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Sunday Nov 16, 2014 #
Orienteering race (Pamber Forest) 1:17:34 [3] 11.17 km (6:57 / km) +105m 6:38 / km
slept:3.0 shoes: VJ Integrator High (2)
BADO Regional back on Pamber. 8.8km brown with 29 controls.
Big miss on 1 but split on 2s slower than on 1 last night - sneaky for them to put control on edge of start triangle!
Bit of a mess on 5 - the one control from last night (17 - which I messed up). Went on a bearing and found a control, only it was 6! Only about 50 yards between controls so good point for relocating.
Lost a bit of time struggling across fence by 10 - very slippery and wobbly. Took dog leg route in to 11 so led in to it by loads of people coming out. Small miss going in to 12 as missed crossing the big track as loads of people standing on crossing hiding it. Leaving 12, went along edge of high fence but the path just disappeared into bramble - not so good.
Now discussion on 12/16/20 (centre of butterfly) - lost a bit of time coming back into it from 15 and was too far west. Should have been able to head due south and hit path junction on way to 17 but was some way east - GPS has my south bearing as pretty good. Leaving 20 back to big path to east, it was much closer than I thought. Didn't put these all together at the time but in post race discussion concluded the feature is actually some way (40m?) east than mapped - GPS confirms. Yet another point feature on this map that's in the wrong place!
Spent a bit of time looking for Paul's rootstock, didn't seem quite right but did find it. Ended up bit too far west on 22 - on wrong distinct tree, that was also in rough open and bracken (mapped light green).
Tried playing it safe on common towards the end and mostly worked - taking chunks out of Mark here. Was just about in touch with map at 27 but map isn't as clear as it probably needs to be and lost 1 min looking around in the bracken with Colin Dickson. I then found it and left Colin looking in the wrong place.
Nice course and good to be forced off the paths unlike last day event here. Was feeling quite tired so didn't think my running pace was very good but still 5th of 24 or so when I left, and 2 mins or so ahead of Scott which makes a pleasant change.
http://www.strava.com/activities/219887011
Big miss on 1 but split on 2s slower than on 1 last night - sneaky for them to put control on edge of start triangle!
Bit of a mess on 5 - the one control from last night (17 - which I messed up). Went on a bearing and found a control, only it was 6! Only about 50 yards between controls so good point for relocating.
Lost a bit of time struggling across fence by 10 - very slippery and wobbly. Took dog leg route in to 11 so led in to it by loads of people coming out. Small miss going in to 12 as missed crossing the big track as loads of people standing on crossing hiding it. Leaving 12, went along edge of high fence but the path just disappeared into bramble - not so good.
Now discussion on 12/16/20 (centre of butterfly) - lost a bit of time coming back into it from 15 and was too far west. Should have been able to head due south and hit path junction on way to 17 but was some way east - GPS has my south bearing as pretty good. Leaving 20 back to big path to east, it was much closer than I thought. Didn't put these all together at the time but in post race discussion concluded the feature is actually some way (40m?) east than mapped - GPS confirms. Yet another point feature on this map that's in the wrong place!
Spent a bit of time looking for Paul's rootstock, didn't seem quite right but did find it. Ended up bit too far west on 22 - on wrong distinct tree, that was also in rough open and bracken (mapped light green).
Tried playing it safe on common towards the end and mostly worked - taking chunks out of Mark here. Was just about in touch with map at 27 but map isn't as clear as it probably needs to be and lost 1 min looking around in the bracken with Colin Dickson. I then found it and left Colin looking in the wrong place.
Nice course and good to be forced off the paths unlike last day event here. Was feeling quite tired so didn't think my running pace was very good but still 5th of 24 or so when I left, and 2 mins or so ahead of Scott which makes a pleasant change.
http://www.strava.com/activities/219887011
Saturday Nov 15, 2014 #
Event: Southern Night Championships
Event: BOK Saturday Winter Series
12 PM
Orienteering (BOK Oldbury Court) 39:31 [3] 5.3 km (7:27 / km) +90m 6:52 / km
slept:5.0 shoes: VJ Integrator High (2)
BOK Saturday series at Oldbury Court. 4.6km green.
Taking it fairly easy so not too tired for tonight. Slopes were pretty slippery so just not putting in any racing effort into/out of controls. Was nice to go around a bit of woods I hadn't been in to before.
http://www.strava.com/activities/219433588
Taking it fairly easy so not too tired for tonight. Slopes were pretty slippery so just not putting in any racing effort into/out of controls. Was nice to go around a bit of woods I hadn't been in to before.
http://www.strava.com/activities/219433588
6 PM
Orienteering - Night race (Southern Night Champs) 1:16:44 [3] 9.83 km (7:48 / km) +60m 7:34 / km
shoes: VJ Integrator High (2)
Southern Night Champs at Pamber in thick fog. 7.3km M21 course.
