Training Log: OJ

Running 25:00 [2] 5 km (5:00 / km)
slept:9.0

HFW, foot hurting quite a bit.

Orienteering 25:00 [5] **** 4 km (6:15 / km)
spiked:28/31c

Night session around Burbage Mines with a big crowd. Mass start with butterfly loops in line with the current vogue. Somehow managed to have the same course as GG for the entire way, which made for a fast, fun head to head race. We collided several times and GG fell over at least twice, which was quite funny. Neil slipped away early on and beat us back without breaking a sweat. Nice session.

Running 15:00 [2] 2 km (7:30 / km)

Hanging a few controls and jogging about. I get a map in my hand and my foot magically stops hurting.

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Running 1:50:00 [3] 20 km (5:30 / km)
slept:8.0 (injured)

Ran from Edale with GG, Schminty, Tom and Ash. Hollins Cross, Mam Tor, top of Jacob's Ladder, Mushroom Garden, Ringing Roger. Gret day for it and a few bits of snow still lingering in the hollows. Nice run, except that my foot started to hurt in the squelchy mud and got pretty sore by the end.

Running 30:00 [2] 6 km (5:00 / km)
slept:8.0

To Sport Hallam and on to work.

Circuits 35:00 [2]

Warm up and down and body weight stuff including hops, box drops and jumps.

Weights 25:00 [2]

And some weights stuff: full squats @ 70kg mixed with box drops, single leg squats @ 50kg, bend forwards @ 40kg.

Orienteering 32:00 [5] *** 6 km (5:20 / km)
spiked:41/42c

O intervals around Walkley with a big gang. Not as tricky as last week, but still hard trying to read the course through butterflies, etc. Lots of fun.

Running 25:00 [2] 5 km (5:00 / km)

To the start of the training and a longer warm down. Tired.

Running 25:00 [2] 5 km (5:00 / km)
slept:8.5

IW, gluts very sore this morning after the hill session.

Running 40:00 10 km (4:00 / km)

Run to EIS, warm up and stride, warm down.

Running Drills 30:00 [3]
(injured)

Usual session of drills, jumps and sprints, all good although the foot was sore after - as the hole heals over it seems to be causing more pain. It all looks healthy enough though.

Running 1:05:00 12 km (5:25 / km)
slept:9.0

Set our alarm to 7.30pm instead of 7.30am and woke up at 8.25, which meant that I had to head straight out for my session feeling groggy. Out to Den Bank for some hill-themed activities: 10xshort hill sprints off 40 secs followed by longer reps of just the top field alternating with both fields. 8 reps altogether, 46-49 for the top field and 1.16-1.21 for both. Tough session.

Orienteering 43:00 [5] *** 8 km (5:23 / km)
spiked:16/18c

Ran the course from Wombwell last weekend. I figured that everyone was crazy to make so many mistakes and that I would have no such problems. Wrong. Never found the pit at no. 1 and really struggled to find no. 3. Good after that, this is such a nice area, but the map leaves something to be desired in places...

Running 1:30:00 21 km (4:17 / km)

Warm up and down for the orienteering, then ran on to Darton. Jenny assured me it was only 7 miles, but I reckon it was more like 12. Ran on trails most of the way via the trans Pennine trail, Dodworth, Hugset (really nice wood - need to train there sometime). Tired by the end, but such a nice day that I didn't really mind the extra distance.

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