Sunday Dec 9 |
 | Orienteering 30:00 [3] ***** | |
| shoes: Asics Gel Trabuco |
| Putting out controls .... in a forest i've never been in with a Brown-only map....... not easy. |
| Orienteering 30:00 [3] **** | |
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| Twice round a course planned by the other group .... 'using generalised contours' for navigation (Brown only again). Trying to make things more realistic for the other coach, so behaved (orienteering wise tha is) in a manner of someone just reaching TD5 ability (so not switching all skills on completely)
Loose navigation along the top of a flat area meant i ran well past one control. Easily identified catching feature meant no probs bouncing back to right area. Off with my 'loose' bearing to penultimate control too.
Switched on for the second loop though. |
| Orienteering 20:00 [3] **** | |
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| All tracks and paths switched off on the map for a long leg (doubler) session. Well planned i think as it was a challenge. I tried to run fast but probably too soon after lunch to get the best out of myself (maybe 20 mins). Was probably still the fastest around the entire loop.
Course leaders did a sample cognative de-brief with each of us after ... really interesting to see the subtlty of questions working so well .... making me see weaknesses in my own run that i didnt realise in my own self analysis. Impressive. |
Saturday Dec 8 |
| Orienteering 40:00 [3] *** | |
| shoes: Asics Gel Trabuco |
| AM session of L3 coaching course. Putting out controls and then a bearings exercise. |
| Orienteering 25:00 [2] ** | |
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| Put out controls. Coached my pair of guinea pigs on using simple contours for navigation, then ran a loop of the controls, practicing pacing / bearings whilst collecting. |
Thursday Dec 6 |
| Cycle 20:00 [3] | |
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| From Leith Links to the flat. |
Wednesday Dec 5 |
| Cycle 25:00 [3] | |
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| Cycle from Leith Links to work.
Got the lights on my side almost all the way ... stopped at two lights and briefly at two junctions i think. |
Tuesday Dec 4 |
| Cycle 45:00 [2] | |
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| Cycle from Leith to work in the morn and from work via building site (aka our flat) to leith links in evening. |
| Stretching 15:00 [3] | |
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| Tightening up with lack of stretching lately (usually a habit that goes with training sessions)
Outer edge of R calf still a bit funny after club champs twist ... lack of balance/wobble training probably has it weakened again. |
Monday Dec 3 |
| 'Alternative' Training 1:30:00 [4] | |
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| Shifting stones from the front yard to a skip up the street.
Some of those things weighed .. erm.. lots.
Felt like a 'Worlds Strongest Man' contestant tonight alright ....doing that funny waddling walk that they do whilst trying to carry a truck or something .......'cept i was carrying much smaller 'boulders' and have got much smaller muscles... in fact i probably would not make a very 'strong' man at all.
On the up side, and to put things in perspective, worlds strongest men cant run.....
Absolutely knackered. Slept like a baby that night. |
| Cycle 20:00 [2] | |
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| From the flat to Leith Links |