Training Log Archive: ba-baIn the 7 days ending Apr 20, 2014:
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Sunday Apr 20, 2014 #
Orienteering long (JK Long Llangynidr) 2:08:22 [3] ***** 17.0 km (7:33 / km) +390m 6:46 / km
spiked:23/31c slept:8.0 shoes: X-talon 212 (4 - 2014)
Overshot 1, ended up on the plateau (1min). Got back on track to 2 but then same issues as yesterday on 3 as yesterday: Map fitted then suddenly nothing. Ran from hill-top to hilltop for what seemed like an age. Thankfully I was picked up by Welly and Grassie, otherwise I'd still be out there! (11min). However I then nailed #4, one of the hardest on the course, high line leading the pack in.
Slow and steady through to 9. Dropped Grassie but picked up Josh O'S-H. Well pleased with 9 and pulled away from Welly but then ruined 10. Hit 22 then still ended up too far down the slope, Welly called us back as he retired.
Bit ponderous with a RC decision to 11 so thrashed about in heather for a bit. Ran with/around Josh for the rest of the course, nav split fairly evenly. Straight is great on #13 which had him about turning to follow me.
Fairly clean but slow for the rest of the course. I can race for these times in a fell race, but in an O event I just end up staggering about.
Saturday Apr 19, 2014 #
Running - Trail warm up/down 20:00 [1] 3.5 km (5:43 / km) +50m 5:20 / km
shoes: X-talon 212 (4 - 2014)
Orienteering race (JK Middle, Merthyr Common) 43:57 ***** 6.7 km (6:34 / km) +130m 5:59 / km
spiked:17/24c shoes: X-talon 212 (4 - 2014)
I'd prepared myself to basically jog this and get the nav right. Crossed what I thought was the form-line spur just NW of the circle to #1 then nothing made sense any more. (2.5min). Nothing also fitted at 6 (2:45) or 12 (2min) - these were all longish vaguer legs into areas with little chance of relocation, and I can only point at poor compass work, sometimes early in the leg (1, 12) or from my AP (6. Pretty sure I hit my AP - Rocky knoll/spur) - on all 3 Hugh Cashell (my +2 min man) saved my bacon.
There were also some pretty spectacular bananas (2, 3, 9) again pointing to compass. Got going from 13 onwards and blitzed the last few minutes from #19, somehow pulling 90s back out of Hugh.
Nearly DQ'd for wearing a vest. Apparently this is technically against the law, but the law in this case is an Ass. Start official also radioed finish to ensure Jack Wright's socks had remained up. Sometimes I think people have nothing better to do with themselves.
Running - Trail 35:16 [2] 7.4 km (4:46 / km) +222m 4:09 / km
shoes: X-talon 212 (4 - 2014)
Friday Apr 18, 2014 #
Running - Road 22:18 [2] 4.45 km (5:01 / km) +31m 4:51 / km
slept:8.5 shoes: NB580 v2 Red (2)
Running - Road warm up/down 12:00 [2] 2.49 km (4:50 / km) +15m 4:41 / km
shoes: X-talon 212 (4 - 2014)
Orienteering - Urban race (JK Sprint) 19:53 ** 4.43 km (4:29 / km) +45m 4:16 / km
spiked:19/23c shoes: X-talon 212 (4 - 2014)
Aww tits.
Messed up 4 royally (40s) after a good start (no direction/didn't look at map out of 3. Cocky?), then round the houses to 5 (10s).
Mucked up once out of the view of spectators to 8 - went straight on after step and in too early (10s). Good through the Uni but suffered around the enclosure to 16 and a small hesitancy in the circle. OK on the downhill leg to 18 and back into the gardens, but contrived to run off the map and head towards the TrailO instead of heading back into the Uni. Jogged it in from there, got to laugh.
20th when I went wrong, even with the early mistake. Was posting good splits through the uni section but suffered a bit on the uphill bits in the park. I'd pretty much put the map away at 20 as it 'was easy' from then on in. Douche.
Just missed out on a Konging by 7 seconds. Phew!
Running - Road warm up/down 18:59 [1] 3.59 km (5:18 / km) +62m 4:52 / km
shoes: X-talon 212 (4 - 2014)
Thursday Apr 17, 2014 #
Running - Road 34:23 7.61 km (4:31 / km) +31m 4:26 / km
slept:7.5 shoes: NB580 v2 Red (2)
Wednesday Apr 16, 2014 #
Running - Road 32:09 [2] 6.8 km (4:44 / km) +103m 4:24 / km
slept:8.0 shoes: NB580 v2 Red (2)
Other Sport 45:00 [0]
Running - Road 19:56 [1] 3.7 km (5:23 / km) +50m 5:03 / km
shoes: NB580 v2 Red (2)
Tuesday Apr 15, 2014 #
Bike 2:08:31 [2] +794m
slept:7.5 shoes: CB Team
Got a load of lieu time left and not a lot of time to use it in (although I think I get any outstanding paid when I leave). Took the opportunity of a day with little to do (left work 11:15) to get out for another spin. No dramas this time, same loop as I had planned as last time but feeling good so extended it back through Swynnerton OP, mainly as the descent looked good fun as I went up it. Lots of nice houses out this way.
Running - Road warm up/down 9:13 [2] 1.75 km (5:16 / km) +30m 4:51 / km
shoes: X-talon 212 (3 - 2013)
Orienteering (Macc Forest) 1:08:33 **** 8.3 km (8:15 / km) +320m 6:55 / km
spiked:14/26c shoes: X-talon 212 (3 - 2013)
Pfft. Started well - easy start - but then properly spannered 4 waaaay too high and in the wrong block (4min) and then 5 thinking it would be visible from the path and just running down it (1.5min). Got caught on the wrong side of an unmapped deer fence just before #15, went around as didn't seem stable enough to clamber over (2min, hacking thru green). Then a load of green ink had rubbed off my map between 20-21 so I thought it was a bit passable. As it is I can't tell the difference between L and D green, or hold a bearing (~3.5min).
They're the highlights. Lots of smaller misses due to being a bit high, not careful enough or not looking at the terrain ahead of me. A few times was on top of the control but couldn't see it, not confident enough in being in the right place,but this is definitely the exception.
Oh well. Got the bad run for the week out of the way hopefully and stuff to think about. Good chat with tomtom afterwards so a few things to think about from that. Basically need to forget about the running as I know I can do that OK. Hopefully with 'easy' running at the weekend this will be easier - rougher/steeper areas always see me barely looking at the map.
Running - Road warm up/down 9:42 [1] 1.9 km (5:07 / km) +13m 4:57 / km
shoes: X-talon 212 (3 - 2013)
Monday Apr 14, 2014 #
Note
Running - Road 1:28:14 18.31 km (4:49 / km) +451m 4:17 / km
slept:8.0 shoes: NB580 v2 Red (2)