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Sunday Aug 30, 2009 #
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(rest day)
MIGHT start training again tomorrow
Bit hungover again today....
Bit hungover again today....
Saturday Aug 29, 2009 #
Trail/terrain running warm up/down 15:00 3.1 km (4:50 / km)
shoes: 2009 Twisters
Orienteering race 1:23:57 [5] ***** 15.2 km (5:31 / km)
ahr:153 spiked:14/24c shoes: 2009 Twisters
District long champs. One of the worst technical performance I can remember! Was a bit hungover, very unmotivated :)
Started pretty well though, and I was winning until about 35-40 minutes, despite about 2 minutes worth of mistakes. Then there was a really long leg, I caned it, but didn't understand anything in the last 400 metres before the control. Wandered round a bit trying to relocate. Saw some people picking blueberries, and almost sat down to join them. Sitting down in the beautiful forest for some berries seemed like a better idea than carrying on :) :) :)
But I did carry on, found the control (4 minute mistake!), carried on even less motivated than before. Before I carry on with the race description, it is worth pointing out that in the final details, the map was described as being 'selectively updated' which seems to me to mean that they took the original 1977 map, updated about 20% of it around the event centre for the shorter courses, and ignored the rest. This meant that 20% had a ridiculous amount of detail, with all open rock, bushes etc marked very accurately, and 80% of the map was traditional pre-1990 mark everything as white and add a few details here and there. Some controls were in huge open areas marked as white!
So the next control was a long leg, maybe 1.4km or so. On the line was white forest with a gentle slope to the right, and 2 green blobs. What was on the ground was a mash of green areas, light green areas, open areas, rough open areas, stony ground, marshy bits. I honestly can say I didn't understand a single think for more than a kilometre - just ran on compass and used the slope height, and then I came out in the circle!
I was very close to quitting again on this leg, just bumbling along, understanding zero from the map.
Tried to concentrate a bit more after that, and the last km of the course was actually on a bit of map that had been surveyed since the moon landing, so that was a bit better (and a I still made mistakes!). To the last control you had to cross a field according to the map, but then it was taped as out of bounds when I got there! So had to run all the way round. Stupid swedes - why can't you show OOB on the map????
Soooo frustrating. One of the nicest terrains I have run on in Stockholm. Great competition set up, hundreds of people, showers, toilets, commentary, good arena, but SHIT MAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When will they learn.....
The one crucial thing for any competition, and they screw it up.
OK rant over, I was just out for a fun run, and I did enjoy myself, even though I lost about 9 minutes in mistakes. Finished 7 minutes down on Peter Hemmyr who dealt with the map very well!
Started pretty well though, and I was winning until about 35-40 minutes, despite about 2 minutes worth of mistakes. Then there was a really long leg, I caned it, but didn't understand anything in the last 400 metres before the control. Wandered round a bit trying to relocate. Saw some people picking blueberries, and almost sat down to join them. Sitting down in the beautiful forest for some berries seemed like a better idea than carrying on :) :) :)
But I did carry on, found the control (4 minute mistake!), carried on even less motivated than before. Before I carry on with the race description, it is worth pointing out that in the final details, the map was described as being 'selectively updated' which seems to me to mean that they took the original 1977 map, updated about 20% of it around the event centre for the shorter courses, and ignored the rest. This meant that 20% had a ridiculous amount of detail, with all open rock, bushes etc marked very accurately, and 80% of the map was traditional pre-1990 mark everything as white and add a few details here and there. Some controls were in huge open areas marked as white!
So the next control was a long leg, maybe 1.4km or so. On the line was white forest with a gentle slope to the right, and 2 green blobs. What was on the ground was a mash of green areas, light green areas, open areas, rough open areas, stony ground, marshy bits. I honestly can say I didn't understand a single think for more than a kilometre - just ran on compass and used the slope height, and then I came out in the circle!
I was very close to quitting again on this leg, just bumbling along, understanding zero from the map.
Tried to concentrate a bit more after that, and the last km of the course was actually on a bit of map that had been surveyed since the moon landing, so that was a bit better (and a I still made mistakes!). To the last control you had to cross a field according to the map, but then it was taped as out of bounds when I got there! So had to run all the way round. Stupid swedes - why can't you show OOB on the map????
Soooo frustrating. One of the nicest terrains I have run on in Stockholm. Great competition set up, hundreds of people, showers, toilets, commentary, good arena, but SHIT MAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When will they learn.....
The one crucial thing for any competition, and they screw it up.
OK rant over, I was just out for a fun run, and I did enjoy myself, even though I lost about 9 minutes in mistakes. Finished 7 minutes down on Peter Hemmyr who dealt with the map very well!
Note
Party :) belated birthday celebrations, plus celebrating WOC, and possibly my last few weeks in Sweden
Nice bbq and campfire by the sea as the sun set over Stockholm
Nice bbq and campfire by the sea as the sun set over Stockholm
Friday Aug 28, 2009 #
Note
(rest day)
Bit of sightseeing with Jayne. Nice boat cruise followed by a traditional Swedish crayfish party complete with silly hats, schnapps and singing!
Drank a lot...
Drank a lot...
Thursday Aug 27, 2009 #
Note
So apparently it is kind of like freshers week, and as I am staying in student accommodation, all the new students are staying up as late as they can and making as much noise as they can every night....
Strength and conditioning 30:00 [1]
Usual
Cycling 30:00 [2]
I put cycling, but actually a combo or cycling, rowing, step machine and cross trainer in friskis and svettis with jonn
Note
Played football golf in Nacka with the Lauris. I won
Orienteering race 27:26 [5] ***** 4.7 km (5:50 / km)
spiked:15/19c shoes: inov8 roclite 315
Club short distance champs. Screwed that one up! Was starting to get dark - was running fast, but lots of mistakes :)
Trail/terrain running warm up/down 43:10 5.3 km (8:09 / km)
shoes: inov8 roclite 315
25 minutes shadowing a junior first round H10
Wednesday Aug 26, 2009 #
Trail/terrain running 1:52:00 [2] 18.0 km (6:13 / km)
shoes: inov8 o shoe prototype
Long run in Tyresö with a big group of guys. Pissing with rain. Mostly in forest, some small trails
Monday Aug 24, 2009 #
Note
(rest day)
Ouch
5 hours dancing, more beer than I can remember, 3 hours sleep, 9 1/2 hours travelling. Finally back home
Swim in the sea helped.
Also - how is it that after a 100 minute race, it takes about 3 hours to be able to walk and talk normally, and even eat anything, and yet 2 hours later is possible to dance all night? Strange.
5 hours dancing, more beer than I can remember, 3 hours sleep, 9 1/2 hours travelling. Finally back home
Swim in the sea helped.
Also - how is it that after a 100 minute race, it takes about 3 hours to be able to walk and talk normally, and even eat anything, and yet 2 hours later is possible to dance all night? Strange.