Training Log Archive: MalIn the 9 days ending Aug 4, 2013:
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Sunday Aug 4, 2013 #
Other (Hiking) 5:00:00 [1] 8.0 km (37:30 / km) +700m 26:05 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212
Saturday Aug 3, 2013 #
Orienteering race 1:55:15 [5] 17.1 km (6:44 / km) +490m 5:54 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212 2013B
Woke up feeling apprehensive about this race after the previous 2 weeks efforts. Set off well again, caught Embrey (1min) at 1 but was a little sloppy through to 4 but nothing major. 5 took a left line and saw Erik Lind and Duncan (1 and 2min behind) here, raced on to the back of the train. Stuck in behind to 7 then got ahead on the way to 8 dropping Erik. Kept pushing the pace on and caught up a whole gang of people on the long leg here including the mighty John Rocke. We then ran as a 3 and picked up 1 or 2 more back to the road crossing where I took a straighter route with Duncan dropping the rest, although Duncan dropped me here. Started to get quite tired after the spectator loop going past Rob K atleast 2 times. John and some foreigner caught back up here. Got in to 28 alright then at 29 the Chegwinski train caught up....madness! ~10 orienteers running together trying to hold on to the back of Aiden leading on. Had to let him go eventually and was on hands and knees up the last hill with Baptiste trotting up next to me (Grrrr!). Duncan also came back past me here wierdly? But my best ever classic time (I think) on a really tough area and course. Lead quite a lot of the way round in my own trains and loved it!
Orienteering warm up/down 22:00 [3] 3.4 km (6:28 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212 2013B
Friday Aug 2, 2013 #
Orienteering race 57:23 [5] 8.9 km (6:27 / km) +390m 5:17 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
Not overly pleased with myself here but the result isn't too bad, no big errors but just felt quite sloppy. Was maybe pushing the running a little too much at times
Orienteering warm up/down 14:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
Thursday Aug 1, 2013 #
Orienteering race 39:35 [5] 6.2 km (6:23 / km) +205m 5:29 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212 2013B
From the off I was expecting a run around with Duncan setting off a minute behind. Was clean a solid till 11 when I just panicked a little and didn't have a plan. Saw Willly (4mins behind) go in to 16 just after me so worked hard to not let him catch me which I'll claim happened by a second! Bit disappointed though results are skewed by the fresh legs of the Euromeeting guys. Jamie was 2mins ahead, Jonny and Pete 2.5mins so not the end of the world
Orienteering warm up/down 20:00 [3] 2.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212 2013B
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013 #
Running 23:00 [2] 4.0 km (5:45 / km) +20m 5:37 / km
shoes: Saucony Ride 5
Tuesday Jul 30, 2013 #
Orienteering race 1:06:36 [5] 10.8 km (6:10 / km) +105m 5:53 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
After watching Rich for part of the last 2 days I went out to run myself in to the ground. Very pleased with my run apart from no.3 which I overshot a little should have slowed down more in to the circle as I ran in to it not really knowing what was going on. A few little misses here and there but generally pleased and stuck to my plan
Orienteering warm up/down 20:00 [3] 3.3 km (6:04 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
Monday Jul 29, 2013 #
Orienteering race 35:10 [5] 6.0 km (5:52 / km) +15m 5:47 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
Started off at a reasonable pace, legs complaining a little. Clean through 4 then a little hesitation to 5 through not being 100% sure where I was on the ridge. Then messed up 6 by turning in a little to late and not realising. Then solid through to 12 where I did a similar thing to 5. Rich caught me again here and was hanging on for dear life at times, couldn't navigate at that speed really but managed to do a little. Was with him pretty much all the way to the finish where a small hesitation just before the control let him get away. Pleased.
Today I realised that I need to be aggressive and attack courses more as the difference in my own navigating speed and Rich's was staggering. I know I'm not at the same level yet but I'm going to push a higher speed from now on!
Orienteering warm up/down 28:00 [3] 4.0 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
Sunday Jul 28, 2013 #
Orienteering race 1:03:13 [5] 9.9 km (6:23 / km) +80m 6:08 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
Felt good at the start spiking 1, 2 and 3. Ran straight past the building near 4 losing 2mins. Fairly steady bar an unexplained banana backwards to the path at 7. Rich caught me at 9 and stuck with him till the light green at the end before binning another 2mins + on the 2controls in there. Was running well with Rich managed to get back in front of him and navigate the majority would have been with him at the end were it not for a brief hesitation on the way to 16 giving him a little gap which I couldn't catch in the light green
Orienteering warm up/down 24:00 [3] 3.5 km (6:51 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talons 212 2013
Around the field a bit afterwards
Saturday Jul 27, 2013 #
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(rest day)