Training Log Archive: KathrynB

Strength stuff - quite a lot of squats, box jumps, battle ropes etc

Event: Scottish Orienteering League 1
 

At first thought this race went pretty bad and was dissapointed, however on further reflection moving away from the emotional analysis, it wasn't all that bad.
Navigation was a tiny bit sloppy approaching the control for about the first 5, but then settled into it and was pretty much nailing them. Can't have lost more than a minute on that. Really pleased with my route choice on the long leg, had noticed it in a while in advance so had time to contemplate the best route and one which avoided the most hills. This ended up being the fastest.
Physically it was some what a different story... I would like to put it down to being cautious with my ankles, however I think the bigger contributer was my lack of fitness/motivation on the hills. Tried to resolve the latter when I spotted John in the distance but this was short lived when we chose different routes and I ended up ahead of him. Didn't see him again.
Any speed I did have on the hills quickly evaporated and didn't feel much more than a crawl at the end.
I suppose I should take the positive about my technique and considering I have been injured, have a cold, and not much sleep, this is a good start to the season and something to build on.
Routegadget: http://www.roxburghreivers.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/i...

Rest day before SOL tomorrow

Up Clava Hill 1,3 with Dad after school. Small warm up just up the road and back. Took it nice and slow pace on the way up but kept chugging away. Tough running in the snow and didn't quite make it to the top of 3 due to bad conditions and pretty deep snow. Fast down. Great fun

DARNAWAYYYYY!!!!!!!! Parked over at Dunain Burn and ran this lovely undulating single track on the top of the cliffs next to the river. One main bit of about 1km where the track disappeared so ended scrambling on a steep bank of undergrowth above a big gorge (pretty slowly). Then a bit of terrain up a steep hill ear the end which really took it out my legs.

Moravian Post Box-O. Map of Forres with the post boxes marked as a score event. In pairs and had 40 minutes. I had a slow guy I'd never seen before, but he seemed to have a pretty strong idea of how he wanted to do it so I thought it would be easier just to go with it. I went out and got all the far ones and left him to get the closer ones on the high street and kept meeting him to feedback the numbers. He didn't end up getting very many in the end so we didn't do very well but it was some decent training for me. I seemed to be moving ok, but left hamstring feeling quite tight (which is pretty impressive that they can get any tighter judging by my ability -or not so- to touch my toes).

Warm-up to the bottom of the hill

3x5x~170m up Nelson Road Hill. Running pretty well so started a bit further down on the last few.
44(170), 44(174), 42(176), 41(178), 41(180)
42(174), 43(178), 44(178), 42(180), 44(181)
42(174), 43(179), 44(180), 44(180), 45(182)
Really pleased with how it went.

WD Slightly longer than normal back to the car