Training Log Archive: caitlinirving

literally did the drills at the start and then just sat out cos felt like i was going to be sick and my head was spinning like mad

Event: Junior Home Internationals Relays
 

WU with Rachel

JHI relays - Leg 1 - 4th
Pleased with this overall! Still made a few small mistakes and felt slow but didn’t go as dreadful as i thought. Made a small mistake at 3 and was chasing everyone (again!) but didn’t panic and focussed more. Was solo for a bit but i orienteered well from here and gained some places and was just behind megan coming through 10. Obviously she dropped me and i met up with both rachel’s coming out of 11. Stuck behind them through the green but was a bit hesitant at 14 and evie caught me and the rachels got a gap. Worked hard up the path but bonked up the hill in terrain and evie got slightly ahead but i knew we had the same gaffle so i stuck behind her. Then those 3 had a bit of an off direction to the gate and i just followed them tbh and then when they realised we were too far right i slotted in in front of evie in the train just before the gate. Thought i was gonna get merked on the last hill as my legs were dead as anything but dug as deep as i could and managed to hold evie off to the finish. Finished 10s behind rachel& rachel and 1min 50 down on megan who stormed it.

C • a bit of an off direction to the gate 2

WD with Anna

Event: Junior Home Internationals Individual / CompassPoint Scottish Orienteering
 

jog & drills

JHIs - 6th
Yet again, too many mistakes. Set off well and then started losing time after 5 (lost a total of ~9 mins!!) which is appalling. A few 1mins and then lost 4 mins absolutely blowing #8... took a bearing but sacked it off and decided to go straight down hill on a forestry track kinda thing as it was easier running and just didn’t even turn left. Found some boulders and just got really confused as to where i was and what i’d actually done. Eventually relocated but took too long and was very stupid really. Think i panicked a bit too. Didn’t really feel like i was moving fast at all either, felt a bit like running on empty up the hills but think that was due to v bad eating. Always get that wrong!!

WD with Rachel

such a bad day at school so felt awful when i got home and didn’t feel like doing anything at all
very easy week before JHIs anyway

meant to be WCOC intervals but was late... legs felt dead anyway on the way up and didn’t fancy doing hills solo so went on an easy loop with my dad and the dog. Never ran this before so enjoyed it.