Training Log Archive: Amber

Easy run with Kate around havelock after work, did some decent hills. Foot was quite sore, and was a bit dead. but wasnt too cold which was good.

warm up

Loops mass start, got 2 and 3 all good, 4 was a bit off to the left but not bad, 5 good, 6 i couldnt get out to the track from 5 but the actual control itself was fine, then 7 ..WELL! i was stuck in a wall of cutty grass for literally a minute! then got disorientated and ran 90deg out to the fence... then along to 7. back into 8 where we had been for three already and was way too far right, but after that i wasnt too bad, just had myself defeated until i saw kate and laura right at the start of the small last common loop, passed laura and then kate went too far right on 25 and i got it before her and then stayed in front...JUST

Quite a fun race, was quite tired from training i spose....

Started atrociously~ lost 1min 30 on number one, then got two well and three ok, 4 was also just ok, then 5 lost 3min and again another 3min30 on 6!!!! This was all in the thick green part of the map, 6 i was particulary annoyed with as i am pretty sure my plan was great and i came in where i wanted, but something happened and i decided to climb an extra 3 5m contours than i needed to, and then run along and down again to realise that i was right in the first place and the control was in fact quite close to the track.... felt a bit defeated after all this, then boosted along the track to get out into the open part. The next few controls were ok, no real doozies some i was a bit off on (10m but seeing the control) and then i started to loose it on the small hills, just had nothing in my legs, the longer leg back over to the prickly stuff was a bit shit as i didnt attack and pissed around with not deciding to run on the track, but i pfaffed around in the marsh... and crossed about 7 fences at the end all in about the space of 20secs and 10m....

Prickley sands was all good, i felt strong again, however going to 18 i tweaked my ankle and hobbled for a bit, this meant me being hesitant the rest of the course, stuffed one in a depression i think it was the one after the spectator? and pulled up too short,, then ran too far left and had to come back into it.

Finished with a great display being too tired to properly check my last control on the map, glanced at map and saw that it was on a track to the right of a shed, so just ran, then punched the control at the wrong end of the track.... realised it wasnt the right code, got thoroughly confused then figured it out and ran to finish...

At Finish was totally convinced i would be WELL back however Rach Smith had done 63 something and was winning... the only other to come in ahead today were greta on 64 and yvette on 66 something, i know Greta buggered up the green too, however the other two didnt muck much up, definately saw under 60min today!

various warm up and down

Event: Queen's Birthday Orienteering Carnival/NZ Superseries Round 4
 

Forest Sprint, was ok 1, 2, 3 felt good, then 4 i over shot completely must have been about 10m from control and not seen it, got confused then figured out i had gone one hill system over, ran back and had lost 1min and rachel had caught me. Stayed in front of her the rest of the sprint, Fastest split on the long leg and apart from alot of hesitation on number 12 (standing on the track double checking i was going into the right depression) i was happy with pace and nav... dam that one control

WArm up jog before and after race - was freezing and raining after so didnt really do as much as i had wanted

Easy run with Sean after work, just cruised, it was freezing and my foot was sore but other than that felt pretty good

Rest Day for amber today...pretty tired, felt good to have a day off

Run at lunchtime, boy was it cold!!

Ran out around endsleigh then out to cyrstal then down mt erin and school and back up around endsleigh home via gilpin and Te Aute. Was quite a struggle to get going today....

Think my body will like a rest tomorrow

Strength After work with Ann,
15min abs, 1min recov, 15min back, 1min recov, 4min arms then 4min more abs

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