Training Log Archive: nwhittyIn the 7 days ending May 13, 2016:
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Friday May 13, 2016 #
Orienteering 50:00 [1] 5.9 km (8:28 / km)
Really fun point to point course today - peaks and pits was the theme for all the controls. After so much time in those woods I'm still seeing new trails etc. by Mac which is great!
Note
Also I am happy to say that after 2 years of hard work I wrote my last IB exam today and am DONE high school!! Had a much lighter training week than I would have liked but after so much time of balancing school and sports I thought that for one week I would focus on the exams/academics seeing as they are worth 80% of my mark... Excited for some good training and relaxing before the official summer starts :)
Tuesday May 10, 2016 #
Yoga/Stretching 10:00 [0]
Core (Strength ) 20:00 [2]
Sworkit circuit!
- 5 mins cardio warm-up
- 10 mins full body strength
- 5 mins core
- 5 mins cardio warm-up
- 10 mins full body strength
- 5 mins core
Sunday May 8, 2016 #
Note
(rest day)
Skipped the long today as I am in my last week of highschool with an exam everyday until Friday - then freedom!
Saturday May 7, 2016 #
Orienteering race 46:23 [3] 5.8 km (8:00 / km)
Middle Distance - OOC
This race didn't go as well as I wanted it to... My bearings were off to the right for the first few controls and I wasn't using the features in conjunction with the compass as I should have been. I over shot #4 and had to do some climb back up. After that I got more into the map and the 1:7500 scale, I was happy with my route for the long leg and #6-10 went smoothly although I stopped to rethink my initial route to #10 and was happy with the new route avoiding the major hill. Coming into 10 I was trying to show coach Meghan my flow through the control and I definitely flowed just not in the direction I was planning on...I got thrown off by the two other hills with a trail between them and ended up taking a decent detour, oops! The rest of the race I was extra cautious and no other errors once I was on track. Overall a good learning experience - noting that I need to continue working on using both features and the compass and not feeling like I have to choose one or the other for a route. Felt a bit sluggish so pushing it up the hills and throughout the middle distance courses is something I can work on for mentality. As a positive I was able to put my mistakes behind me on the course and keep on pushing and my overall flow through was good!
This race didn't go as well as I wanted it to... My bearings were off to the right for the first few controls and I wasn't using the features in conjunction with the compass as I should have been. I over shot #4 and had to do some climb back up. After that I got more into the map and the 1:7500 scale, I was happy with my route for the long leg and #6-10 went smoothly although I stopped to rethink my initial route to #10 and was happy with the new route avoiding the major hill. Coming into 10 I was trying to show coach Meghan my flow through the control and I definitely flowed just not in the direction I was planning on...I got thrown off by the two other hills with a trail between them and ended up taking a decent detour, oops! The rest of the race I was extra cautious and no other errors once I was on track. Overall a good learning experience - noting that I need to continue working on using both features and the compass and not feeling like I have to choose one or the other for a route. Felt a bit sluggish so pushing it up the hills and throughout the middle distance courses is something I can work on for mentality. As a positive I was able to put my mistakes behind me on the course and keep on pushing and my overall flow through was good!
Running 10:00 [1]
Warm up and drills etc before middle
Yoga/Stretching warm up/down 15:00 [1]
Some warm up drills, dynamics, and strides pre sprint
Orienteering race 18:28 [5] 3.51 km (5:16 / km)
Sprint -OOC
Overall much happier with this race! Just two route choices that probably weren't ideal - to #1 I played it safe going around the building, partly because I didn't see the straight route at the start, had to get used to seeing the passages. And then to number 9 I added a few m of climb by going down around the building - this was from not looking at the control description mainly. Other than that I felt good about planning ahead and pushing it on the dead legs. The technical residence area was great training for avoiding the traps. I will keep trying to build my speed!
Overall much happier with this race! Just two route choices that probably weren't ideal - to #1 I played it safe going around the building, partly because I didn't see the straight route at the start, had to get used to seeing the passages. And then to number 9 I added a few m of climb by going down around the building - this was from not looking at the control description mainly. Other than that I felt good about planning ahead and pushing it on the dead legs. The technical residence area was great training for avoiding the traps. I will keep trying to build my speed!