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Sunday Apr 29, 2012 #
9 AM
Running - Road 10:18 [1] 2.1 km (4:55 / km) +3m 4:52 / km
slept:6.5 shoes: New Balance M849
Couldn't drop off to sleep last night after a nap in the afternoon - need some good sleep ahead of BOC.
Jog to TRP to meet the Durham Contingent.
Jog to TRP to meet the Durham Contingent.
Orienteering (White Horse) 1:29:16 [3] ***** 10.38 km (8:36 / km) +444m 7:05 / km
spiked:27/34c shoes: Inov8 Oroc 340
8.6km/440m - White Horse and Hood Hill Black.
All in all, despite feeling as though I was mincing about through the terrain (rough, muddy and slippery) and being very hesitant on a lot of legs, I seemed to hit most of my controls quite well, kites popping up just when I wanted them to. Pleased to get round sub-90 (just),4.5mins down on Duncan and Peter (who did a fair amount of dicking around by the sounds of things) when I was expecting to be a good 15mins down. When I felt as though I was really slowing down and making a meal of things from 20 onwards I didn't actually lose much time to Duncan.
Bearings were generally better than previous (when needed), still need to be really careful as a few went awry (downhill to 4&27) or were very lucky to spit me out without really checking them throughout (2&29), but short-distance rough bearings seemed more solid than normal.
Save being left at 4 and unable to match the map to ground at 6 there were no real mistakes, just hesitancies (lots of them - took a good 30 seconds to work out my long-leg plan, then went and changed it - for the better - soon afterwards!) and getting stuck in rocks. Still finding picking up enough info when I look at the map difficult mind.
All in all, despite feeling as though I was mincing about through the terrain (rough, muddy and slippery) and being very hesitant on a lot of legs, I seemed to hit most of my controls quite well, kites popping up just when I wanted them to. Pleased to get round sub-90 (just),4.5mins down on Duncan and Peter (who did a fair amount of dicking around by the sounds of things) when I was expecting to be a good 15mins down. When I felt as though I was really slowing down and making a meal of things from 20 onwards I didn't actually lose much time to Duncan.
Bearings were generally better than previous (when needed), still need to be really careful as a few went awry (downhill to 4&27) or were very lucky to spit me out without really checking them throughout (2&29), but short-distance rough bearings seemed more solid than normal.
Save being left at 4 and unable to match the map to ground at 6 there were no real mistakes, just hesitancies (lots of them - took a good 30 seconds to work out my long-leg plan, then went and changed it - for the better - soon afterwards!) and getting stuck in rocks. Still finding picking up enough info when I look at the map difficult mind.
Saturday Apr 28, 2012 #
11 AM
Running - Road warm up/down 5:58 [2] 1.32 km (4:32 / km) +15m 4:17 / km
shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR3
Orienteering - Urban race (Easingwold Urban) 32:28 [3] *** 7.26 km (4:28 / km) +21m 4:25 / km
spiked:22/29c slept:8.0 shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR3
I kept telling my legs to go faster today, but they didn't want to respond and I was putting in a fair amount of effort and not getting much from it - the week has obviously just hit me.
Controled through the intense first section, then when I wanted to open up from 8 onwards I got the above response. Missed a ginnel to 12 so had to go round, 25secs? Was also ponderous through 16-21 around the market square (including the most well-disguised entrance to a passage ever). Took a too-wobbly line to 23 as well.
Tim got me by 1 second, but we were both nearly 40secs down on Carl Edmonds.
Controled through the intense first section, then when I wanted to open up from 8 onwards I got the above response. Missed a ginnel to 12 so had to go round, 25secs? Was also ponderous through 16-21 around the market square (including the most well-disguised entrance to a passage ever). Took a too-wobbly line to 23 as well.
Tim got me by 1 second, but we were both nearly 40secs down on Carl Edmonds.
Running - Road 25:13 [1] 4.83 km (5:13 / km) +33m 5:03 / km
shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR3
Around town after with Tim. Had planned on a trot around Cod Beck and Arncliffe, followed by some moor (you see what I did there?) bearings prac on Scarth Moor on the way home, but whilst I want to run body says no.
9 PM
S&C 10:00 [1]
Was debating an evening jog but got well into planning BC once I'd had a nap and the next thing I knew it was 9 and time for some food.
Friday Apr 27, 2012 #
5 PM
Running - Trail 18:44 [2] 3.52 km (5:19 / km) +121m 4:32 / km
slept:7.0 shoes: X-talon 212 (1)
Around Flat's Lane then up the hill to Eston Moor
Orienteering 31:34 [2] **** 5.02 km (6:17 / km) +46m 6:00 / km
spiked:7/10c shoes: X-talon 212 (1)
Some bearing-type practise on Eston Moor (read Strensall with brown lines).
