Training Log Archive: Olivia

Event: NI Sprint / Middle Distance Championships
 

Various warm up / downs

NI Sprint Champs. 3rd Overall. 1st NI.

Legs felt absolutely dead right from the start. Started fine although got a bit confused running towards the un-mapped water trough right beside number 2. Banana-ed and a bit hesitant into 4 and then very hesitant into 5. Absolutely fine getting into the maze at 6 but took the wrong exit route and then stupidly carried on on that line and ended up taking the longest route possible to 7. 9-13 were grand although my legs were really starting to suffer. 14 I tried to shortcut through the rough open, it wasn't worth it, the path would have been faster. Hesitant onto 15 and went to 16 via a bonus control at the fence. 17 - finish were fine I was just getting slower and slower, Niamh went past me on the way to 18 and I tried to go with her, but failed miserably.

NI Middle Champs. 3rd Overall. 1st NI

Navigation here was mainly good. Lost a chunk of time to 5 not realising that the fences were now cross-able and so I ran round to the gate (45s). Lost a bit of time to 9 since I didn't see it and headed off towards 10 until I saw Susan and Maria both cross the bridge, then I twigged and had to play catch up again. Poor route to 12, should have contoured (and not overshot) rather than up and onto the path. 14 was back on the un-mapped feature of number 2 on the sprint but this time it was on the map(???). Number 15 beeped (or at least the SIAC did) but it didnt seem to register when I got to download, by the time mum go to it neither the SIAC or control beeped when she punched. Thankfully they just re-instated us, maybe the battery just died in the control.

Control collecting

Ouchies, lots of upper body and core work tonight which was a nice break for my legs!