Sunday Nov 4 |
 | Orienteering race (DEE Delamere Forest) 1:35:24 [4]*** 10.2 km (9:21 / km) +165m 8:39 / km | |
| shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 330 O |
| Went from control 11 to 17 (stupid).
Two big dog legs, nasty brambles, and a evil smelly bog. Oh, I also mispunched #18. |
| Orienteering (Controlling) 1:30:00 [1]5.6 km (16:04 / km) | |
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| Checking the control sites for the Night Piethorne event. All tags are in the right place, but some of the mapping is suspect. |
Saturday Nov 3 |
| Trail Race race (Ullswater Steamy Surprise) 1:00:33 [5]12.9 km (4:42 / km) +510m 3:55 / km | |
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| I really must learn to keep my word. I wasn't going to race, but when I eyed up the competition I thought there was a chance of a top 3 position. So I found myself at the front of the start line, when two runners #1 and #2 effortless jogged to the start. But it was too later to move back from the start.
Within 1km, #1 and #2 disappeared. I was just behind the third runner. By 2km my throat was burning (from my cold) and on the climbs my legs were wobbly, but I was maintaining my 4th position.
Just before the final (and the largest and the steepest) climb at 8km, a Clayton le Moors Harrier was closing the gap. Half way up the hill, I wanted to stop, but the b***er ordered me not to give up. At the top I nearly collapsed. But it was now downhill to the finish. I managed to push on, finishing 4th. Thanks to the CLM runner for the encouragement! |
Friday Nov 2 |
| Running 40:00 [2]8.2 km (4:53 / km) +60m 4:42 / km | |
| shoes: Asics DS Trainers XII |
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| Running 40:30 [1]8.1 km (5:00 / km) | |
| shoes: Asics Gel Trail Sensor WR |
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Thursday Nov 1 |
| Running 45:00 [2]10.3 km (4:22 / km) +75m 4:13 / km | |
| shoes: NB 1061 Orange |
| A bit too fast. Left foot slightly uncomfortable on hard surfaces. |
| Running 41:00 [1]8.2 km (5:00 / km) | |
| shoes: Asics Gel Trail Sensor WR |
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| Weights 30:00 [1] | |
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Wednesday Oct 31 |
| Yoga 55:00 [1] | |
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| More impossible positions |
| Orienteering race 1:15:00 [4]* 16 km (4:41 / km) | |
| shoes: Asics DS Trainers XII |
| A very scrappy run, wasted 3 mins when a got to a cross roads only to discover the other path was a bridge and I couldn't figure out to get on to the bridge. I was also foolishly tempted by an outlaying control.
But my biggest mistake was jumping over a 5ft wall and landing badly. |
Tuesday Oct 30 |
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| (sick) (rest day) |
| Feeling grotty, so decided to take it a rest day |
Monday Oct 29 |
| Weights 35:00 [1] | |
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| Running 40:00 [2]8.7 km (4:36 / km) +75m 4:24 / km | |
| shoes: NB 1061 Orange |
| Slightly drained with weekends efforts and with a cold. So I tried not to push myself, but difficult to keep the pace down when running with Tom. |