Training Log Archive: Lizzie

Event: World Cup, sprint
 

Lysekil sprint. Had a good start and picked the best RC on the long leg. Really felt the pain in the last loop and began dropping time - both from speed and three RC errors (2 my first instinct was the best route, but I let the mapping change my decision. 3rd I chose around rather than over for some reason)

shaking the legs and lungs out.

WC sprint relay. 1st leg.
1st control was as we'd guessed, so I picked the high RC as more on road and track. Surprised to not see the low RC group as I entered the control though. More surprised to still be in the lead at the 2nd...then 3rd...then 4th (we were all too right, but I picked it faster). A few caught up on the longer leg to the 5th, but Emily Kemp and I had a little gap heading into the spectator into the lead.
Then I had the slightly longer split on 7&8, choosing the righthand RC and ending all by myself (very weird feeling). I tucked back into line behind the group that had the shorter split and hung on for dear life as I went into severe pain zone in the last, silly, loop around the trees.

WC Long distance.

well well. Full analysis later i guess. Not too happy, but not too unhappy with my race. kind of just, meh. Some bad route choice, particularly early on #4. But nav was fine near the circles. Just felt weak really. What I love about long distance is being able to push hard physically (and mentally) for the whole race, but I couldn't do that today.

Give me a year in this kind of terrain and I'm sure the result will be a bit different! :)

C • Nope 2

Long model. Very wet. Very unmotivated to get out of the car. Sussed out some nice green. Sussed out new strapping of ankle. Nothing too exciting.

Relay intervals on Akselas (check spelling later...or not.) from when the finnish team was here training.

Didn't treat it as intervals though. Took it steady and pretty cleanly. Then went over on my ankle towards the end... so definite rest til WC and strapping for it now.