Training Log Archive: JLA

WOC Relay. Ran first leg in team with Grace second and Kathryn third. In my usual style was a bit slow at the start and kind of got a bit trampled on in the run to the start triangle so was near the back of the train through the first few controls. Didn't seem to be in any major gaffling so saw quite a lot of people and tried to keep contact with the pack. Not a super technical course but lots of running and quite hilly so was a bit of a slog and I really got tired up the big climb towards the finish. Didn't lose much time at all so was really happy with run.

C • relay 1

WOC long distance final. Sure was a long day. I didn't start that well, felt like i made the wrong decision on the first few controls and found myself in a mass of stinging nettles and bashing around in the green a couple of times. After that went well throught the middle section including okay on the 3km leg taking the road option to the north. A bit disappointed with the end part though. Didn't eat my gel as I got a stitch just before the spectator control and probably started getting a bit tired and delirious. In czech style the last part had lots of short legs and green etc and while didn't make any major mistakes in there just felt like i was losing little bits of time everywhere. made one final stupid mistake on a pretty easy leg just before the finish which was annoying. Anyway, tiny bit disappionted but not really a disaster and happy to be finished!

C • It looked like 3

Jogged around model map for long final and relay. Was a bit steep and feeling a bit tired. map was ok though.

WOC middle qualification. Had a pretty good race. Was a bit nervous about making big mistakes so was pretty careful. Heaps of short controls through green towards the end seemed to be the make or break. Lost about 30s on one control but otherwise quite good.

WOC middle final. Womens race was late in the day and getting quite gloomy in the forest. Almost wishing i had a headlamp to read the map in the green bits. Start of the course was really rocky and tricky. I lost a bit of time getting confused around 5 and 6, but after that had a really good run except for another 20s on about the 3rd last control. Very happy to crack the top 20!

Jogged around the middle model map then did some short ints on tracks at the end.

WOC Long Qualification on 'Hadinec'. It was prob a bit more technical than I expected, which I was happy about and there wasn't heaps of track running which I was also happy about. First few controls were in the steep stuff then the rest of the course was flatter with heaps of vegetation changes which made it a bit tricky in places as there was so much on the map. Made a bit of a mistake on no.4 which was on a ride in the green, prob lost 45s-ish, thought i came into the circle carefully but was a bit high and couldn't see it. Apart from that didn't lose too much time apart from being super careful at the end as we had quite a few potentially dangerous short legs through green and marshy stuff. I was so scared I was going to go to pieces in there so was pretty cautious. Happy to have a decent race and qualify safely.

C • smashed it! 5

C • middle 4

Jogged around on model map for long qual tomorrow. Was quite nice, no huge surprises and vegetation was understandable. Did a few short intervals on tracks at the end.

Returned to the middle-like map at stara ves to try and overcome my fears after the test races we ran there. Ran parts of the boys course from the final. Was going pretty slow but very relieved to discover it all made a lot more sense than I thought the first time. Have to be very careful and accurate on compass.

Jog with dave from the woc accomodation in Olomouc out across some fields in blazing sun. Pretty different to yesterday.

Did 8 x30sec ints with 30 sec recovery. Felt a bit slow but good to get legs turning a bit faster.

Event: WOC 2008
 

Did a run with Dave from Spindelruv Mlyn up up up to Pramen Labe, the source of the river Elbe. It was pretty bad weather and really thick fog so couldn't see any of what would have been amazing views. Was feeling very cold and soggy for the second half of the run along the ridge top so very happy to reach the kiosk at the top of the chairlift before taking it back down to Spindelruv Mlyn. Good adventure but one of those runs that is more fun afterwards than during.

Ran from the village a flattish way up the valley to do some intervals.

Did 10 x1min intervals with 1 min recovery. Did the first five on a gradual slop uphill and the second five on the way back down. it was pretty wet and slippery so not the fastest intervals ever. Feeling a bit flat too.