Training Log Archive: Old Daniel

November Classic Highland Water - I was really disappointed by this run - started ok, wasted a little time at 5, greener than expected and needed to hunt for the flag, losing momentum and missed 6 but went out re-located -lost 3 mins but not a complete disaster, long legs 7, 8, & 9 ok and fast round track to ap for 10 (racing some young runners on track) , no control (pit in bracken), hunted, could not understand veg but seemed ok, went out re-attacked back to same place, hunted, went out other way found bush and then flag, but loss of ten mins!. I really, really hate orienteering when its like this ......big grump and not very good over rest of course....
In retrospect I am pretty sure I had the track bend a bit wrong -gone too far and so was looking a bit too far north and just made it all fit....
The relocation was just very unprofessional.
Reasonably competitive speed wise if I remove the errors.....
Had targeted and tried hard for this race, but alas can expect another Congratulations this is your 22nd best result of the year you have dropped 10 places in the rankings e-mail.
I really do need an encouraging result sometime soon to restore morale.