Training Log Archive: 007

Last day in Switzerland, stressful.

OO Cup day 4.
Aim today was to try and put together all the things I needed to improve from the previous days and have a top run. I was really happy with how it went - was very focused, worked compass+contours really well and was almost always anticipating what was coming up, and if I lost contact I managed to nip it early enough in the bud to pick myself up before proper errors. Just towards the end where it was a bit faster/vaguer/'easier' I was a bit off on 18 and 20, (perhaps 15-30secs each) because of not being disciplined enough with compass from attack point, allowing myself to get dragged downhill.

Only 1min behind Lisa, 2nd. Feel like I improved something each day and have a clearer idea of how to approach my WOC middle race.
It was also incredibly awesome detailed Jura terrain!! So much fun although tough running and dangerous for ankles. When I first moved to Europe I missed my favorite Australian terrains so much, but I am going to miss Europe SOOOOO much now.

Maps here: http://www.oocup.com/news/
Splits here: http://www.orienteeringonline.net/SplitTimes.aspx?...

Too busy doing last minute packing to upload GPS now. We're leaving Switzerland tomorrow for I don't know how long and my little heart is aching :(

C • Nice one! 2

Event: Tallinn Orienteering Week (2xWRE+100CP run)
 

OO Cup day 3.
A longer course today, so I decided to race hard for the first 30-40mins and then ease off (I haven't done 4 races in a row for a while, and WOC is coming up fast!).
It worked out that the first 2/3rds were middle distance style which suited my plan perfectly. I was really happy with my nav for the most part and had much better flow/focus. The last part of the course had longer legs and more hills and I was physically tired and wasn't pushing, but also lost focus. I lost close to 5mins on the second last - sloppy approach and then really slow relocating because I was so tired, even though I was really close.

12 mins behind Lisa, 15th. But was 3rd after half an hour. Mostly happier with today - in the part I was pushing I felt more in control.

Really good morning stretch by the lake, just a few meters from our tents :)
Got some good advice on nerve stretching from Martina and felt awesome afterwards.

OO Cup day 2.
With a very heavily taped ankle I started with the goal of running carefully and focusing on navigation.
Started out running very slow/careful and was a bit distracted, making a mistake on #3 similar to yesterday - losing contact towards the end of the leg and not correcting.
After that my running got a bit more confident (could run hard up hills but had to be careful going down) and was really happy to be planning legs a bit better and taking smart faster routes on the longer legs instead of bush bashing like I normally would! One more careless approach error on 12 (poor relocation this time, losing 2mins!) and a bit sloppy at the end, but overall happier with my orienteering today.

7mins behind Hanna, 5th.

Event: OO Cup
 

jog to day 1 start

OO Cup day 1.
Came to OO cup to get some race practice before WOC. Went out aiming to race as well as I could today.
Made three annoying mistakes (30-90secs) all because of losing contact towards the end of the leg and not stopping to get certain again. Was also quite reactive rather than always anticipating. But generally not too bad.
Did my ankle badly charging down a track to the second last control - it felt really bad at the time and I had to sit for a while, have a cry, hobble along a bit and then after about 5mins I could jog again.

9.5mins behind Michaela O. About 4mins from injury, 3-4 from the three errors. Overall not super happy with the careless errors, although I did manage to relocate/recover fast.

Running around the mountains looking over Aletsch Glacier