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Thursday Mar 31, 2016 #
9 AM
Orienteering 1:05:43 8.11 km (8:06 / km) +178m 7:18 / km
ahr:147 max:161
TTT on Iddefjordfjella, mass start diamond exercise with the most star studded line up I've ever trained with. (and by with, I mean, maybe the first 200m, then they were gone ;)
Anni Maija, Tove, Helena, Sam, Riina, Cat, Eva, Jo, Helen, Sabine and Elena, along with Martin, Gustav and Vegard. But the missing star was Kate, who called in sick :( :(
Anyway, the company didn't matter much, as the splitting in the diamond was epic enough that we were pretty much all alone after a few controls!! Technically felt good, but took it on the go-slow, recovering from JK. Smashed my knee on a rock though :/ wasn't even running at the time too damn it, was just picking my way out to the track from #20. Only a bruise I think, but right on the knee cap. Keeps things interesting I spose ;)
GPS replay (guess who didn't turn their's on...oops): https://events.loggator.com/cRuAQfM7JuQBy09t
My GPS route:
http://ogang.org/doma/show_map.php?user=lizziei&ma...
Anni Maija, Tove, Helena, Sam, Riina, Cat, Eva, Jo, Helen, Sabine and Elena, along with Martin, Gustav and Vegard. But the missing star was Kate, who called in sick :( :(
Anyway, the company didn't matter much, as the splitting in the diamond was epic enough that we were pretty much all alone after a few controls!! Technically felt good, but took it on the go-slow, recovering from JK. Smashed my knee on a rock though :/ wasn't even running at the time too damn it, was just picking my way out to the track from #20. Only a bruise I think, but right on the knee cap. Keeps things interesting I spose ;)
GPS replay (guess who didn't turn their's on...oops): https://events.loggator.com/cRuAQfM7JuQBy09t
My GPS route:
http://ogang.org/doma/show_map.php?user=lizziei&ma...
6 PM
Running 26:12 4.26 km (6:09 / km) +64m 5:43 / km
ahr:135 max:147
Jogs from Hoias with Jo, Sabine and Nina. Kept Sabine's white shoes white. Just.
Wednesday Mar 30, 2016 #
5 PM
Running 48:29 8.63 km (5:37 / km) +171m 5:07 / km
ahr:141 max:163
Cruise down and back from sprint intervals. Ran the microsprint and got the map of the longer ones for another day.
Strength and Conditioning 15:00 [2]
Youtube 5 min work outs with Elena. Annoyingly enthusiastic lady in the videos did not stop for breathe once - talked non stop the entire time.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016 #
Note
(rest day)
Wrecked.
Seem to have had a consistent headache since finishing the relay?
Seem to have had a consistent headache since finishing the relay?
Monday Mar 28, 2016 #
12 PM
Orienteering 31:49 [3] 4.78 km (6:39 / km) +134m 5:50 / km
JK relay - 3rd
3rd leg after Jo and Helen. I decided in the middle of the night that i was in no state to run the relay and resolved to tell the other two in the morning. However, as is often the case, this resolve died on waking up. But really, I was not up for this race. The long experience really did me in and as well as feeling physically sick since finishing the long, I was incredibly scared that I would have an anxiety attack as soon as I started racing.
But Helen gave me the good advice to just take it 1 leg at a time, and I resolved to atleast try and just see what happened. jo and helen both did awesome jobs and sent me out 20s back from the lead and battling with Ruth for 2nd. But it was never going to be about racing today - I was surprised and relieved to feel OK the whole way, but I had nothing to really give. It was a very scrappy run, with mistakes on pretty much every control that was on a vegetation feature in particular. I didn't see Ruth after she had the longer split at #1, so was clear(ish) in 2nd until Charlotte came cruising past with 2 controls to go. I had absolutely no fight in me though, so 3rd it was for us.
3rd leg after Jo and Helen. I decided in the middle of the night that i was in no state to run the relay and resolved to tell the other two in the morning. However, as is often the case, this resolve died on waking up. But really, I was not up for this race. The long experience really did me in and as well as feeling physically sick since finishing the long, I was incredibly scared that I would have an anxiety attack as soon as I started racing.
