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Sunday Jul 27, 2014 #
2 PM
Running 30:00 [3] 5.0 km (6:00 / km) +150m 5:13 / km
Back in Zurich now preparing to fly home on Tuesday..
Had an awesome time at Swiss O Week! The terrains were awesome, arenas were superb, and party was deserved.
Not too disappointed with my runs. Had some promising moments, but fell away a bit on the more physical days.
Had an awesome time at Swiss O Week! The terrains were awesome, arenas were superb, and party was deserved.
Not too disappointed with my runs. Had some promising moments, but fell away a bit on the more physical days.
Saturday Jul 26, 2014 #
9 AM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km) +50m 6:40 / km
Orienteering race 1:07:00 [5] 7.0 km (9:34 / km) +450m 7:15 / km
Etapp 6, the last day!
Soo cold today and it was a real struggle to get moving.
The area was unreal again. Started off in a crazy rock mess and then moved on into some steeper hillside stuff.
I lost some time on a downhill vague control early on, losing about 4-5min. Been a while since I've lost that kind of time on one control so not too happy with my run.
Did mostly well for the rest of the course. I have done a good job of smashing myself with the hills this week! Looking forward to another rest day.
Soo cold today and it was a real struggle to get moving.
The area was unreal again. Started off in a crazy rock mess and then moved on into some steeper hillside stuff.
I lost some time on a downhill vague control early on, losing about 4-5min. Been a while since I've lost that kind of time on one control so not too happy with my run.
Did mostly well for the rest of the course. I have done a good job of smashing myself with the hills this week! Looking forward to another rest day.
Friday Jul 25, 2014 #
12 PM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)
Orienteering race 1:14:00 [5] 9.1 km (8:08 / km) +450m 6:31 / km
The highest elevation day (~3000m)
My race was pretty average, but the area was incredible.
We raced right under the Matterhorn on some big rocky outcrops.
Quite technical first half and then some brutal long slogging for the second.
I lost time on some sloppy routes and entry into controls. Super hard to run through the big snow patches as well.
My race was pretty average, but the area was incredible.
We raced right under the Matterhorn on some big rocky outcrops.
Quite technical first half and then some brutal long slogging for the second.
I lost time on some sloppy routes and entry into controls. Super hard to run through the big snow patches as well.
Thursday Jul 24, 2014 #
12 PM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km) +50m 6:40 / km
Orienteering race 52:44 [5] 7.1 km (7:26 / km) +300m 6:08 / km
Another day, another mp..
Brutal mass start race with a huge climb to the start triangle.
Started ok, bit of a bad route to the first but kept the pace up around the first loop.
Came through the spectator/map change and up to the triangle in a good pack, feeling like I was reasonably close to the front.
Lost maybe 1.00-1.30 on a hillside control, just didn't have full control of the nav and misjudged the size of some rocks. Ran quite aggressively after that to catch back onto Jules.
The race was a lot of fun really. I enjoy the hectic pack running where you have to really know what's happening if you want to move up.
Turns out in the end I punched too quickly through the spectator.. So didn't register and I end up with a mp. Not too happy about that but hey, I've misspunched worse.
Brutal mass start race with a huge climb to the start triangle.
Started ok, bit of a bad route to the first but kept the pace up around the first loop.
Came through the spectator/map change and up to the triangle in a good pack, feeling like I was reasonably close to the front.
Lost maybe 1.00-1.30 on a hillside control, just didn't have full control of the nav and misjudged the size of some rocks. Ran quite aggressively after that to catch back onto Jules.
The race was a lot of fun really. I enjoy the hectic pack running where you have to really know what's happening if you want to move up.
Turns out in the end I punched too quickly through the spectator.. So didn't register and I end up with a mp. Not too happy about that but hey, I've misspunched worse.
C • Omg 5
Wednesday Jul 23, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Rest day
Spent the morning climbing up to the top of Breithorn (4164m).
Not quite as impressive as it sounds because we caught a gondola up to 3900m, but there was some deep snow which made it tough.
Seemed like a bit of a pilgrimage of the orienteers, and I was a bit disappointed when I saw how many people were managing the climb!
Really fun though. Had to be tied onto a rope with 5 other people in case of hidden crevaces.
Had a really exciting part on the return journey walking on the top of a ridge with some huge drops on either side. Not so easy for me but it was exciting!!
Spent the morning climbing up to the top of Breithorn (4164m).
Not quite as impressive as it sounds because we caught a gondola up to 3900m, but there was some deep snow which made it tough.
Seemed like a bit of a pilgrimage of the orienteers, and I was a bit disappointed when I saw how many people were managing the climb!
Really fun though. Had to be tied onto a rope with 5 other people in case of hidden crevaces.
Had a really exciting part on the return journey walking on the top of a ridge with some huge drops on either side. Not so easy for me but it was exciting!!
Tuesday Jul 22, 2014 #
8 AM
Running warm up/down 10:00 [3] 1.0 km (10:00 / km) +100m 6:40 / km
Orienteering race 1:05:00 [5] 9.5 km (6:51 / km) +500m 5:25 / km
Etapp 3. Cool arena up above the tree line again, too bad there was a bit of cloud around!
My race was ok, lost a little bit of time on micro routechoices, but just struggled with the brutal hills.
The course was quite easy out in the open so I got punished quite hard by my slow pace.
~12min down I think in 61st
My race was ok, lost a little bit of time on micro routechoices, but just struggled with the brutal hills.
The course was quite easy out in the open so I got punished quite hard by my slow pace.
~12min down I think in 61st
Monday Jul 21, 2014 #
12 PM
Running warm up/down 25:00 [3] 3.0 km (8:20 / km) +350m 5:16 / km
Orienteering race 57:40 [5] 8.4 km (6:52 / km) +400m 5:33 / km
Etapp 2.
Really awesome area right underneath the Matterhorn. Got some sweet morning views in before the cloud rolled in and covered the area in fog.
My run was quite good, I lost probably <1min technically but probably could have saved some time up the hills.
Quite happy with the run! And had a lot of fun as well.
Ended up ~8min down on Baptiste and in 20th place.
Really awesome area right underneath the Matterhorn. Got some sweet morning views in before the cloud rolled in and covered the area in fog.
My run was quite good, I lost probably <1min technically but probably could have saved some time up the hills.
Quite happy with the run! And had a lot of fun as well.
Ended up ~8min down on Baptiste and in 20th place.
Sunday Jul 20, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Hard earned day 2 rest.
Took the gondola up to Trockener Steg (~3000m) because why not.
Took the gondola up to Trockener Steg (~3000m) because why not.
Saturday Jul 19, 2014 #
Event: Swiss O week 2014
2 PM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
Orienteering race 18:40 [3] 2.5 km (7:28 / km)
Elite prologue sprint in zermatt city.
Super cool course and area but unfortunately missed some time.
Just wasn't prepared for the intensity of the map & running too fast.
~2min down in ~27th
Super cool course and area but unfortunately missed some time.
Just wasn't prepared for the intensity of the map & running too fast.
~2min down in ~27th