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In the 7 days ending Sep 13, 2009:

activity # timemileskm+mload
  Orienteering5 6:25:30 25.79(14:57) 41.5(9:17) 845984.0
  Warm up/down3 35:0065.0
  Cocking about1 35:0050.0
  Total6 7:35:30 25.79 41.5 8451099.0

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Sunday Sep 13, 2009 #

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Driving back to Sheffield (6.45 hrs) then back to New Mills, and the rents took me out for a curry.

Fairly disappointed with my training efforts throughout the week. It was a great week, but I was pants after the day on Loch Vaa. Time to knuckle down to a good work and training ethic until Christmas.
After Freshers' of course.

Saturday Sep 12, 2009 #

Orienteering (Inshriach North) 20:00 [1] 1.0 km (20:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Line Course. Shocking.

Orienteering 25:00 [2] 3.0 km (8:20 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Was going pretty well, but the rough open bit took its toll and I cutout a leg across it to 7 as I'd already been there en-route to 5.

forest-dump-a-riffic

Orienteering race (Tour Champs) 20:30 [4] 2.5 km (8:12 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Well I fooked up 2, and JT caught me 2mins here (although he didn't notice me). Then was OK, missed a bit on 4, but Hartmann was now in my sights as he'd made an even bigger boob on 2. Was slow into 6 as wasn't too sure about the contours and Danger caught me up many minutes. Then we all went too far right to 8, but I spied the couder and was first there out of our group. Then we all popped out too far right on the road to the finish.

Friday Sep 11, 2009 #

Cocking about (Uath Lochan) 20:00 [1]
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Hangover, fooked up, walked home.

Cocking about 15:00 [2]
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Odds and evens. Absolute hash of the 1st one so took easier ones later on when I should have pulled my finger out.

Thursday Sep 10, 2009 #

Orienteering (Balaville) 30:00 [3] 3.5 km (8:34 / km) +150m 7:04 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Trains. Did OK but not great. Won one, but only coz I'd marked the 2nd control incorrectly on my map so found it sooner and easier. Still managed to fend Shminty off over the terrain though. Then went for a detour down a river which was a daft (and very slow) idea.
Saw lots of big deer and a red squiwel.

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Vault.
A local threatened to kill me, then the bouncers hustled me for drugs.
I found some pro-plus in my pocket which weren't in there before...
Dan got asked for gay acts.

Wednesday Sep 9, 2009 #

Orienteering (Culbin) 20:00 [2] 1.5 km (13:20 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Control Pick on Culbin. Fair bit of Faffing, especially when Jones was visible behind me at 3, so I ran headlong into the light green without looking at anything. He did a bit similar, but sorted it out a lot sooner. as expected.
Again, contour problems, even moor so as they were 2.5.
I know I need practise in low-viz, and ballsed up my best chace of doing some.

Orienteering 25:00 [3] 3.0 km (8:20 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Easy course and I was playing silly-buggers again. Managed to miss what was meant to be a very obvious ride on the way to 2, but was still pretty much standing on top of the control. As I wasn't trusting my contours I headed out to the path (miles away), headed back in and eventually found the dock-off ride. Pootled around from then on not really navigating and finding controls more by luck.

Orienteering 53:00 [3] 6.0 km (8:50 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

1st leg relay practise. Again, all over the shop. I'd normally be pretty happy with this time, but I was last and kept getting overtaken by faz who was walking. Was never racing head to head with anyone.

Shame, hopefully I can visit Culbin at a later date when I'm not being a complete spesh (I even managed to forget 10 of the maps which Abrams had told us not to forget)

Warm up/down 10:00 [3]
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

jogging about, promo shots.

Tuesday Sep 8, 2009 #

Orienteering (Loch Vaa) 12:00 [3] 1.5 km (8:00 / km) +65m 6:35 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Control Pick on Loch Vaa. good flow.

Orienteering 53:00 [3] 6.0 km (8:50 / km) +200m 7:34 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Longish course in Loch Vaa. It was drizzling, but so nice out there. Slow to 1 and got a bit bogged down in heather at times, but really enjoyed it. Muffed up the last control though.
Awesome.

Orienteering 25:00 [2] 2.8 km (8:56 / km) +100m 7:35 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

td3 course. Spent time searching for a well hidden #2 with Shminty, then got confused by a rogue extraction lane en-route to 5. totaled about 8mins in total.

Warm up/down 5:00 [3]
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Sardines. Ran at the start, then walked for the rest of it. I was shite. Franklin was a master at hiding, but Rhys was even better, getting found by no-one in a smaller area!

Monday Sep 7, 2009 #

Orienteering (Moor of Alvie) 25:00 [1] 2.0 km (12:30 / km) +80m 10:25 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Went around the Line-course with Mark. I didn't make too many mistakes, neither did he.

Orienteering 20:00 [2] 2.2 km (9:05 / km) +50m 8:10 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Shaddow/Follow/Talk, again with Mark.

Orienteering 22:00 [4] 3.5 km (6:17 / km) +100m 5:30 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Head to Heads. Beat Dan on the 1st one (by an inch - pulled it back in the 2nd part and out-sprinted him :P), then he hurt himself on the 2nd. Wil beat me on the 3rd, and I slowed at the end of the 4th vs. Shminty after being pretty even at halfway.

Warm up/down 20:00 [1]

Orienteering (Inshriac) 35:00 [2] 3.0 km (11:40 / km) +100m 10:00 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 'O'

Contour only, I headed out on my own to do a loop and a bit. Not bad, but I was pretty poor with contour determination all week. (it got worse as the week went on!)

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