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Sunday Jul 26, 2020 #
11 AM
Walk 2:30:00 [3] 5.0 mi (30:00 / mi)
Dragged kids up Ben Vorlich with Megan and her kids and Anna. We stopped just short of the top for lunch where we could get some shelter, but after lunch it was much much windier and Ray nearly got knocked of his feet by a gust due to B’s baby rucksack thingy turning into a bit of a parachute. B’s a bit to small for it anyway so we headed down, leaving Megan to head to the top with 5 kids.
Off-road running 48:00 [3] 3.5 mi (13:43 / mi)
After getting Ray and B down from the worst of the wind I set off to find Megan to help out. It was slow going - hilly, boggy and v off-road. Fun.
Saturday Jul 25, 2020 #
4 PM
Orienteering - training 36:35 [3] 4.36 mi (8:23 / mi)
The Grange and Blackford scatter o. Like a score but you have to get them all and there is no time limit. Fun. Ray and Loz did 31/32-ish so I was going alright, esp as I was sub optimal on the route and thus ran an extra couple of hundred metres.
Friday Jul 24, 2020 #
7 PM
Orienteering - training 1:18:49 [3] 3.78 mi (20:51 / mi)
Blackford Long Green map run
We were around at some friends for dinner so I took the boys (Laurence and his friend James) around the Blackford map run. James orienteers a fair bit so we had fun, with them taking turns to navigate. MapRun worked well until number 13 where we were in the ball park, James had the phone and he said it had pinged so we ran on. Unbeknownst to me though that ping was actually a text from my mum, not the control so number 13 didn’t register. We were v close to it.
Another fun course, and a nice evening, even if running with the boys was fairly stop-start.
We were around at some friends for dinner so I took the boys (Laurence and his friend James) around the Blackford map run. James orienteers a fair bit so we had fun, with them taking turns to navigate. MapRun worked well until number 13 where we were in the ball park, James had the phone and he said it had pinged so we ran on. Unbeknownst to me though that ping was actually a text from my mum, not the control so number 13 didn’t register. We were v close to it.
Another fun course, and a nice evening, even if running with the boys was fairly stop-start.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020 #
3 PM
Orienteering - training 34:45 [3] 3.62 mi (9:36 / mi)
Dunbar sprintelope
It has been a dull few days recently, spent mostly sat down either feeding the baby or being vomited on. So I was determined to get out today, and we printed off some sprintelope maps. Ray did Mussleburgh while the kids and I did some map memory practice on the first loop at walking pace, in the rain.
On to Dunbar, where the sun came out. Ray and Lucy went first, then Loz and I headed out head to head. He had map problems at 3, then 6 and 8 where he stopped and joined Ray and Lucy in the play park. I ran on and it was a nice little course. I made some daft errors, and my MapRun time is a good 4 mins longer due to Laurence faffs, but Rachel K ran well to do 31! It was a nice little course and ice creams and more playparking / lazing in the sun in the pretty walled garden at 6, meant I felt much restored.
It has been a dull few days recently, spent mostly sat down either feeding the baby or being vomited on. So I was determined to get out today, and we printed off some sprintelope maps. Ray did Mussleburgh while the kids and I did some map memory practice on the first loop at walking pace, in the rain.
On to Dunbar, where the sun came out. Ray and Lucy went first, then Loz and I headed out head to head. He had map problems at 3, then 6 and 8 where he stopped and joined Ray and Lucy in the play park. I ran on and it was a nice little course. I made some daft errors, and my MapRun time is a good 4 mins longer due to Laurence faffs, but Rachel K ran well to do 31! It was a nice little course and ice creams and more playparking / lazing in the sun in the pretty walled garden at 6, meant I felt much restored.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020 #
Walk 3:00:00 [3] 6.3 mi (28:34 / mi)
Dowlaw to St Abbs on the Berwickshire coastal path. Cause the kids have been bickering a lot recently and we wanted to show them how much more miserable we could make their little lives. They are NOT the sort of rosy-cheeked middle class kids who like nothing better than a hearty walk. But neither was I when I was their age.
I am sure that Laurence actually secretly enjoyed it - sunny, good views etc. we had to tell Lucy to stop howling quite as loudly when we got to the RsPB bit as she was disturbing the twitchers.
Cake in the cafe at St Abbs lovely harbour as Ray ran back to get the car rather raised the mood. Costs £10 to overnight in the picturesque harbour car park in a van. Think we might return later in the week.
I am sure that Laurence actually secretly enjoyed it - sunny, good views etc. we had to tell Lucy to stop howling quite as loudly when we got to the RsPB bit as she was disturbing the twitchers.
Cake in the cafe at St Abbs lovely harbour as Ray ran back to get the car rather raised the mood. Costs £10 to overnight in the picturesque harbour car park in a van. Think we might return later in the week.
Monday Jul 20, 2020 #
Road running 32:00 [3] 3.5 mi (9:09 / mi)
There and back
Orienteering - training 48:30 [3] 3.0 mi (16:10 / mi)
Whinny Hill map run
I must remember whinny hill is full body cover
I must remember whinny hill is full body cover
I must...
I always forget, and so staggered home covered in blood at the end. I quite like map run. It’s a shame it only works well on open areas as trees are much more fun. I like the way on Arthur’s Seat you can be jogging along the path looking at the tree the control is on, and looking at the grot between the path and the tree, and thinking ‘nah, fuck that’, when your phone buzzes as registering you as having visited the control (yes, I mean you number 4, and numbers 5, 8 and 10 too). The path out of 18 through the gorse didn’t really exist (cue blood, lots of) and on 9 the map run course doesn’t match the map, but it was a grand day out. Walked all of the hills as I was tired out by the time I got to the start. Oh dear.
I must remember whinny hill is full body cover
I must remember whinny hill is full body cover
I must...
I always forget, and so staggered home covered in blood at the end. I quite like map run. It’s a shame it only works well on open areas as trees are much more fun. I like the way on Arthur’s Seat you can be jogging along the path looking at the tree the control is on, and looking at the grot between the path and the tree, and thinking ‘nah, fuck that’, when your phone buzzes as registering you as having visited the control (yes, I mean you number 4, and numbers 5, 8 and 10 too). The path out of 18 through the gorse didn’t really exist (cue blood, lots of) and on 9 the map run course doesn’t match the map, but it was a grand day out. Walked all of the hills as I was tired out by the time I got to the start. Oh dear.