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Training Log Archive: Thraws

In the 30 days ending Nov 30, 2011:

activity

time

miles

Cycling

17:30:00

205.05

(5:07)

330.0

(3:11)

Orienteering

6:21:12

31.69

(12:02)

51.0

(7:28)

995

104 /

136c

76%

Total

23:51:12

236.74

(6:03)

381.0

(3:45)

995

104 /

136c

76%

1:29

0:00

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Wednesday Nov 30, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Monday Nov 28, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Sunday Nov 27, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering race (Hankley Common blodslitet) 1:29:29 [5] *** 11.4 km (7:51 / km) +365m 6:46 / km
spiked:29/32c

Couldn't find the start on the map and lost about 30 secs on 1 which was enough time to be dropped by the leaders. Didn't visualise the first leg properly and made a proper hash of race plan. Had no company after 7 and and just did usual steady thing, but overshot 13 and then lacked confidence to go back and look in trees and bracken. Completed first lap in 42 and raced someone through 16 to 20 and got away. Couldn't visualise terrain around 26 at all and lost a minute. Slowed by heather over last five and was a bit down the results, but really enjoyed one of my favourite areas on a lovely sunny day.

Saturday Nov 26, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering race (Stanmer Park SOG) 44:49 [4] *** 6.7 km (6:41 / km) +205m 5:48 / km
spiked:13/16c

Stumbled a bit on the approach to 8 and 12 and probably lost about a minute, but otherwise spiked all the controls and ran pretty strong. Just felt good.

Friday Nov 25, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Monday Nov 21, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Home in the dark.

Sunday Nov 20, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering race (Pamber and Silchester) 1:09:05 [4] *** 8.9 km (7:46 / km) +75m 7:27 / km
spiked:21/27c

Bit of a race of two halves. Decided on first leg to go round on paths rather than straight, and as it went OK that became the routine for the rest of the course. Missed the desired junction en route to 6 and headed round a bit to be sure of a good AP. Stayed too low near 7 and overshot and lost about 2 mins. Left 9 in a hurry and ran into clearing expecting to see flag but was too far left and rough open with scattered trees is impossible to relocate in. Just waited for one of the bumblers to find the pit. Got two areas of fight confused leaving 13 and was leftwards again. Jack caught me here along with the posse he had in tow and one of them found the control almost 100 metres to the north. From here on the course became a mass charge, with me catching and losing the faster-moving group. Everyone missed 15 but the pack got away in the brashings though 18 and I entered Silchester Common alone. Spiked 20 and one or two whippets came charging over. Raced them through 21 and 22, where we rejoined Jack's group again after they missed. I was in a huge group on the paths to 23 and through the trees to 25. We picked up the small paths to 26 but all shamefully overshot, realised individually, then regrouped at the clearing about 150 metres to the north. I had a good line to the finish; they all strayed left. Really enjoyed the head to head but bit miffed about the three mistakes in the first half and 6 mins lost.

Friday Nov 18, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Sunrise on my left on way in, sunset on my left on way home.

Thursday Nov 17, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Wednesday Nov 16, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Tuesday Nov 15, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Sunday Nov 13, 2011 #

12 PM

Orienteering race (Wisley and Ockham Cmn) 1:08:47 [4] *** 9.4 km (7:19 / km) +145m 6:48 / km
spiked:16/26c

It's been over 5 years since we were last here and I've really been looking forward to coming back. And the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Then missed our starts because I had to meet Lucy off a train from Chelmsford with almost all the timetabled services replaced by buses. Felt alright, though, better than yesterday in fact. Got into my bubble quite quickly and only really thought about running/pushing when I was going uphill. Got confused by unmapped paths near 6 and lost a few seconds. Couldn't read contours inside the circle at 9 and ran into the wrong hole. Got a bit distracted at 10 and 11 and tried to go straight to 12 but tracks through the bracken didn't go my way so ended up on path and had to relocate. Lost bits of time at 13, 14 and 17 because the terrain around control didn't match my visualisation and I just ended up searching. But I was going well and kept up steady pressure. Mental images were all wrong again at 22 and 23, but I don't think a single leg cost me more than 30 secs in mistakes and I ended up with a good position. Would have had dry feet too had I not attempted to save time by running straight across a marsh. Lovely and warm in RHS car park after.

Saturday Nov 12, 2011 #

10 AM

Orienteering race (Tilgate North SOG5) 44:39 [4] *** 5.6 km (7:58 / km) +125m 7:10 / km
spiked:14/19c

Didn't warm up much and felt distinctly post-viral and sluggish to begin. Just focussed on spiking flags. Was wary of map, too, but biggest problem was just the paths which weren't as obvious as indicated. Was a bit careless at 7 and missed ditches so lost a half minute. All the rhoddies between 8 and 9 had been cleared, along with a path, but was just about OK. Lost another 30 secs at 12 because I couldn't be sure I'd come through the fight where I thought, then again at 14 because I couldn't find a path. Biggest mistake was near 15, when I decided I was on the wrong path, then relocated on the ride but got a bit stuck in the vegetation. Felt a bit better and quicker near the end. Enjoyed myself; thought the courses made good use of a middling area.

Friday Nov 11, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Thursday Nov 10, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Wednesday Nov 9, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Tuesday Nov 8, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Monday Nov 7, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Sunday Nov 6, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering race (November Classic) 1:04:23 [4] *** 9.0 km (7:09 / km) +80m 6:51 / km
spiked:11/16c

Felt relaxed and fine at start, legs fresh from a day off yesterday. Caught my minute man halfway to 1, spiked control then realised we had a super long leg to 2. Couldn't make out an obvious route so just ran on the compass and hoped terrain was fast. Picked off paths and clearings, chose AP, and found flag. Collected a couple of followers through 3, 4 and 5 and in haste to drop them near 6 got paths confused and missed control a bit. 7 and 8 came up fine but saw a flag (not mine) on way to 9 and went to it then spent a while relocating. This was my biggest mistake and cost over a minute. I also lost a bit of time at 11 because I had half an eye on some bumblers and strayed leftwards (knew I was). I left it all wrong for 12 and when I hit a path convinced myself it was going my way, so wandered too far left. Features made navigation easy but I probably lost more time in the deep-ish heather. 13 was about 10 cm high and the flag was flat on the ground (!), but Lu helped me find 14 then we had a race to the finish which she won. Great forest (if marshy) and v. good courses. Would have liked to do a longer course but they were all on 1:15.

Wednesday Nov 2, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

Tuesday Nov 1, 2011 #

7 AM

Cycling (Felpham and back) 1:10:00 [3] 22.0 km (3:11 / km)

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