Training Log Archive: 007

Was in a very bad orienteering mood today. Had no oomph and spent the whole time being pathetic about the steep slippery muddy snowy slush (I thought winter was finished?) and cursing the forest for whipping my frozen skin with its spring saplings. I think I spent about 10mins stuck on steep mud slopes with my map between my teeth clutching onto roots, not being able to get back up and being too scared to slide down. At one point I was knocked free by a guy hurtling down the slope so fast that I thought he was an avalanche and screamed accordingly. I think I have a dislike of sliding after my Tobogganing accident.. Anyway found the controls ok despite not really concentrating at all and it was good to have a longish in terrain even if I didn't enjoy it till I got my warm punch at the finish line. Normally that would have been good Vanessa terrain and the course was interesting. What a whinger, we'll have no more of this behaviour ;)

C • Wow V 2

A second rest day, didn't feel I should run again today and besides was very busy.

Rest day. Very busy at work with the new shop I am working in opening tomorrow!

C • new shop 1

to/from Rappi for school

C • johannisbeere 3

Ol training near Zurich with NLZ. 7.5k course with tracks removed for lots of it, quite vague. Mostly practiced running on compass in anticipation of Sweden. I felt like I was hardly reading the map and was pleasantly surprised that I ended up pretty much right on for most controls after feeling quite uncertain about keeping my line in the rough terrain. But I run faster when feeling certain so obviously should use more than compass..
Didn't take it too hard.

morning essentials

before run

Fun run in Buechberg on the Vitaparcours loop (forest path with contraptions for various strength and excercises). Tobias came too, though left the running to me :) Lovely hot evening with incredible view of the sunset over the lake and green leaf buds everywhere...ahhh spring!

Vitaparcours. Some jumping exercises (not too much as legs a little sore), core and upper body. Tobias tried to teach me some gymnastics on the bars and rings but my arms are too weak..

First running with the TSV Laufgruppe since the injury. 12mins warm up run towards Nuolen then they did a 10km tempo at 3:50-4m/km pace- I held on for a long as I could (only about 2km) then continued at my tempo pace accompanied by the group coach Paul on the bike for 18mins tempo. Then short pause before another 10mins tempo starting with the group again on their second loop.
Hard work pushing the pace on the flat, legs really not used to it but felt like a good session.
Shuffled home over the golf hill.

40min ride to Rapperswil for german school
60mins home- the other way round the lake which is a bit longer.

Short pool run in the evening between finishing work and TSV training. Some 'sprints' then 4-3-2-1.5-1

TSV Strength training- the last time as this is winter training. And winter is over!

We always finish of the training with a tough little routine- explosive step ups, fast sideways springing over bench.

slalom running