Good fun on a nice evening, although maybe should have looked up a bit more. Some time lost once in circle working out where the kite would be if there was on, but generally bearings were OK.
Good fun on a nice evening, although maybe should have looked up a bit more. Some time lost once in circle working out where the kite would be if there was on, but generally bearings were OK.
Running - Trail 30:32 [2] 6.06 km (5:02 / km) +134m 4:32 / km
shoes: X-talon 212 (1)
Around the moor then back. Lovely place albeit small, look forward to some kind of sunny evening O on there at some point in the future!
Thursday Apr 26, 2012 #
Note
slept:6.5
In this week's epic tussle Work>LIfe in work:life balance.
Glad to get it out of the way this week, as Evening Fell Races start up next week. Time to see if I can catch that damned (16-year-old) pigeon!
So, seeded worse than me at BOC:
Shane Lynch.
Ben Stevens
Ian Nixon
Duncan Archer
Tom Beasant
Welly
gotta love utility of the UKCup in seeding start lists.
Glad to get it out of the way this week, as Evening Fell Races start up next week. Time to see if I can catch that damned (16-year-old) pigeon!
So, seeded worse than me at BOC:
Shane Lynch.
Ben Stevens
Ian Nixon
Duncan Archer
Tom Beasant
Welly
gotta love utility of the UKCup in seeding start lists.
Wednesday Apr 25, 2012 #
6 PM
Running - Road 19:26 [2] 4.4 km (4:25 / km) +13m 4:21 / km
slept:6.5 shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR3
A damp evening at a 4-stage relays at Hardwick Park in Sedgefield.
Tired after 3 long days at work. Headed to Tesco as I was hungry and loaded myself with some extra raceweight. Once I arrived I was told I was on 1st leg so not great prep.
Around the course a couple of times.
Tired after 3 long days at work. Headed to Tesco as I was hungry and loaded myself with some extra raceweight. Once I arrived I was told I was on 1st leg so not great prep.
Around the course a couple of times.
Running - Road race (Neptune Relays, Sedgefiel) 8:48 [4] 2.55 km (3:27 / km) +12m 3:22 / km
shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR3
1st Leg in the pissing rain and harsh wind. For once BMHH had managed to raise a strong 1st team, with me off first handing over to Andy (on the way back from injury but a sub-34 10k I believe), Kev (solid) and Gav (quickly improving, 36min for 10km). As a club I think we were only missing Gary (normally just ahead of me) and a guy out in Afgan, but as it was a 4-man affair that didn't matter too much.
Course was mainly path around lake, with some twisty bits, some muddy bits and a ramp to finish. On tired legs and full stomach I dug in to finish 2nd, 10secs or so down on Durham. Feeling fresher I'd like to think I'd be on his shoulders.
Followed in by a 13 year old from Crook who finished 3rd in the mini marathon on the weekend - a kid to watch out for!
Durham blew the field apart on leg 2, with Andy dropping just behind Crook. However they'd front-loaded and Kev got us into an easy 2nd for Gav to maintain ahead of the fast-closing Sunderland. Gav was closing in on Durham (suggesting they'd front-loaded as well) but the gap was too big.
There was only about 20secs between the times of all our team. I was quickest by about 11 seconds. Consistent.
Course was mainly path around lake, with some twisty bits, some muddy bits and a ramp to finish. On tired legs and full stomach I dug in to finish 2nd, 10secs or so down on Durham. Feeling fresher I'd like to think I'd be on his shoulders.
Followed in by a 13 year old from Crook who finished 3rd in the mini marathon on the weekend - a kid to watch out for!
Durham blew the field apart on leg 2, with Andy dropping just behind Crook. However they'd front-loaded and Kev got us into an easy 2nd for Gav to maintain ahead of the fast-closing Sunderland. Gav was closing in on Durham (suggesting they'd front-loaded as well) but the gap was too big.
There was only about 20secs between the times of all our team. I was quickest by about 11 seconds. Consistent.
Running - Road 13:10 [2] 2.68 km (4:54 / km) +1m 4:54 / km
shoes: Adidas Kanadia TR3
a warm-down including chasing Gav for a few hundred metres.
Tuesday Apr 24, 2012 #
Note
slept:7.0
nae time.
Monday Apr 23, 2012 #
6 PM
Running - Road 1:00:45 14.3 km (4:15 / km) +45m 4:11 / km
slept:7.5 shoes: Asics Afforest
10km with BMHH, legs feeling heavy but perked up a bit towards the end of this bit as the pace went up a bit.
Then 4km at 1/2 mara pace on me tod. Averaged 3:43 - this is 2secs under my target pace so why do I think it's only OK on heavyish legs?
was debating 5km but stomach said no.
Then 4km at 1/2 mara pace on me tod. Averaged 3:43 - this is 2secs under my target pace so why do I think it's only OK on heavyish legs?
was debating 5km but stomach said no.