Training Log Archive: Lexc

Event: Strömstadmedeln
 

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Taken a little easy.

Very poor RC to #3. Lost like 3mins.
Huge direction error to #6.
Lost a lot of time to 9 and 10.
(9 from being slow and unsure and stopping a little early)
(10 from an unmapped pylon being on the map and throwing me off even though I was going well)

Really enjoyed it though and didn't really have many problems finding the flags when I was going well.

Event: KM-natt Østfold
 

Hated a lot about this race.
Felt tired, felt slow, felt fat and I couldn't get my head in the orienteering zone.
Quit it after a stick came through the hole of my shoe, stabbing into my foot and it took me like 10mins to sort that all out (was at the furthest part of the course so angrily limped back). Foot is a little sore now but I don't think it's anything to major.

Absolutely crap area.

Warm up and drills.
Really not in the mood.

To KB and back. Had to go v v v fast as I had a flight to catch.
14days of fun till I'm next back woo :)

C • is it not fun at home????? 4

Rec run on the seat with the boys.
Bit of a grind.

JK relay

Quite happy with this :) did my job and handed over to Håkon on last leg in first. Bit scrappy early on but got into the map and enjoyed the cheeky sprint course mid way though.

JK long

Weather. WTF.

Solid enough start only losing a minimal amount of time. Started with my jacket on but by 4 the weather was lovely and I chucked it back into my bag.
Pretty awful start of the long route choice choosing to go back up the valley as I planned ahead... But then realised that the valley was quite far off line and not the best route. After I recovered after the start I think I did quite well on the leg, maybe physically not quite up to speed but executed well. (minute and a bit lost from my exit and maybe another 50s from fitness?)

From here I ran pretty well with very minimal time losses until #13 - I knew what I was doing but saw a lost Tom, putting me off a little and making me doubt myself and check around even though I knew what I was doing. 30s or so lost.

Then I was good until the storm hit. It hit on the way to #17. My course from here plummeted as I thought I was close enough to the finish to ride it out without a jacket. So in my mesh top and short sleeve thermal I got ripped to pieces by the vicious hail (still got the bruises on my arms!! :/) I completely lost the plot and made mistakes on the next 4 controls losing me about 4mins. So so so annoyed I tried to rage split into the finish and clocked some good final splits and a seriously slow run in.

Almost a good run but ruined by the weather. Ahh well.