Training Log Archive: ColmMIn the 8 days ending Aug 3, 2014:
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Sunday Aug 3, 2014 #
Running 4:21 [2] 0.68 km (6:24 / km) +50m 4:40 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc 280 (July '14)
Orienteering 36:58 [3] 4.35 km (8:30 / km) +128m 7:25 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc 280 (July '14)
Gorgeous middle distance area. But I unfortunately was a bit hungover, and couldn't get anything out of my body. Walked / jogged around, miles behind.
Eoin was the same. Conor was running alright, but not navigating well because of the same reasons.
Saturday Aug 2, 2014 #
Orienteering 1:23:16 [4] 10.87 km (7:40 / km) +437m 6:23 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc 280 (July '14)
Wasn't as happy with this today. This terrain is demanding and it basically took it out of me.
Started very well, and was 1min down after the first 7 controls. Entered the forest and orienteering was alright technically, but it just didn't feel as fluid as in the semi-open stuff.
On the way to the 6th control my foot landed awkwardly on a rock, and I got a sharp pain in my foot. It was alright for the most part, but at the start of the long leg (40mins or so), it started to get sorer, and it began to affect me mentally I think. Was still ahead of Conor here, but wasn't great on this leg, or over the rest of the course, and pretty much struggled back.
Not the trickiest area, but really enjoyable terrain.
Conor beat me by 2 and a half mins in the end, he was happy, so considering everything it wasn't that bad, but it's hard not to feel like if I'd kept up like the early section, 75 or 76mins could have been on the cards.
Running 5:17 [1] 0.82 km (6:27 / km) +44m 5:04 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc 280 (July '14)
Friday Aug 1, 2014 #
Orienteering 51:16 [5] 7.71 km (6:39 / km) +261m 5:41 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc 280 (July '14)
Solid race - first time beating OBT!
Started sloppyish, and lost 15s to 1, going to 5 instead. Clean through the next bit, but some 3 - 5s issues. Possibly a bad route to 6, but hit it cleanly, and a lot of the others didn't so could have been worse.
Small 10s issue on 7, then looked up and spotted OBT heading to 8. Went left on the long one to 9, which was worse than straight I think. Hit it well and OBT came in just behind me (clearly messed it up).
So, was with him through 10-12, the trickiest area, and it was nice to get a pull through here, and watch his impressive speed. He went right to 13, I went left, missed 20s, but he missed more so I was ahead. Another 20s miss on 14, and in comes OBT again. The rest was pretty easy, running hard, watching Olivier lose me, but good fun.
Not the trickiest area, but good to properly push myself, I need to do more of this in races abroad.
Running 8:02 [1] 1.26 km (6:23 / km) +29m 5:43 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc 280 (July '14)
Wednesday Jul 30, 2014 #
Running 25:21 [1] 3.58 km (7:05 / km) +135m 5:57 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17
Nice city, up around the castle, got dark so only a short one.
Tuesday Jul 29, 2014 #
Running 20:27 [2] 4.37 km (4:41 / km) +69m 4:20 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17
Put in a bit of effort. Short and sweet, but my legs feel much nicer than last week.
Stretching lots over the last few days has helped a lot.
Monday Jul 28, 2014 #
Running 11:03 [1] 1.91 km (5:47 / km) +72m 4:52 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17
Running 13:25 [3] 2.44 km (5:30 / km) +135m 4:19 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17
Running 10:05 [1] 1.64 km (6:09 / km) +45m 5:24 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17
Sunday Jul 27, 2014 #
Running 10:14 [1] 1.74 km (5:53 / km) +1m 5:52 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17
Running 21:59 [3] 4.98 km (4:25 / km) +17m 4:20 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17
Using these 3 days in Hallsberg as a bit of a rehab for my body after a shocking Oringen physically. Lots of stretching (needed after camping). A little speed work too, generally tried to get my legs into slightly better shape before WUOC.
Running 7:03 [1] 1.18 km (5:58 / km) +9m 5:45 / km
shoes: Mizuno Waverider 17