Did ok in the open early on so had good split time on 1 and 2. Things started going a bit awry leaving 2 and not sure where I ended up. Then messed up 3 and did a bit of searching around - feature was mapped in wrong place last time and suspect not corrected.
Falling off paths right through 4-5 so very hesitant.
Miss on 10 - bearing was off, but control also seemed a lot further north than epected- hit path to south and had to go back. On 11 wasn't sure where was going, but took punt and found control.
Bit strange leaving 14, tried to hit indistinct path but think I failed - resorted to bearing. Then, on 17, plan was turn in and hope somebody else punches - they didn't - so had to relocate from ditch to NE.
17 to 18 lost the path and was back to bearing. Lucky on 20 as just went on bearing and hadn't even read map. Not so lucky on 21 as fog was very thick and map was unreadable - control was hillock but still can't see it on map. Found finish first and went back and still struggled.
Was 2nd when left (2 mins behind Tom Bray) - well ahead of Tim Morgan and only 5 behind Geoff (M35 class) which sounds pretty good. Probably a good 10 mins of mistakes but found it great fun.
Good that pub was clearly marked on map, food was very good and came out almost instantly - and only £9.50 - very much recommend this
http://www.strava.com/activities/219606221
Seems strava map doesn't want to load so done no analysis of where I went compared to where I thought I was.
Did ok in the open early on so had good split time on 1 and 2. Things started going a bit awry leaving 2 and not sure where I ended up. Then messed up 3 and did a bit of searching around - feature was mapped in wrong place last time and suspect not corrected.
Falling off paths right through 4-5 so very hesitant.
Miss on 10 - bearing was off, but control also seemed a lot further north than epected- hit path to south and had to go back. On 11 wasn't sure where was going, but took punt and found control.
Bit strange leaving 14, tried to hit indistinct path but think I failed - resorted to bearing. Then, on 17, plan was turn in and hope somebody else punches - they didn't - so had to relocate from ditch to NE.
17 to 18 lost the path and was back to bearing. Lucky on 20 as just went on bearing and hadn't even read map. Not so lucky on 21 as fog was very thick and map was unreadable - control was hillock but still can't see it on map. Found finish first and went back and still struggled.
Was 2nd when left (2 mins behind Tom Bray) - well ahead of Tim Morgan and only 5 behind Geoff (M35 class) which sounds pretty good. Probably a good 10 mins of mistakes but found it great fun.
Good that pub was clearly marked on map, food was very good and came out almost instantly - and only £9.50 - very much recommend this
http://www.strava.com/activities/219606221
Seems strava map doesn't want to load so done no analysis of where I went compared to where I thought I was.
Friday Nov 14, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday Nov 13, 2014 #
Running - off road race (Moseley Green Night Race) 52:21 [4] 9.57 km (5:28 / km) +205m 4:56 / km
slept:5.0 shoes: inov8 Mudclaw300 Yellow1
First Rogue Run of the series.
Started off a bit quick and tiredness from last 5 days soon caught up with me and began to struggle - and falling in to a walk up many of the hills. Second lap was going a bit better as think I'd started to get in to it - according to GPS second lap was only 50s slower than first so quite happy.
Going well in the mud and don't think it slowed me down too much (except the start of the one cycle track where camber was bad) but had no grip at all on the tree roots - sliding off them and getting a bit worried about ankles.
For most of the last mile was stuck behind a couple of people on single track mountain bike track and was definitely getting held up. First chance to overtake was as it opened up 15 yards from the finish and cleared them both with a short sprint.
Quite good, but think the last 5 days training versus the hills meant I maybe didn't enjoy this quite as much as I would if I was fresher.
http://www.strava.com/activities/218962923/overvie...
Started off a bit quick and tiredness from last 5 days soon caught up with me and began to struggle - and falling in to a walk up many of the hills. Second lap was going a bit better as think I'd started to get in to it - according to GPS second lap was only 50s slower than first so quite happy.
Going well in the mud and don't think it slowed me down too much (except the start of the one cycle track where camber was bad) but had no grip at all on the tree roots - sliding off them and getting a bit worried about ankles.
For most of the last mile was stuck behind a couple of people on single track mountain bike track and was definitely getting held up. First chance to overtake was as it opened up 15 yards from the finish and cleared them both with a short sprint.
Quite good, but think the last 5 days training versus the hills meant I maybe didn't enjoy this quite as much as I would if I was fresher.
http://www.strava.com/activities/218962923/overvie...
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014 #
Orienteering race (MLS Barossa) 1:14:57 [3] 10.68 km (7:01 / km) +250m 6:17 / km
slept:4.0 shoes: VJ Integrator High (2)
MLS at Barossa. 8.8km brown. Just after the rain.
More of a slow/steady pace rather than full on racing as feeling quite tired. Bits of woods were very nice but lots of crap and tussocks.