But Helen gave me the good advice to just take it 1 leg at a time, and I resolved to atleast try and just see what happened. jo and helen both did awesome jobs and sent me out 20s back from the lead and battling with Ruth for 2nd. But it was never going to be about racing today - I was surprised and relieved to feel OK the whole way, but I had nothing to really give. It was a very scrappy run, with mistakes on pretty much every control that was on a vegetation feature in particular. I didn't see Ruth after she had the longer split at #1, so was clear(ish) in 2nd until Charlotte came cruising past with 2 controls to go. I had absolutely no fight in me though, so 3rd it was for us.
Running warm up/down 10:00 [1]
Sunday Mar 27, 2016 #
2 PM
Orienteering race 1:34:30 [4] 14.8 km (6:23 / km)
Jk long - 5th
Maps:
http://ogang.org/doma/show_map.php?user=lizziei&ma...
http://ogang.org/doma/show_map.php?user=lizziei&ma...
Was quite excited for this beforehand - a long tough race up on the moors. Little did I know just how tough...
Cargoules (aka water/wind proofs) were compulsory, which we all laughed about before hand...but not after...
Started off steadily into the gusting but not-unwellington-like wind and was getting into the terrain alright. Took what I suspect to have been a higher and slower route than others on the long leg, but then exacerbated things by losing confidence on the slope at the end. Big time loss of 3mins over the whole leg, so not happy there.
Lost a further minute on 8 as I struggled with the increasing wind on the top - couldn't read the map properly and thought the wall crossing I could see was the right one on the map - so headed to where I thought the left one should be, only to be confronted by an uncrossable wall...hmmm. shit.
So, by #9 I was in 6th place, almost 4mins behind Jess who was leading, with Jo very close behind. So I was out of the race for 1st in the long, but still in the hunt for overall JK title (2.5mins back on Jess).
Then the hail apocalypse hit.
The worst conditions I've endured in 20 years of orienteering. Sheets of hail, which were like bullets in the storm strength winds. Thankfully (for the moment) I was headed downwind and kept focussed on getting #10. By the time I reached the control (5min leg), the ground was under 5cm of hail. It took me nearly a minute to get my borrowed cargoule on with my already painful hands, before continuing to #11.
The splits really tell the story from here - with all of the late starters having winsplits 'mistakes' on both 12 and 13 - which were headed into the hail. The only way to do these legs was to cover your head and go blindly into the hail - then stop and turn around, shelter your map from the storm and try and relocate off the features you'd already run past. likewise, finding the control was only possible by overshooting and looking backwards to find it!
By this point, I was hoping in vain that every blue jacket and ponytail that I saw would be Jess - cos some company would have been really comforting! It was pretty pathetic how sad I was every time I realised it was some other poor soul on a different course.
Thankful for small mercies, the hail lessened off into driving rain and snow(?!) as I went through the spectator control. As this happens, my splits jump back from being ~15-30th place each leg, to being 1-7th place each leg. I even started to wonder if maybe I'd passed Jess somewhere in the apocalypse, as there were no fresh prints in the snow/hail. in hindsight however, this is just because so much had fallen in the 5-6mins between us being at the same point...
However, even though my speed increased, things weren't good. I was in the thrall of a very surreal feeling; as I didn't feel like I was in control of my body - it was like I was on autopilot.
4 controls from the end, it felt like my body just started to shut down. I really started to struggle. Not like my 'usual' attacks, but similar in that I had to completely stop for at times and walk some bits.
I did manage to bungle my way down the hill to the finish, but lost a further 1.5mins in the process.
To be honest, it's only in reflection that I realise perhaps how hypothermic i was, and am a little surprised that no-one at the finish recognised the state I was in either. Although one lady did look very concerned, but was maybe too unsure to act on it. It took me 5mins to make my way out of the finish tent, and another few to get back to my bag and the halden crew in my shell-shocked state. It was only then that the shock seemed to wear off and I started hyperventilating, and had a little curl up next to my bag. With some help unzipping and untieing from Jo (thanks!) I managed to undress and dress myself eventually, but warmth was a long time coming.
So yeah. not exactly what I expected - not a race at all, but just survival to be honest. Very hard to say what would have happened result wise if it weren't for the change in weather. For my two pennies, I think Jo and Jess would have had a very tight battle for the day win. I like to think I might have had half a chance to have pulled back enough to keep the overall JK lead - but who knows? Will have to come back another year and try again ;)
In any case a very well deserved victory for Jo and one which came as no surprise to us in halden. she's improved so much and is in wicked strong form atm!
