Training Log Archive: SpurIn the 31 days ending Mar 31, 2013:
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Sunday Mar 31, 2013 #
Orienteering race 1:41:37 [3] 10.5 km (9:41 / km) +275m 8:33 / km
JK long race 2 at Cold Ash. Feet wrapped in bandages and resorted to white Nike trainers. Nervous whether I would survive this but got running quite well and not too sore. Overshot #2 and wasted a couple more mins on #6. Messed up long leg to #8, losing contact with an indistinct path and drifting way right, went to the edge of the map to relocate. Met Gaz L running in a strange direction, visited a couple of wrong controls then sorted myself out. 5-6 minutes binned. Fairly tidy after that, happy to finish but one min overall behind two guys and regretting yesterday's footwear decision. 31st/51 today, 34th overall M40, not too bad but know I can do better.
Saturday Mar 30, 2013 #
Orienteering race 1:39:15 [3] 11.3 km (8:47 / km) +495m 7:12 / km
JK long race 1 at Hambledon. Old Inov8s fell apart last week so made the fatal decision to wear brand new ones today. Running clean through the long leg to 5 then started to feel the onset of heel blisters. Gradually got worse and worse stopping me running properly. Really frustrating as a nice dry fast area and apart from 2 minute mistake at 17 navigation was good. 41/57 M40. Could/should have worn road trainers. Can hardly walk now, heels ripped to shreds.
Friday Mar 29, 2013 #
Orienteering race 18:00 [4] 2.2 km (8:11 / km) +15m 7:55 / km
JK sprint at Reading University. Pretty clean, only a few minor hesitations and EMIT faffing. Lost a few seconds going right to #8. Quite happy with run. 2 seconds behind Kenny, 2 ahead of Steve C. 26th/61 M40. Best JK sprint result to date.
Sunday Mar 24, 2013 #
Orienteering race 1:02:01 [3] 8.64 km (7:11 / km)
Stag Spring Score at a new map of Greenhead Moss near Wishaw. Not very Spring-like! Running pretty well and picking good approaches into controls, and got them all, but should have done #32 and #60 on my first loop - ran extra near the end picking them up, and a wee bit late back. Lots of snow and collided with a few jaggy trees, but a good mixture of terrain, enjoyed this new area. 3rd place, pretty happy with that.
Orienteering 32:00 [3] 4.0 km (8:00 / km)
Collecting controls, the six furthest away. Had trouble finding #58 the second time!
Saturday Mar 23, 2013 #
Walking 1:00:00 [1] 3.0 km (20:00 / km)
Some mapping fieldwork in the snow. Absolutely freezing.
Friday Mar 22, 2013 #
Walking 30:00 [1] 2.0 km (15:00 / km)
Walking to Hampden and back in a blizzard for another kick in the teeth.
Sunday Mar 17, 2013 #
Orienteering race 2:31:56 [3] 10.0 km (15:12 / km) +600m 11:41 / km
This tops the lot. Trossachs SOL2 and UKOL4, brown course 6.8k 'straight line'. Knew this would be tough and was being careful with the navigation, which was fine and steady to 5. On long uphill to 6 was getting hot so decided to take off gloves. Reached top of hill and realised dibber was no longer on my finger. Oh no!! Wasted over 15 mins wandering up and down hill looking for it; amazingly found it in the grass just as I was about to give up. Spiked 6, 7 and 10, not too bad on the others but this was all about just finishing now. Good route to 12, right via edges of marshes then overshot and missed the hillside. Safe to 14 via road, 16 really in the thick heather and pelting down now but great views...really slippy down the hill but safely home. Dedication.
Orienteering warm up/down 25:00 [2] 2.0 km (12:30 / km)
Light jog to start including Pre-O. Well I got 100% on that at least !
Saturday Mar 16, 2013 #
Orienteering race 52:53 [3] 6.8 km (7:47 / km)
FVO middle race (Black 6k) at Tulliallan. Not feeling on top form and miserable conditions but only a couple of minor wobbles, and quite happy with the navigation. An extra 2-3 mins speed could have gained several places. 51/62 overall, 7/10 M40.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2013 #
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Stinking cold....great preparation for the Trossachs.
Tuesday Mar 5, 2013 #
Orienteering 1:00:00 [3] 8.0 km (7:30 / km)
Clyde club night led by Patrick. Swedish training exercise west-end style. Route choice, avoiding tram lines, some good entertainment. Excellent chocolate and peach pudding by Charlie, bad luck those that missed out.
Sunday Mar 3, 2013 #
Orienteering race 1:30:40 [3] 13.0 km (6:58 / km)
SOL 1 at Gullane, 9.4k Brown course. Clean to 4 then made a total hash of 5, got muddled round the gorse and found myself at 18 ! Not what I was coaching yesterday! Canned 5 minutes (and 5 places). Caught by Kenny then had a good race with him to the finish, pretty clean and just staying ahead on the sprint finish.
Saturday Mar 2, 2013 #
Orienteering 1:00:00 [3] 5.2 km (11:32 / km) +60m 10:55 / km
Glorious sunny morning Mugdock for coaching. Putting out flags.
Orienteering 30:00 [3] 2.0 km (15:00 / km)
Coaching yellow course.
Orienteering 40:45 [3] 5.2 km (7:50 / km) +60m 7:25 / km
Collecting flags.