Left 5 to north so that I wouldn't catch Judith too quickly, but the paths didn't work as mapped and ended up going back to south. Lost another minute at 8 as slightly too high and in the unmapped trench that was same shape as the mapped one (but 50 yards too far north).
Straight line route to 9 was very slow and path would have been better, but did quite well to stay quite straight in the thick trees.
3 mins lost at 10 - vegetation might have been a bit different to mapped - certainly pulled me too far east. Relocated from road and hit precise control location, but it wasn't there. Relocated from path to west and went back until the end - not in right place. Apparently organiser did confirm this was wrong after Judith finished.
Trenches again not right to 11 but had half pathed out of frustration, and went in off the bush and it was just right. 13 wasn't a knoll, but was side of a very deep unmapped trench. Found a track through bracken on 14 which took me some way off straight line but was quick.
Overshot turning after marsh on 18, and 19 was a bit of a ridiculous control in fight mapped as ROST - found it based on a dot hidden behind control no that I took to be a veg boundary. Fairly steep finish (20m climb in 90m) through fight not quick.
Don't really expect much from army events but weather held out and gave me a bit more terrain training and think speed was reasonable for tiredness and amount of effort I was putting in.
http://www.strava.com/activities/218489786
More of a slow/steady pace rather than full on racing as feeling quite tired. Bits of woods were very nice but lots of crap and tussocks.
Left 5 to north so that I wouldn't catch Judith too quickly, but the paths didn't work as mapped and ended up going back to south. Lost another minute at 8 as slightly too high and in the unmapped trench that was same shape as the mapped one (but 50 yards too far north).
Straight line route to 9 was very slow and path would have been better, but did quite well to stay quite straight in the thick trees.
3 mins lost at 10 - vegetation might have been a bit different to mapped - certainly pulled me too far east. Relocated from road and hit precise control location, but it wasn't there. Relocated from path to west and went back until the end - not in right place. Apparently organiser did confirm this was wrong after Judith finished.
Trenches again not right to 11 but had half pathed out of frustration, and went in off the bush and it was just right. 13 wasn't a knoll, but was side of a very deep unmapped trench. Found a track through bracken on 14 which took me some way off straight line but was quick.
Overshot turning after marsh on 18, and 19 was a bit of a ridiculous control in fight mapped as ROST - found it based on a dot hidden behind control no that I took to be a veg boundary. Fairly steep finish (20m climb in 90m) through fight not quick.
Don't really expect much from army events but weather held out and gave me a bit more terrain training and think speed was reasonable for tiredness and amount of effort I was putting in.
http://www.strava.com/activities/218489786
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014 #
Running 1:02:35 [3] 11.48 km (5:27 / km) +80m 5:16 / km
slept:4.0 shoes: Saucony Powergrid Triumph 10 r
From Horfield, usual lap of Filton Golf Course.
Forecast heavy rain didn't come to much so this run could have been worse - regretting taking a jacket out though - far too hot!
Didn't feel like my running was great and hadn't much pace in my legs after a few consecutive days of training. Still, kept the pace within my target 5:00-5:30mpk for a fairly easy run and suspect it is actually the best I've run around this route.
Ground conditions not optimal for good running - very wet and waterlogged - but trainers were the right shoe choice and very little sliding.
http://www.strava.com/activities/218265664/overvie...
Forecast heavy rain didn't come to much so this run could have been worse - regretting taking a jacket out though - far too hot!
Didn't feel like my running was great and hadn't much pace in my legs after a few consecutive days of training. Still, kept the pace within my target 5:00-5:30mpk for a fairly easy run and suspect it is actually the best I've run around this route.
Ground conditions not optimal for good running - very wet and waterlogged - but trainers were the right shoe choice and very little sliding.
http://www.strava.com/activities/218265664/overvie...
Note
WNL scores up - Saturday goes in as my best ever score (didn't appreciate Matthew Owen hasn't a handicap, nor Chloe - so third counter was Paul!), and back to the top of handicap league - surely we've reached the point now where I stop leading this?
Monday Nov 10, 2014 #
Running (Westbury Harriers) 50:14 [4] 10.19 km (4:56 / km) +80m 4:45 / km
slept:4.0 shoes: Saucony Powergrid Triumph 10 r
Westbury Group 2. Neil had asked a lot of the juniors from group 1 to take it easy and run down - then they saw that Lizzie was taking us and stayed put.
Slower pace than usual but with a lot more uphill and somehow into the wind when heading all of west, south and east. Not running too great but was at least sticking with the pace tonight.
Last 5 mins caught the rain, but sounds a lot worse now I'm back home.
http://www.strava.com/activities/217848440/overvie...
Slower pace than usual but with a lot more uphill and somehow into the wind when heading all of west, south and east. Not running too great but was at least sticking with the pace tonight.
Last 5 mins caught the rain, but sounds a lot worse now I'm back home.
http://www.strava.com/activities/217848440/overvie...