Splits: http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
Maps:
http://ogang.org/doma/show_map.php?user=lizziei&ma...
http://ogang.org/doma/show_map.php?user=lizziei&ma...
Was quite excited for this beforehand - a long tough race up on the moors. Little did I know just how tough...
Cargoules (aka water/wind proofs) were compulsory, which we all laughed about before hand...but not after...
Started off steadily into the gusting but not-unwellington-like wind and was getting into the terrain alright. Took what I suspect to have been a higher and slower route than others on the long leg, but then exacerbated things by losing confidence on the slope at the end. Big time loss of 3mins over the whole leg, so not happy there.
Lost a further minute on 8 as I struggled with the increasing wind on the top - couldn't read the map properly and thought the wall crossing I could see was the right one on the map - so headed to where I thought the left one should be, only to be confronted by an uncrossable wall...hmmm. shit.
So, by #9 I was in 6th place, almost 4mins behind Jess who was leading, with Jo very close behind. So I was out of the race for 1st in the long, but still in the hunt for overall JK title (2.5mins back on Jess).
Then the hail apocalypse hit.
The worst conditions I've endured in 20 years of orienteering. Sheets of hail, which were like bullets in the storm strength winds. Thankfully (for the moment) I was headed downwind and kept focussed on getting #10. By the time I reached the control (5min leg), the ground was under 5cm of hail. It took me nearly a minute to get my borrowed cargoule on with my already painful hands, before continuing to #11.
The splits really tell the story from here - with all of the late starters having winsplits 'mistakes' on both 12 and 13 - which were headed into the hail. The only way to do these legs was to cover your head and go blindly into the hail - then stop and turn around, shelter your map from the storm and try and relocate off the features you'd already run past. likewise, finding the control was only possible by overshooting and looking backwards to find it!
By this point, I was hoping in vain that every blue jacket and ponytail that I saw would be Jess - cos some company would have been really comforting! It was pretty pathetic how sad I was every time I realised it was some other poor soul on a different course.
Thankful for small mercies, the hail lessened off into driving rain and snow(?!) as I went through the spectator control. As this happens, my splits jump back from being ~15-30th place each leg, to being 1-7th place each leg. I even started to wonder if maybe I'd passed Jess somewhere in the apocalypse, as there were no fresh prints in the snow/hail. in hindsight however, this is just because so much had fallen in the 5-6mins between us being at the same point...
However, even though my speed increased, things weren't good. I was in the thrall of a very surreal feeling; as I didn't feel like I was in control of my body - it was like I was on autopilot.
4 controls from the end, it felt like my body just started to shut down. I really started to struggle. Not like my 'usual' attacks, but similar in that I had to completely stop for at times and walk some bits.
I did manage to bungle my way down the hill to the finish, but lost a further 1.5mins in the process.
To be honest, it's only in reflection that I realise perhaps how hypothermic i was, and am a little surprised that no-one at the finish recognised the state I was in either. Although one lady did look very concerned, but was maybe too unsure to act on it. It took me 5mins to make my way out of the finish tent, and another few to get back to my bag and the halden crew in my shell-shocked state. It was only then that the shock seemed to wear off and I started hyperventilating, and had a little curl up next to my bag. With some help unzipping and untieing from Jo (thanks!) I managed to undress and dress myself eventually, but warmth was a long time coming.
So yeah. not exactly what I expected - not a race at all, but just survival to be honest. Very hard to say what would have happened result wise if it weren't for the change in weather. For my two pennies, I think Jo and Jess would have had a very tight battle for the day win. I like to think I might have had half a chance to have pulled back enough to keep the overall JK lead - but who knows? Will have to come back another year and try again ;)
In any case a very well deserved victory for Jo and one which came as no surprise to us in halden. she's improved so much and is in wicked strong form atm!
Splits: http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
Saturday Mar 26, 2016 #
1 PM
Orienteering 30:36 [3] 4.5 km (6:48 / km)
Jk middle -1st
Bit of a funny course, a lot of contouring! Had a clean first half but got a bit sloppy later on, losing time toward the end of legs by not being in close enough contact. Caught jo but she burnt me off big time on the last hill, way too strong!
Bit surprised with the win but will def take it! :)
Bit of a funny course, a lot of contouring! Had a clean first half but got a bit sloppy later on, losing time toward the end of legs by not being in close enough contact. Caught jo but she burnt me off big time on the last hill, way too strong!
