (aka they're spains 3 best) Map's on blog.

C • Great Job! 2

Walked thriugh and around Samokov.

Hiking at first to ruins and then up to Seven lakes.

Did a track workout where in a team of 3, 2 would be running 400's alternating with each other. A third person would then be running a short 1km orienteering course. We all had to do 2 orienteering loops and keep doing the 400's while we waited for our teammates. That was a hard workout. I've never done so many 400s in a row so it was really good.

Warm up/down by running around the track and then jogging. Then just doing abc's and strides.

Did a workout in a relatively complicated map where you had to either take a bearing or make a simple
Plan to each control. I felt a bit out of control and though I understood the point and the concept. I might have perfered to have a map.

Ran the course we got. The map was really good and technical. Went slow. Map is on blog.

C • Nice route choices! 2

We did a bunch of core after we came back from the run.

Jog to hill. Then hill 5x. Then a bunch of workouts on you feet.

Flying to Sofia, Bulgaria.