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Training Log Archive: Magic

In the 7 days ending Aug 16, 2017:

activity # timemileskm+m
  Bike - Road4 6:54:59 123.93(3:21) 199.45(2:05) 1618
  Run - Orienteering5 5:52:10 30.37(11:36) 48.87(7:12) 2003
  Run - Trail 7 2:42:57 15.21(10:43) 24.48(6:39) 1206
  Walk1 54:07 4.51(11:59) 7.26(7:27) 480
  Total17 16:24:13 174.02(5:39) 280.06(3:31) 5307

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Wednesday Aug 16, 2017 #

10 AM

Run - Trail 56:01 [2] 8.37 km (6:41 / km) +260m 5:47 / km
shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2017 (blue)

Nice and easy loop with Aislinn from their place. Cloudy, so not too hot. Good chat - thanks to Nanny Maria for babysitting.

Tuesday Aug 15, 2017 #

10 AM

Run - Trail warm up/down 16:29 [2] 2.27 km (7:16 / km) +525m 3:22 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

Explored a bit around the top of the ski slope as had plenty of ti,e with the 25 minute call up. Would have been miserable had the weather been pish, but it was lovely in the sun.
11 AM

Run - Orienteering race 44:13 [4] 7.11 km (6:13 / km) +181m 5:31 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

O-Cerdanya Day 5, M21L, 5.8km, 200m.
Course notable for the massive amount of descent, got a chair lift to the start meaning that we started at nearly 2000m and finished at about 1600m. Most of that descent wasn't actually very enjoyable, being steep and on grass covered in small loose stones. It did make running at altitude less of an issue though. Mostly clean and the last part of the course through mature alpine woods was nice. Nice finish to the event.
3 PM

Bike - Road 2:00:16 [2] 71.68 km (1:41 / km) +123m 1:40 / km

Back to Esperaza from the Font-Romeu plateau. Did this a fez years ago on my mothers old bike and it was hard work, on a road bike it was easy - how can over 70km of downhill not be? Actually the weather tried its best with a strong headwind all the way and an epic thunderstorm right at the end - very glad for the helmet with hailstones the size of marbles.

Monday Aug 14, 2017 #

10 AM

Run - Trail warm up/down 5:17 [1] 0.71 km (7:29 / km) +4m 7:17 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

Short warm up as wanting to save energy for the race.
11 AM

Run - Orienteering race 1:44:52 [4] 14.52 km (7:13 / km) +600m 5:59 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

O-Cerdanya Day 4, M21L 12.0km, 450m, 21 controls.
Plan to keep it slow and clean failed at #1 where I went the wrong side of a bush and then couldn't either find or get to it. Not bad thereafter, a lot less luck needed than yesterday with only a few trees in a forest to look for. Hot day and a late start, so was flagging a bit by the end. Good classic course.

Sunday Aug 13, 2017 #

10 AM

Run - Trail warm up/down 21:08 [2] 2.66 km (7:56 / km) +51m 7:15 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

Slightly longer warm up as had to go back to the car to sun cream up.
11 AM

Run - Orienteering race 49:39 [4] 6.89 km (7:13 / km) +270m 6:02 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

O-Cerdanya Day 3, M21, 5.6km, 215m, 19 controls.
Success today, in that I found all of the controls... Didn't find many of them cleanly though, but such was the nature of the terrain - looking for fallen trees/tree stumps in broom or a dead tree in a forest is also going to be interesting. Lost loads of time in little bits, but the sun was shining and the altitude was less of an issue.
3 PM

Bike - Road 1:24:35 [2] 40.01 km (2:07 / km) +410m 2:01 / km

Couldn't cycle from the event as it was miles up a rough track, so got dropped at the road and headed back up to the pass and back via La Molina. Climb was lovely and gradual and with very little traffic. Descent was partly bumpy, which I took easy as forgot a helmet today. Hot once back down on the plain (which is still 1300m).

Saturday Aug 12, 2017 #

9 AM

Run - Trail warm up/down 13:28 [2] 1.57 km (8:34 / km) +100m 6:30 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

Still and took a while to get moving, but heart recovering a bit better than yesterday after efforts. Glorious blue sky day.
10 AM

Run - Orienteering race 39:57 [5] 6.14 km (6:30 / km) +246m 5:25 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

O Cerdanya Day 2, M 21, 5.4km, 240m, 18 controls.
Felt a world better running today, not exactly fast but ran the hills and didn't get dizzy. Quite a fun course with lots of down, but again the contours felt they were from an '80s map. This caused a problem with #3 and I ended up to low. In my confusion I never saw #4 and went straight to #5... Still, happy to be able to run, not happy that I was still 10 minutes down.
1 PM

Bike - Road 2:29:39 [2] 58.67 km (2:33 / km) +812m 2:23 / km

Feeling much better after O today so took a detour up to a lake on the way home. Much bigger hill than I was expecting, but very nice up at the lake - despite the hoards who had taken the bus up. Stopped at the river on the way down and found the SYO/FVO crowd having a dip. Got lost in Font Romeu on the way back and ended up walking along a mountain bike track with my road bike.
6 PM

Walk 54:07 [1] 7.26 km (7:27 / km) +480m 5:36 / km

Nobody in the campsite when I got back, so after eating, washing and having a sleep I decided to go for a walk. Only one option avoiding roads but that meant over a hour steeply uphill in hot sun. Lovely church on top. Out nearly 2 hours.

Friday Aug 11, 2017 #

Event: 5 days Cerdanya 2017 (Catalunya)
 
9 AM

Run - Trail warm up/down 9:24 [3] 1.4 km (6:44 / km) +105m 4:53 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

Warm up, start much closer than expected so had time to go back to use the toilets (only 6 for nearly 2000 runners!). Cold (3 degrees) but sunny spells. Feeling the altitude.
10 AM

Run - Orienteering race 1:53:29 [4] 14.22 km (7:59 / km) +706m 6:24 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14

O Cerdanya Day 1, M 21, 11.8km, 540m.
This was long and tough, but most due to the altitude. The hills weren't actually that steep and the ground was quite clean (but lots of dead fall), but couldn't run anything without feeling dizzy. So a long slow trudge, but enjoyable enough (although the contours were a bit iffy). Finished 25 minutes down but in 25th (out of about 60 I think!).
1 PM

Bike - Road 1:00:29 [2] 29.08 km (2:05 / km) +273m 1:59 / km

After a good feed and some cake, headed back to the campsite on the bike. Still pretty cold, started out with a thermal, cycling top and tracksuit jacket, and the first bit was down so took a wile to warm up. Climb up to Font Romeu was much longer than I was expecting. Glad for the following long descent.

Thursday Aug 10, 2017 #

6 PM

Run - Trail 41:10 [3] 7.5 km (5:29 / km) +161m 4:57 / km
shoes: Salomon Fellraiser 2017 (blue)

Exploring around the campsite in the Pyrenees to try and adjust to the altitude a little. Don't think it worked and legs still felt heavy from the weekend. Not even all that warm.

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