Training Log Archive: kwilliams

Gillande (or something) meet. Ran the open 9 course. A lot more snow in the forest and different green/white vegetation/mapping. Real problems getting into the map at the start. Once got to number 1, things went fine, though slowly (tired) until 11&12. Flat area in the green, looking for a one contour hill /reentrant. Got off-bearing to the right (not a strong enough attackpoint). Then number 12: into semi-open area...had problems distinquishing between semi-open and white woods (probably just tired). Thicker, with more snow than Sat areas.

To start (1.1km) and then after run (parking lot).

Warm up, cool down to start/from last control. Weekend Tiomila training camp with club, outside of Stockholm. Training set up by Fredrik L.

Morning training run. Good to the first 4 controls (waffling back and forth with Ida), Ida went a different way to #5. #5 okay, but a few little problems, okay to #6 but then lost contact with map and got very confused. Hard to read vegetation, and flat areas vs. swamps as snow made everything wet. Met up with Ida again after #8. Fine for last three controls.

Afternoon training with Linda, Maria, Annica and Camilla. Chase start...I went out first. Took maybe not the smartest route to number 1, but spiked it nonetheless. Annica caught me at #2 (bad route choice out of #1), Maria on way to #4. #4-#8 on my own; too hesitant, but everything was making sense. Just before #9, Maria and Annica showed up again. Chasing them to #10 and back to finish.

Night orienteering relay (2 member teams). I ran second leg; Ida ran first leg for our team. She came to the finish in 4th, together with Maria. I started with Annica, but as she is a stronger runner than I, she was gone after 10 minutes. Took it carefully to the first control (it was a long control), but then had problems with the battery harness after that control (it was not staying connected); lost concentration and headed in the wrong direction to #2. Spent at least 8 minutes relocating and finding #2: Josse caught up to me, we caught up to another girl, Josse split away at #4, other girl went a different way to #6, Josse and I met again on way to #7 and caught the girl again at #8. They pulled away at #10, but screwed up the last control (#11), so I caught them and ended up 2nd place. Very nervous before as have never orienteered at night in Sweden, and not really done any night-orienteering in years. Virgin run with the new headlamp went well. Have to get the harness thing settled.

Run with Helen in Ängs (with map) both on and off trail, in a few areas that I have not been before. Almost no snow, and a big soggy in a few areas (and we went there!). Nice run, good temp, good tempo. Foot a little sore, but not too bad.

My turn (together with Kjell) to make dinner for club training, so ran from work (with backpack - 15 lbs? - first 24 minutes) and then around delsjon area for rest of run...hilly run today, on and off trail. Felt tired in the beginning, particularly after running up to the clubhouse with the pack, but felt okay near the end.

Some cardio mixed in with strength training.