Sunday Aug 26 |
 | orienteering race 1:13:00 [4] | |
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| White Rose day 2. Had a scrappier run and made a couple of silly mistakes including missing one in a clearing which i must have been about 5 metres from but just couldnt see it in all the crap that was on the floor. Felt a lot tireder and wasnt able to give it as much power as i wanted to. Ian did a stonking time which i should have been a few mins closer too but hes running really strongly at the moment. |
| running 20:00 [2] | |
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| blah blah |
Saturday Aug 25 |
| orienteering race 1:04:00 [5] | |
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| White Rose. Had a cleanish run around some very tough forest. Missed slightly at the end of the long leg but when i checked this again on Monday it confirmed my suspicions that the features are about 30 metres out from whats shown on the map. Pushed hard and felt like i might explode in the heat and was nearly sick at the end. |
| running 20:00 [2] | |
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| Warm up and a slow jog to warm down. |
Friday Aug 24 |
| Free weights-core stability 50:00 [2] | |
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| Added some lunges+squats and things to the usual workout but not convinced about their benefits, surely running up+down hills is far more beneficial? |
Thursday Aug 23 |
| orienteering 1:00:00 [3] | |
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| Went to Esthwaite Intake for some training as its one of the only bracken free areas (that i know of). Lost time in a couple of places and struggled to get any flow as found it quite rough going (and was getting a bit fed up with trees trying to poke my eyes out, perhaps living in Yorkshire for the last 6 months has turned me into a wimp?) but then it clicked and all was good for about an hour till i hit a brackeny area and lost interest, luckily this was right at the end. Dont know what all the southerners are moaning about the weather for, its beautiful sunshine! |
| orienteering 30:00 [4] | |
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| Tempo section in the middle of the session. Overall felt a lot better than i have done recently but felt a bit funny afterwards, probably due to the heat. |
Wednesday Aug 22 |
| Free weights-core stability 50:00 [2] | |
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Tuesday Aug 21 |
| orienteering 47:00 [3] | |
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| I'll put this in as orienteering but in reality i went to recce the area where the FRA relays are this year but with a 1:25 000 map. Ive run there about 1000 times previously but not usually with a map. Checked out some potential control sites but it was all pure guesswork, i dont have any inside info or anything. I think the orienteers will have even more of an advantage this year as it depends how they plan it but there could be some cracking route choice decisions to make as well as running on bearings across nothingness trying to hit streams and things (not easy when theres alot more on the ground than on the map) and potentially alot of terrain running. Its very very steep in places too. |
| orienteering 23:00 [5] | |
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| Did 60x30x15 whilst orienteering. Still pretty knackered so no decent speed really. |
Monday Aug 20 |
| Free weights-core stability 40:00 [2] | |
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| I really am quite tired but then i have had 2 weeks of decent training. Think i might rest a bit this week. Also i need more time to achieve my aim of re-reading all the Harry Potter books this holiday. I believe this is a useful use of my time. |