Training Log Archive: TGIF

BBA 45:00 [3] 5.5 km (8:11 / km)
slept:7.0 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Running 50:00 [1] 11.0 km (4:33 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

BBA 45:00 [1] 5.5 km (8:11 / km)
slept:9.0 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Running 1:15:00 [2] 15.5 km (4:50 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock

Running warm up/down 1:12:00 [2] 14.7 km (4:54 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock

Orienteering (savage) 29:19 [3] *** 4.47 km (6:34 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock

Re-ran the WOC 2011 middle qualification. Tried to put some kind of speed, but the snow on the coldest places, the new clearings, and the rain finished to kill a bit of my enthusiasm.

With that time, I would have been 10th of my heat, beating Jarkko by 2 seconds, and it is enough to make a happy 31st December ; ). No gps tracking to compare unfortunately (if I remember right, only the finals had gps tracking).



Good bye 2015! Put it back in your storage*, 2016 looks a lot brighter ! Wish you all a Happy New Year.

*Lizzie tried hard to explain me the difference between kiwi bird, kiwi fruit, and kiwis, but this is all still pretty unclear ; )

BBA 45:00 [1] 5.5 km (8:11 / km)
slept:7.0 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Running 1:00:00 [3] 12.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Incl. drills, boundings, and stairs.

Not a single cloud, all blue. : )

Celebrated it with an homemade Royal Deluxe...


Good food is good mood...

Orienteering (Continental) 24:30 [4] *** 4.5 km (5:27 / km)
27c shoes: VJ Irock

3 small downhills along the way of a longer run. Increasing difficulty. You always need to master the basics before trying to survive harder challenges.

Running 55:00 [2] 11.5 km (4:47 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock

BBA 45:00 [1] 5.5 km (8:11 / km)
slept:9.0 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Road bike 2:40:00 [2]

BBA 45:00 [1] 5.5 km (8:11 / km)
slept:9.0 shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Running 1:00:00 [1] 12.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Running 2:00:00 [2] 21.0 km (5:43 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

To Mt Revard, Belvédere de l´Orionde and Mt Kamuniak.

Another nice sunny day in Alps.


Aix-les-bains, from Le Revard.


The fields of the WOC 2011 long distance qualification.

Running warm up/down 50:00 [1] 8.5 km (5:53 / km)
slept:7.5 shoes: VJ Irock

Orienteering (savage) 38:29 [4] **** 6.1 km (6:19 / km)
24c shoes: VJ Irock

2 times about 2,5 km in the most runnable parts of La Montagne de Bange, 2 min of rest in-between.

Mostly quite ok, but struggled (as always) in the second course to find the best passages in the giant mess. Super nice weather made it very enjoyable.


New clearings around the 7th control

Running 50:00 [3] 11.0 km (4:33 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

Orienteering (Continental) 1:14:02 [3] *** 12.3 km (6:01 / km)
21c slept:7.5 shoes: VJ Irock

Today, I ran the WOC 2011 women´s long distance - a race where Annika had a legendary performance. Such a good one that the speaker, when she crossed the finish line, believed she had jumped a control, or forgot to run one of the loop…

Most of the terrain was snow-free today, except the last couple of tricky controls near the arena. Also a much better visibility in the first slope as this part is covered with lobed-leaved trees.

I saved my pride by running the race a bit faster than Annika, but I still believe it was one of the best run we have ever seen at World Championships.






Not sure if we ever had a better view at a WOC start. Same sunny day but about 20°C less…


An empty finish arena.

Orienteering (Continental) 45:00 [2] 9.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock

Running 1:00:00 [2] 12.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 32

To Mont Kamuniak (1558m) and back.