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Sunday Oct 3, 2021 #
11 AM
Trails warm up/down 6:30 [2] 0.93 km (6:58 / km) +29m 6:02 / km
ahr:136 max:160 shoes: VJ Falcons ?
Up to the start, didn't have to hang around too long so that was good.
Not sure about the weather, cold wind, so wore base layer + o top + CorkO jacket. Thought about not wearing the o top but reckoned if I was orienteering I should wear it, focus the mind on what i'm supposed to be doing today.
Not sure about the weather, cold wind, so wore base layer + o top + CorkO jacket. Thought about not wearing the o top but reckoned if I was orienteering I should wear it, focus the mind on what i'm supposed to be doing today.
Orienteering race 1:39:37 [5] **** 13.52 km (7:22 / km) +526m 6:10 / km
ahr:174 max:182 24c shoes: VJ Falcons ?
Leinster Orienteering Championships 2021
Carnawaddy
1st
Overall I was happy enough with my orienteering today, mostly understood what I was doing.
1 was fine and the climb to 2 made the start harder. Started to rain going to 3 and looked like mist but that cleared quickly. 6 I was hesitant on going down the hill crossing the various lines of crags, didn't want to overshoot. I was a bit surprised at 7, hit it sooner than I was expected.
8 wasn't great I felt, took a bearing and ran in that direction but took me a long time to understand the hill/contours that I was crossing. Started to figure it out and from there it was ok. Did miss the control to the right though. Looking back at the map I can see how, should have recognised the hill with the crags I passed between.
Didn't like the climb to 11, but didn't like any climbs today. There were worse to come. Saw someone at 13 as I approached and passed them on the way to 14, Simon Reeve. I knew the long leg to 14 was coming as had looked ahead but there wasn't much to it apart from running. This group of controls was ok but was hesitant to 17, more so than I should have been.
Then 18 was hard. Based on the GPS I wasn't doing too badly but then felt I needed to go more direct uphill. Ended up higher and in the re-entrant beyond so had to come back down but wasn't confident.
19 the running was hard, with some uphill too, definitely tired now. Wasn't difficult though. Then 20 and back towards the last few controls on the side of the hill. On the drop to 22 I tumbled a couple of times, had to take a moment after the 1st tumble as right hamstring thought about cramping.
23 was tough due to the climb, not due to the control. Met John Riordan here and was running the same speed as him, basically was behind him until 24 where I got ahead. Calves felt like cramping at this stage.
I was 1 minute slower than Conor down the hill to 6, only lost 30 seconds to him to 8 (but there was more lost). 2.30 lost to Valdas on 18 (I think I saw him up the hill after 17) and 50 seconds to him on 23, he must be strong going uphill.
I was very surprised to see the results, I only know what i've been doing recently and that isn't much. Made a quick getaway afterwards so don't know how the others ran. Looking at the splits I had a lot of fastest splits and Conor made bigger mistakes than I did.
I think the training that Shane planned in 2017 here was technically harder, I didn't think the course today was too difficult, I think the planner may have sacrificed more technical orienteering for distance. It was still a nice race though as there were places you had to be careful and the area is good.
Nothing left in the body afterwards, I did push it. Took a gel after an hour too.
Results
Routegadget
Splitsbrowser
Carnawaddy
1st
Overall I was happy enough with my orienteering today, mostly understood what I was doing.
1 was fine and the climb to 2 made the start harder. Started to rain going to 3 and looked like mist but that cleared quickly. 6 I was hesitant on going down the hill crossing the various lines of crags, didn't want to overshoot. I was a bit surprised at 7, hit it sooner than I was expected.
8 wasn't great I felt, took a bearing and ran in that direction but took me a long time to understand the hill/contours that I was crossing. Started to figure it out and from there it was ok. Did miss the control to the right though. Looking back at the map I can see how, should have recognised the hill with the crags I passed between.
Didn't like the climb to 11, but didn't like any climbs today. There were worse to come. Saw someone at 13 as I approached and passed them on the way to 14, Simon Reeve. I knew the long leg to 14 was coming as had looked ahead but there wasn't much to it apart from running. This group of controls was ok but was hesitant to 17, more so than I should have been.