Bit surprised with the win but will def take it! :)
Running warm up/down 25:00 [2]
Friday Mar 25, 2016 #
Event: JK 2016
8 AM
Running 30:00 [1] 5.0 km (6:00 / km)
Jog round haworth with jo and fredrik. Strides.
2 PM
Orienteering race 16:53 [5] 3.5 km (4:49 / km)
Jk sprint -2nd (18s back)
Was pretty nervous for this having not even finished a sprint race in months. Really starting to get to me mentally. So stoked with today, firstly to get around fine mentally, secondly to be largely clean technically and finally to be not too far off physically.
Main feeling is relief.
Was pretty nervous for this having not even finished a sprint race in months. Really starting to get to me mentally. So stoked with today, firstly to get around fine mentally, secondly to be largely clean technically and finally to be not too far off physically.
Main feeling is relief.
Orienteering warm up/down 30:00 [2]
Thursday Mar 24, 2016 #
10 AM
Orienteering 35:00 [1] 4.5 km (7:47 / km)
Cruised some controls on a map jo had found us. Had some permanent controls on it so included some. Think i found like 3/7 posts though, as they were seemingly haphazardly placed within 20m of each feature.
Drills to finish.
Drills to finish.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016 #
9 AM
Running 1:24:00 [3] 14.0 km (6:00 / km)
Høiåsmarka with hollie, anni and sabine. Chill. Especially with no gloves.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016 #
5 PM
Running 12:52 2.51 km (5:07 / km) +7m 5:03 / km
ahr:129 max:150
jog down town
Orienteering 24:23 4.86 km (5:01 / km) +42m 4:49 / km
ahr:155 max:174
sprint intervals + 2min rests around centrum.
Orienteering 3:16 0.83 km (3:55 / km) +2m 3:52 / km
ahr:163 max:171
micro school sprint #1
Orienteering 3:05 0.76 km (4:02 / km) +2m 3:58 / km
ahr:162 max:173
micro school sprint #2
Running 13:46 1.8 km (7:39 / km) +68m 6:26 / km
ahr:135 max:148
toil up the hill back home
Monday Mar 21, 2016 #
4 PM
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.8 km (5:16 / km)
Strength and Conditioning 1:00:00 [2]
Sunday Mar 20, 2016 #
3 PM
Running 44:21 [3] 8.09 km (5:29 / km) +170m 4:58 / km
Jog up to Venås and around. Still a bit of ice on the bigger tracks so stuck to singles as much as possible.
Legs feeling good, lungs fine too. Cold still in the same 'is it or isn't it actually there?' state really.
Legs feeling good, lungs fine too. Cold still in the same 'is it or isn't it actually there?' state really.
Saturday Mar 19, 2016 #
Note
(sick) (rest day)
Still the same.
Friday Mar 18, 2016 #
Note
(sick) (rest day)
An annoying half cold has been lingering the last couple of days. So opted out of Goteborg camp this weekend, frustrating, but JK next week is more important.
Thursday Mar 17, 2016 #
9 AM
Orienteering 1:12:08 8.43 km (8:33 / km) +238m 7:30 / km
ahr:138 max:183
Group cruise looking at WOC middle relevant terrain.
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016 #
9 AM
Orienteering 1:13:34 7.26 km (10:08 / km) +192m 8:57 / km
ahr:135 max:152
Tveteskogen control pick. Waaay less snow than Sunday. Beautiful conditions, but my map work didn't really do it justice.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2016 #
5 PM
Running 31:52 5.83 km (5:28 / km) +12m 5:25 / km
ahr:135 max:165
Orienteering 9:37 2.67 km (3:36 / km) +2m 3:35 / km
ahr:168 max:173
Running 23:26 3.72 km (6:18 / km) +79m 5:42 / km
ahr:130 max:144
Monday Mar 14, 2016 #
4 PM
Running 30:00 [2] 5.2 km (5:46 / km)
jogs from town to strength. Pretty tired aye.
Strength and Conditioning 1:00:00 [2]
Strength. Been told to take it very easy on my shoulder to try and let it heal. Which meant no planks, press-ups etc and nothing with my arm above horizontal...turns out that cuts out a fair bit. So I got a bit of an easy ride compared to other weeks :)
My R side-planks though...I'm gonna be lopsided!
My R side-planks though...I'm gonna be lopsided!
