Training Log Archive: Magic

IOC short. Lovely area and another great day and courses. As per yesterday, the map had plenty of quite serious errors, but thankfully I didn't get too caught out by them. Not quite so happy in the leg department, my calfs were tired from the rough ground yesterday and I felt as if I had no strenght on the rough middle half today. Also made a 1.15 mistake on the long leg and lost another .45 on getting bad running through the thick bits of trees on 8. Ran much better at the beginning and end section of the course. Won again but shouldn't have with a run like that, Niall was a happy second. Toes now really sore, should have worn my old pair of shoes.

Warmed up okay but failed on much more than a walk to warm down - toes were hurting though.

Event: Irish Orienteering Championships
 

IOC 2007. Very short course but some dog rough terrain in parts, fast (but not very often flat) in others. Had a very clean run, just getting the end of the route choice of the long leg wrong (played safe, lost best part of a minute, but don't know how). Ran fairly well but never felt strong, but was that kind of terrain. Not happy in new shoes, they were far too lose and I didn't have any confidence in desending. Toes alos sore. Won by a decent margine from Boyzone, who had an excellent run to finish second. Smashing day, good course and moslty a good area - some seriously dodgy mapping in parts though.

Travel to N Ireland for IOC

Trail and roads along Rivelin and back through Ranmoor. Had to know how you feel when you take it easy but think I have a bit of energy saved up for the weekend.

C • What you doing at weekend? 5

Spring Cup 2. Greno woods. Took it very handy and hardly got out of breath (aside from the last climb up to the finish). Felt quite good and was happy to trot around. Lost a bit of time looking for a few pits in the middle of nowhere, but an enjoyable wee run on the whole. Ran in new VJ falcons, very comfortable, so should be no problem for the weekend.

Slow run down into Rivelin and explored a bit. Founa whole section of wod and a graveyrad that I didn't know existed beyond Google. Steep, but where around here isn't. Tired legs, about the hardest weeks training that I've done this year!

Tired tonight, especially on the exercise that need cardo or shoulder strenght. Took it about as easy as one can with circuits!

Slow run along the only flat road around (Fulwood) after circuits. Trotted along nicely as long as no extra energy was required.