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Training Log Archive: BigWillyStyle

In the 7 days ending Jul 4, 2022:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Orienteering	4	3:34:00	16.75	(12:46)	26.96	(7:56)	754
Cycling	7	1:33:16	18.11	(11.6/h)	29.14	(18.7/h)	309
Running	4	32:26	2.38	(13:38)	3.83	(8:28)	46
Total	11	5:39:42	37.24	(9:07)	59.93	(5:40)	1110

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Monday Jul 4, 2022 #

3 PM

Running warm up/down 3:18 0.28 mi (11:47 / mi)
ahr:109 max:126 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

Orienteering 48:11 6.44 km (7:29 / km) +304m 6:03 / km
ahr:153 max:174 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

Monday C5 - Splits

Sunday Jul 3, 2022 #

10 AM

Running warm up/down 12:16 0.88 mi (13:56 / mi)
ahr:134 max:163 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

Orienteering 1:51:26 12.71 km (8:46 / km) +401m 7:34 / km
ahr:147 max:175 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

WCOC Long. I made a mistake on the second control, then got tilted by the long slog up to 3, on the way to which I also took a hard fall. That combination plus the wet weather, my legs feeling heavy, and the slow, junky terrain put me in a negative mindset pretty early on and I never really got into the course. Need to work on staying positive in such situations. Also just not making early mistakes.

WCOC Long Course 11 - Splits

Saturday Jul 2, 2022 #

11 AM

Running warm up/down 10:45 0.64 mi (16:48 / mi) +39m 14:07 / mi
ahr:80 max:122 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

Orienteering 34:39 4.38 km (7:55 / km) +50m 7:29 / km
ahr:130 max:178 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

WCOC Middle. Blew 1:30 on 3 and almost a minute on 14. The former was a really inexcusable mistake where I came out to a linear veg boundary and thought I was right of the control when I was actually left of it, while the latter was a directional mistake on a short leg; I glimpsed Will C. ahead of me there, likely heading to 15, which probably contributed to me drifting from the line.

Still, other than that this was a really good run. I felt strong and positive again, and more or less spiked everything in the intricate areas with lots of depressions (other than 14). I also tried to push as hard as I could in the junky open areas with good visibility, thinking that that kind of terrain plays to my strengths. I was happy to snag one podium spot for the weekend, though at the same time I was miles behind Damian and Robbie and never could have done 30min for this course.

Middle Course 11 - Splits

Friday Jul 1, 2022 #

Event: Western Canadian Orienteering Championships (WCOC)

4 PM

Running 6:07 0.58 mi (10:33 / mi) +7m 10:09 / mi
ahr:121 max:136 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

Orienteering 19:44 3.43 km (5:45 / km)
ahr:160 max:179 shoes: Inov-8 TerraUltra G 270 (11)

WCOC Sprint. This was a very enjoyable forested spriddle in a generally flat area, which meant a lot of compass. I was probably a bit too conservative (i.e. wary of vague compass legs with few features along the way), which cost me time on some legs, but also prevented a potential implosion. I felt good but had some bobbles, and most disappointingly blew a full minute on the last control of any navigational difficulty, which was irksome as I would have had a solid race and was dropped from third to fifth.

WCOC Sprint C6 - Splits