Running 10:00 [2] 1.8 km (5:33 / km)
Sunday Mar 13, 2016 #
10 AM
Orienteering 41:19 3.54 km (11:40 / km) +86m 10:24 / km
ahr:127 max:150
Hanging tapes on Tveteskogen, part I. Had a bit of fun trying to distinguish what was mapped as a knoll and what wasn't at a couple of controls. Which led to pretty damn cold feet given the snow. Made it back down the cliffs alive.
Orienteering 56:50 5.21 km (10:54 / km) +185m 9:15 / km
ahr:132 max:156
Part II on the E side of the map. Much better than session I, and the areas where most of the snow had melted were just beautiful. But there were enough knee-deep sections to keep the pace down and effort high.
4 PM
Orienteering 46:01 4.73 km (9:44 / km) +116m 8:40 / km
ahr:139 max:157
And final tape hanging on Prestebakke. Maybe I had the easier half of the controls, or maybe it was technically easier, whatever, it felt good, but tired.
Saturday Mar 12, 2016 #
10 AM
Running warm up/down 20:49 2.41 km (8:37 / km) +58m 7:42 / km
ahr:130 max:152
WU to the start and around the WU map.
Orienteering 23:16 2.72 km (8:33 / km) +70m 7:35 / km
ahr:159 max:165
Forest Sprint #1 on Tobro N. 1:5000 map.
Felt pretty darn good compared the last couple of days! Could see the ground in some parts, and shallower snow in many places. A few knee deep bits though. A couple of wee misses, like #10 and #13, but look to be on pace with Anni and Mari for much of it which is always a good feeling (even if they went earlier with less tracking ;)
Felt pretty darn good compared the last couple of days! Could see the ground in some parts, and shallower snow in many places. A few knee deep bits though. A couple of wee misses, like #10 and #13, but look to be on pace with Anni and Mari for much of it which is always a good feeling (even if they went earlier with less tracking ;)
Orienteering 21:34 2.48 km (8:42 / km) +31m 8:11 / km
ahr:157 max:164
Forest sprint #2.
Lost 1 min on #23, losing direction mid-leg. You know you're off track when suddenly your surrounded with pristine snow and no foot steps...
Otherwise good.
Lost 1 min on #23, losing direction mid-leg. You know you're off track when suddenly your surrounded with pristine snow and no foot steps...
Otherwise good.
Running 8:00 [1] 1.5 km (5:20 / km)
Bonus bits. Between. Retrieving jacket. Finding car.
Friday Mar 11, 2016 #
9 AM
Orienteering 1:08:31 6.65 km (10:18 / km) +166m 9:10 / km
ahr:136 max:152
Hanging tapes out on Kasen. More heavy snow - the only way my km rates could be even slower than they usually are on this map! Lucky I had a track run in the middle to get some kms in, and a bonus jog afterwards. Legs are not really appreciating the alternating between deep snow and hard icey tracks, need to be careful.
Thursday Mar 10, 2016 #
9 AM
Running warm up/down 11:43 [1] 1.71 km (6:52 / km) +35m 6:14 / km
This morning I had the watch recharged...but forgot my HR monitor. Tomorrow...
Orienteering 59:09 [3] 6.52 km (9:04 / km) +95m 8:28 / km
Handicap relay session on Hoppareberget. Running with Hollie, Eva, Jo, Mari and Anni - no flags out so first to the feature would stop and be the control, then wait 10s after the last runner before setting off again. Really cool concept, although on a couple of occasions there were short disputes about which was the right feature!
Heavy snow over the terrain though which made it a super tough session. I was pretty smashed from intervals last night, and was just hanging in there right from the outset. (but then Jo, Hollie and Eva did Onsdagsnatt so must have been feeling it too!) So any disputes over control location were welcomed as it meant I could catch up ;)
Cut the last interval short. Out of 26 controls, I got to 1 first :D (the one leg where it was more about finding a gap in the cliffs than it was about running haha).
Heavy snow over the terrain though which made it a super tough session. I was pretty smashed from intervals last night, and was just hanging in there right from the outset. (but then Jo, Hollie and Eva did Onsdagsnatt so must have been feeling it too!) So any disputes over control location were welcomed as it meant I could catch up ;)
Cut the last interval short. Out of 26 controls, I got to 1 first :D (the one leg where it was more about finding a gap in the cliffs than it was about running haha).