Then 18 was hard. Based on the GPS I wasn't doing too badly but then felt I needed to go more direct uphill. Ended up higher and in the re-entrant beyond so had to come back down but wasn't confident.
19 the running was hard, with some uphill too, definitely tired now. Wasn't difficult though. Then 20 and back towards the last few controls on the side of the hill. On the drop to 22 I tumbled a couple of times, had to take a moment after the 1st tumble as right hamstring thought about cramping.
23 was tough due to the climb, not due to the control. Met John Riordan here and was running the same speed as him, basically was behind him until 24 where I got ahead. Calves felt like cramping at this stage.
I was 1 minute slower than Conor down the hill to 6, only lost 30 seconds to him to 8 (but there was more lost). 2.30 lost to Valdas on 18 (I think I saw him up the hill after 17) and 50 seconds to him on 23, he must be strong going uphill.
I was very surprised to see the results, I only know what i've been doing recently and that isn't much. Made a quick getaway afterwards so don't know how the others ran. Looking at the splits I had a lot of fastest splits and Conor made bigger mistakes than I did.
I think the training that Shane planned in 2017 here was technically harder, I didn't think the course today was too difficult, I think the planner may have sacrificed more technical orienteering for distance. It was still a nice race though as there were places you had to be careful and the area is good.
Nothing left in the body afterwards, I did push it. Took a gel after an hour too.
Results
Routegadget
Splitsbrowser
Trails warm up/down 2:11 [1] 0.27 km (8:00 / km)
ahr:144 max:155 shoes: VJ Falcons ?
Walked from the finish to download, then jogged from there back to the car which wasn't that far.
Layered up big time then to warm up but not desperately cold.
Layered up big time then to warm up but not desperately cold.
Saturday Oct 2, 2021 #
Note
(rest day)
Took the lads swimming this morning which for me didn't involve any swimming. Pool in Killarney isn't the warmest in the world.
Friday Oct 1, 2021 #
Note
(rest day)
Have more energy but have that feeling of a cold, so rather than train I decided to not push things and just give up on this week!
Thursday Sep 30, 2021 #
Note
(rest day)
Still feeling the same, might have run but had some driving to do for the morning and then Cork after lunch in Kenmare.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021 #
10 AM
Note
(rest day)
Going to take today off too. The signs are there that i'm on the run-down side, cold sore to go with the sniffle, so need to recover.
I did feel very tired after last Saturday's spin so think that had more of an affect than anticipated.
I did feel very tired after last Saturday's spin so think that had more of an affect than anticipated.
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021 #
2 PM
Note
(rest day)
Have a slight cold since yesterday afternoon. It's not desperate and it's only a cold. Will see how it is tomorrow. Hopefully it'll be better.
Monday Sep 27, 2021 #
10 AM
Cycling (MTB) 47:41 [3] 20.67 km (2:18 / km) +178m 2:13 / km
ahr:137 max:162 shoes: Bontrager Foray Mountain Shoe
Wasn't expecting average HR to be what it was, I don't think I was moving slowly.
Waited for a shower to pass but got caught in a very heavy shower, could see it coming for a while. Thought about taking shelter but felt that would be a bad idea as i'd get cold. Some very heavy drops of rain in the shower but it didn't last too long I suppose. Had jacket & gilet out but chose gilet!
Legs felt grand. Body did take a while to warm up though, temperatures have dropped since yesterday.
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This week is the start of a 6 week period with 3 races (LOC, NIOC & MOC), so that's something to look forward to, the last one being the most important.
Monday - Bike
Tuesday - Rest
Wednesday - Run
Thursday - Bike
Friday - Run
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Orienteering (LOC)
Waited for a shower to pass but got caught in a very heavy shower, could see it coming for a while. Thought about taking shelter but felt that would be a bad idea as i'd get cold. Some very heavy drops of rain in the shower but it didn't last too long I suppose. Had jacket & gilet out but chose gilet!
Legs felt grand. Body did take a while to warm up though, temperatures have dropped since yesterday.
_________________________________
This week is the start of a 6 week period with 3 races (LOC, NIOC & MOC), so that's something to look forward to, the last one being the most important.
Monday - Bike
Tuesday - Rest
Wednesday - Run
Thursday - Bike
Friday - Run
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Orienteering (LOC)