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Training Log Archive: Spur

In the 30 days ending Apr 30, 2014:

activity

time

miles

Orienteering

20:44:45

47.78

(26:03)

76.9

(16:11)

1225

Walking

3:25:00

8.39

(24:26)

13.5

(15:11)

Total

24:09:45

56.17

(25:49)

90.4

(16:02)

1225

9:00

0:00

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Tuesday Apr 29, 2014 #

Orienteering 1:06:00 [3] 8.1 km (8:09 / km) +150m 7:27 / km

Pairs exercise at North Baljaffray/Mains Plantation. Great new map by Dave and lovely bit of woodland. Fair bit of climb too, good workout and well fed afterwards. Got rid of a lot of o-kit out my car too.

Sunday Apr 27, 2014 #

Orienteering 1:00:00 [3] 5.0 km (12:00 / km) +100m 10:55 / km

Dunrod Hill. Waking up some controls, fixing a few missing pin-punches, pre-o up to start, and walk to the finish to observe runners' approaches to the final control. Good weather, no-one repeated my injury and things seemed to go fairly well overall.

Saturday Apr 26, 2014 #

Orienteering 9:00:00 [3] 20.0 km (27:00 / km) +300m 25:07 / km

Putting out 60 controls, start route and taping stiles at Dunrod. Some of this car-assisted. Turned into a glorious sunny evening.

C • Thanks 1

Friday Apr 25, 2014 #

Walking 30:00 [1] 1.5 km (20:00 / km)

Putting out tape at Dunrod for junior courses. Weather turned grim so left quite early.

Thursday Apr 24, 2014 #

Orienteering 45:00 [3] 2.5 km (18:00 / km)

Control collecting at Pollok, but had to stop due to darkness and retrieve 4 in the morning.

Monday Apr 21, 2014 #

Orienteering race 35:01 [3] *** 3.5 km (10:00 / km) +120m 8:32 / km

JK Mens Short relay Pwll Dhu, with Arnis and Andrew. Ok run but lost a couple of minutes to mistakes and pretty tired. Finishing sprint to stay ahead of a Spaniard but twisted ankle on tussock in doing so. Team result 26th/59 but behind FVO so must do better.

Sunday Apr 20, 2014 #

Orienteering race 1:08:15 [3] 6.5 km (10:30 / km) +125m 9:35 / km

JK 2nd race, Llangynidr. The usual JK day 2 screw-up. Unfavourable draw with thunder, lightning and driving rain on the start line. Was going clean through the quarry but messed up the long leg, running into the mist and wandering in circles hunting for a pit. In hindsight the path behind the control might have saved about 8 wasted minutes. Stopped short at #8 but saw a man falling in the pit so located it. Pretty tired on final loop. 9th on the day and back to 7th overall.

Walking warm up/down 30:00 [3] 3.0 km (10:00 / km)

Long walk back to the car after run.

Saturday Apr 19, 2014 #

Orienteering race 59:26 [3] 6.7 km (8:52 / km) +165m 7:54 / km

JK first race on M40S. Merthyr Common. Considering lack of fitness, happy with time overall and 4th place today. Clean to 7, wasted a minute when confused at 8 (was at right control but read wrong number on descriptions). Overshot 9 a bit. Drifted well left on long leg to 10 but relocated ok off a boulder and kept height. Visited a few pits before finding 11 then clean to finish.

Friday Apr 18, 2014 #

Orienteering race 19:05 [3] 2.5 km (7:38 / km) +55m 6:53 / km

JK Sprint, Swansea. First run for a while and injury not quite right so being cautious. Mostly ok route choices but almost drifted off the map in the open area. 26th/54 - I was also 26th last year!

Wednesday Apr 16, 2014 #

Orienteering 30:00 [3] 2.0 km (15:00 / km)

Dunrod stile planning.

Orienteering 30:00 [3] 3.0 km (10:00 / km)
(injured)

Light jog round Crookston. First jog in almost 5 weeks, ribs no worse for it but still feeling fairly impaired.

Friday Apr 11, 2014 #

Orienteering 1:30:00 [3] 6.0 km (15:00 / km)
(injured)

Walking round Glasgow turf bagging.

Wednesday Apr 9, 2014 #

Orienteering 30:00 [3] 2.0 km (15:00 / km)
(injured)

Lunchtime walk in central Glasgow

Tuesday Apr 8, 2014 #

Orienteering 15:00 [3] 1.0 km (15:00 / km)
(injured)

Sundry turf-takeovers.

Monday Apr 7, 2014 #

Orienteering 40:00 [3] 2.0 km (20:00 / km)
(injured)

Some turf-bagging along the River Clyde (walking).

Sunday Apr 6, 2014 #

Orienteering 1:36:58 [2] 5.1 km (19:01 / km) +210m 15:46 / km
(injured)

Despite injury, decided to enjoy the scenery, just walk my blue course at Faskally, and practice navigation. One minute lost at 1 onto wrong crag, another at 2 led into wrong control by Brad, but fine until 6 where fallen trees proved a difficult obstacle, then plodded on fine to 13, where I met Scott McKendrick (also on blue) who provided some early afternoon entertainment. He raced past me overshooting 13 as I ambled into the control, then did the same on 14. Met him again at 15 coming up a steep bank as I strolled along a path and still in sight at 17 but he sped away over the hill. 12 minutes later was stunned to see him 'catch' me again at 20, after he did a 120 degree detour to the wrong loch. We both missed 22 then I wasted a couple of minutes looking for the last control. Scalps - Olsoran and Lard (sorry, gents couldn't resist). Enjoyable walk.

C • Brad 2

Walking 1:00:00 [1] 4.0 km (15:00 / km)

Walking to the start and back from the finish, through Pitlochry.

Orienteering 20:00 [3] 1.0 km (20:00 / km)

Some turf-bagging in the East End enjoying the sunshine back in Glasgow.

Saturday Apr 5, 2014 #

Walking 40:00 [3] 2.5 km (16:00 / km)
(injured)

Evening stroll around Cathkin Park area ;-)
Otherwise, thought ribs were healing but seem to have re-strained a muscle and they've gone backwards. SOL2 will be a walk at best, and not good build up for the JK.

C • Bad luck 4

Tuesday Apr 1, 2014 #

Walking 45:00 [3] 2.5 km (18:00 / km)
(injured)

Walking around Croy Hill - ribs still don't feel right for running and some twinges even after walking uphill.

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