Training Log Archive: CathWIn the 10 days ending Aug 21, 2011:
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Saturday Aug 20, 2011 #
Orienteering 1:33:09 [3]
shoes: vj's
Best area of the week, much more open woodland, but still very technical with oodles of detail & rock features. More or less uphill course. Bollocksed by the end!
Not quite sure how I ballsed this time, but I did (& only on 1 control!!).
Map to follow....
What a tough week of orienteering - physically & technically, but I've loved the challenge, & the results haven't bothered/interested me at all (after day 1 I never looked at them).
Frustrated with the 4 mistakes that I didn't stop costing me so much time, but I haven't exactly orienteered much this year, certainly not in technical terrain like this, & it was reassuring to see the GPS routes of the WOC runners as they ballsed, too (at least I didn't run off the map!!).
Watching WOC has been an amazing week, can't wait for WOC2015, and so proud of Hols for her attitude to her orange with a hint of light green courses thru the week!
Not quite sure how I ballsed this time, but I did (& only on 1 control!!).
Map to follow....
What a tough week of orienteering - physically & technically, but I've loved the challenge, & the results haven't bothered/interested me at all (after day 1 I never looked at them).
Frustrated with the 4 mistakes that I didn't stop costing me so much time, but I haven't exactly orienteered much this year, certainly not in technical terrain like this, & it was reassuring to see the GPS routes of the WOC runners as they ballsed, too (at least I didn't run off the map!!).
Watching WOC has been an amazing week, can't wait for WOC2015, and so proud of Hols for her attitude to her orange with a hint of light green courses thru the week!
Friday Aug 19, 2011 #
Orienteering 1:19:14 [3]
shoes: vj's
God, that was tough, and some wasp stings thrown in, to boot.
The wasp stings should never have happened - the nest was between 6 & 8, but nowhere near 7, and I'd just moved off the elephant track to let some snorting M?? past when he stood on the nest & ran away, leaving me to fight off a swarm of angry wasps. My bottom is big, and slows me down (according to Holly) - they found it!
The M21Bs had a light green course that was shorter than the W35, Stodge, Iain & even Kelvin were out for less than half my time!!
Map to follow...
The wasp stings should never have happened - the nest was between 6 & 8, but nowhere near 7, and I'd just moved off the elephant track to let some snorting M?? past when he stood on the nest & ran away, leaving me to fight off a swarm of angry wasps. My bottom is big, and slows me down (according to Holly) - they found it!
The M21Bs had a light green course that was shorter than the W35, Stodge, Iain & even Kelvin were out for less than half my time!!
Map to follow...
Thursday Aug 18, 2011 #
Orienteering 1:23:39 [3]
A technical start on the map for the long finals, but a run back thru' the fields for the last 2km or so to finish with, that was hot, hot, hot!
Map to follow...
Map to follow...
Wednesday Aug 17, 2011 #
Orienteering 1:35:57 [3]
shoes: vj's
"Middle" race!!!
One mistake where I was as lost as I can remember being since I was a W17 in the Trossachs. Lost ~17-18 minutes within 50-100 metres of the control before I finally relocated correctly (it's no good relocating incorrectly, I found out!!).
At least I wasn't out for 3.10.39, though!
Map to follow...
One mistake where I was as lost as I can remember being since I was a W17 in the Trossachs. Lost ~17-18 minutes within 50-100 metres of the control before I finally relocated correctly (it's no good relocating incorrectly, I found out!!).
At least I wasn't out for 3.10.39, though!
Map to follow...
Tuesday Aug 16, 2011 #
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Rest day for us, sprint day in Aix & Chambery. Awesome atmosphere!!!
After spending the day at the bottom of the mountain, I'm very glad we are competing in the cool high 20's at the top!!!
After spending the day at the bottom of the mountain, I'm very glad we are competing in the cool high 20's at the top!!!
Monday Aug 15, 2011 #
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Too much pear & apple juice after yesterdays run, awake all night with gripey stomach ache, & neither bowels nor brain in a fit state to orienteer.
Turns out I picked a good day to miss - was rough & tough by all accounts, but I can't afford to drop any other days now.
Turns out I picked a good day to miss - was rough & tough by all accounts, but I can't afford to drop any other days now.
Sunday Aug 14, 2011 #
Orienteering 1:24:01 [3]
Wow!! Slow & steady, no major misses, beat Faye Pinker (woohoo!!), hot, rocky, technical +++
This week is going to be a challenge!
Map to follow...
This week is going to be a challenge!
Map to follow...