Training Log Archive: Old Daniel

Ran to start, ran to start, cannot really say I was ok, I had hoped to have recovered but race seemed very appetising

POM Day 1 Aldeia da Mata, when I finished I thought I had not done too badly but in retrospect much could have been improved. The course was fair and could have been much more difficult. I was not well and consciously running within myself -slow. I had an early start which exposed weaknesses.
None of the splits were great but I was a little better later on. Going to 2 I went down the wrong re-entrant, poor compass work but did recognise and correct. Used this way in as the way out -but this was not the optimum route. Went to wrong control first going to 7 should have been more confident. Route to 8 was timerous, straighter was practical and faster. Stopped in front of 10 when I saw a building which was actually the control.

Scratched from night sprint as not right, probably a good idea

Model event - lovely area of cork woods and big rocks, a joy to be out in. Surprised as to how big an obstacle rickety barbed wire fences were, I did not remember this. Tried to maximise benefit. Running felt weak as kitten.
Lots more medication and good nights sleep.

Travel day -seem to have cold (over? dosing on lemsip) and poor guts. On reaching accommodation turned heating to maximum and went to bed

Felt progressively grotty, then terrible night's non-sleep. Felt nauseous but not sick but guts completely on fire

Rest day, felt I had cold coming and lots of admin, mostly orienteering to catch up on

Merthyr Mawr representative time

Good warm up

Canada de Canara -I was 27th!
Pretty solid if not quick to the spectator control no 12 but then too far right to 13 recovered quite quickly but still lost 2 mins going to 14 diverted to a control I could see and lost 1 min but overall a satisfactory result