Wednesday Mar 9, 2016 #
6 PM
Running warm up/down 35:00 [2] 6.5 km (5:23 / km)
Jog down to stadium, home from Remmen, and laps WU/WD
Running intervals 28:00 7.0 km (4:00 / km)
6 x 3 min ints w 2 min rests,on the track. except that my watch died as I left the house so i estimated and did 850m ints with 350m jog rests.
First ints in a wee while but felt pretty good. Had Nina for company, but she was doing 1000's at threshold pace; we were well out of sync most of the session, but managed to finish about 5-10s apart and at the same mark, so well paced!
First ints in a wee while but felt pretty good. Had Nina for company, but she was doing 1000's at threshold pace; we were well out of sync most of the session, but managed to finish about 5-10s apart and at the same mark, so well paced!
Running 10:00 [3]
drills+sprints.
and the bonus 2 x 200m and 1 x 100m at the end of the session.
and the bonus 2 x 200m and 1 x 100m at the end of the session.
Tuesday Mar 8, 2016 #
5 PM
Running 1:08:05 9.96 km (6:50 / km) +208m 6:11 / km
ahr:140 max:161
Not ready for intervals yet after the weekend, so headed for a solo run on Hoiasmarka instead. Had fun judging which tracks are deemed 'snow run appropriate' off the number of shoe prints on them. I think my run was probably:
25% "even evening walkers go here"
20% "totally acceptable single track, nicely packed down by people"
30% "Prob just orienteers, 2-3 tracks"
15% "Just one adventurous/silly person, 2 days ago"
10% "What are you doing here?? Not even the moose use this track!"
Good stuff. Also, I was out to almost 6.30 without a head lamp. Nice.
25% "even evening walkers go here"
20% "totally acceptable single track, nicely packed down by people"
30% "Prob just orienteers, 2-3 tracks"
15% "Just one adventurous/silly person, 2 days ago"
10% "What are you doing here?? Not even the moose use this track!"
Good stuff. Also, I was out to almost 6.30 without a head lamp. Nice.
C • Cool 2
Monday Mar 7, 2016 #
4 PM
Running 20:00 [1] 3.8 km (5:16 / km)
Strength and Conditioning 1:00:00 [3]
First HSK strength for 2016. Abs hurting from about 2 songs in. Got some extra rests when it came to side planks though as my arm is still not good from the fall in Portugal. #silverlining
The next couple of days could be interesting DOMS wise...
The next couple of days could be interesting DOMS wise...
Sunday Mar 6, 2016 #
10 AM
Orienteering 46:21 5.54 km (8:22 / km) +20m 8:13 / km
ahr:131 max:165
What a difference a day can make.
'long' distance today (winner did 40min though). Felt fine through the first 3 or 4 controls, but then body started to complain about 15-20mins in. Arms grew leaden and really sore which is a classic way of my body telling me enough is enough. Decided to pull the pin and jog around, had to walk some of the last controls.
Really frustrating given the beaut terrain, but will be happy with Friday and Saturday's efforts and try not dwell on this one.
'long' distance today (winner did 40min though). Felt fine through the first 3 or 4 controls, but then body started to complain about 15-20mins in. Arms grew leaden and really sore which is a classic way of my body telling me enough is enough. Decided to pull the pin and jog around, had to walk some of the last controls.
Really frustrating given the beaut terrain, but will be happy with Friday and Saturday's efforts and try not dwell on this one.
Orienteering warm up/down 10:00 [1]
Saturday Mar 5, 2016 #
12 PM
Running 12:25 1.0 mi (12:27 / mi) +1m 12:25 / mi
ahr:134 max:152
Orienteering race 20:10 1.9 km (10:37 / km) +8m 10:24 / km
ahr:165 max:177
Pan Våren middle (or short)
My first win on Scandinavian soil. Wooo. Took some NZ terrain to get there, but it all counts :) Yeah, everything just flowed and felt comfortable today - could read and interpret the map on the run. Knew how to take direct routes but limit the number of dunes to climb. The flags showed up where I wanted them to be, and my body let me push it right to the end.
Just a slip of direction on the longer leg to 3 which cost me 20s or so, lucky I wasn't made to regret it.
Not sure what was up with my gps - had it in my back pocket so think it's dropped out mid course a few times. It was short, but def. longer than 1.9km
My first win on Scandinavian soil. Wooo. Took some NZ terrain to get there, but it all counts :) Yeah, everything just flowed and felt comfortable today - could read and interpret the map on the run. Knew how to take direct routes but limit the number of dunes to climb. The flags showed up where I wanted them to be, and my body let me push it right to the end.
Just a slip of direction on the longer leg to 3 which cost me 20s or so, lucky I wasn't made to regret it.
Not sure what was up with my gps - had it in my back pocket so think it's dropped out mid course a few times. It was short, but def. longer than 1.9km
C • nice 2
Orienteering 10:22 1.08 mi (9:34 / mi)
ahr:144 max:149
Friday Mar 4, 2016 #
8 PM
Orienteering 1:23:09 10.23 km (8:07 / km) +41m 7:58 / km
ahr:153 max:180
Pan-Våren night mass start (incl. WU time, and some standing before the start)
Late decision to join for Skåne lager, mainly as it's sand dune terrain. Wasn't convinced about doing the night mass start though, as I'd rather just do the day races. Found myself on the start line though, and enjoyed it once out. Even in the dark the sand dunes just felt comfortable and familiar. Was with Ane and Eva at #5, but then had a different split and was pretty much alone the entire rest of the course!
Had a clean first loop, and felt good still into the 2nd loop. Assumed that there would be a lead group a couple of mins in front of me as, even though I was on a good run, c'mon...it's still night-o, not exactly my forte.
Lost direction on the long leg a bit, letting 30-40s slip, and tucked in behind a Pan-Arhus girl with blonde hair (...so, y'know, any one of them). About 10s later she headed to a different split and I was alone again.
And then. I blew it. 3rd to last control was a short leg and I didn't take the time to get my direction. And it was to a control I'd already had on my first loop, just to rub the salt in. 1.40 min mistake which at the time felt crap, but after - when I saw I was 1.40 behind the winner...it felt a bit more shit! I must have been either in the lead, or in a dead heat before the brain explosion.
These things happen. Nice bit of confidence to be fighting for the lead though.
Late decision to join for Skåne lager, mainly as it's sand dune terrain. Wasn't convinced about doing the night mass start though, as I'd rather just do the day races. Found myself on the start line though, and enjoyed it once out. Even in the dark the sand dunes just felt comfortable and familiar. Was with Ane and Eva at #5, but then had a different split and was pretty much alone the entire rest of the course!
Had a clean first loop, and felt good still into the 2nd loop. Assumed that there would be a lead group a couple of mins in front of me as, even though I was on a good run, c'mon...it's still night-o, not exactly my forte.
Lost direction on the long leg a bit, letting 30-40s slip, and tucked in behind a Pan-Arhus girl with blonde hair (...so, y'know, any one of them). About 10s later she headed to a different split and I was alone again.
And then. I blew it. 3rd to last control was a short leg and I didn't take the time to get my direction. And it was to a control I'd already had on my first loop, just to rub the salt in. 1.40 min mistake which at the time felt crap, but after - when I saw I was 1.40 behind the winner...it felt a bit more shit! I must have been either in the lead, or in a dead heat before the brain explosion.
These things happen. Nice bit of confidence to be fighting for the lead though.
Running warm up/down 10:00 [1]
WD
Thursday Mar 3, 2016 #
10 AM
Running 1:14:24 12.78 km (5:49 / km) +195m 5:25 / km
ahr:148 max:162
Sweet run with Jo (once we found each other :)
Wednesday Mar 2, 2016 #
4 PM
Strength and Conditioning 30:00 [1]
It was snowy and icey outside...I didn't know how to deal with it.
Tuesday Mar 1, 2016 #
6 PM
Orienteering 1:17:27 6.52 km (11:53 / km) +218m 10:11 / km
ahr:157 max:170
HDNC Prestebakke. (incl WU)
Started off OK really, not brilliant, but OK. Was delayed on the routechoice to #2, and ended on the poweline to #5, but so did a fair few people.
Then started getting sloppy ~#7. And stayed sloppy through to the end of the course, just leaking time.
And yet pretty happy all up. To get straight back into that terrain, at night, a day after returning to Halden, of course I wasn't going to be great.
Started off OK really, not brilliant, but OK. Was delayed on the routechoice to #2, and ended on the poweline to #5, but so did a fair few people.
Then started getting sloppy ~#7. And stayed sloppy through to the end of the course, just leaking time.
And yet pretty happy all up. To get straight back into that terrain, at night, a day after returning to Halden, of course I wasn't going to be great.
Running warm up/down 14:59 2.49 km (6:00 / km) +50m 5:28 / km
ahr:136 max:151
WD