Training Archive: QuirkeyIn the 7 days ending 2008-01-27:
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Sunday Jan 27 | ||
| Cycle 1:30:00 [3] | |
| Cycle 50 mins easyish out to Dreghorn and 40mins slightly more intense back to home later. | ||
| Walk 1:30:00 [2] | |
| Checking out map and control sites for CSC planning
There longer than this, but i reckon that was about the amount of time spent actually walking. Lots of map corrections needed for new fences in particular. Luckily most have stiles so shouldnt prove insurmountable problems for course planning purposes. | ||
Saturday Jan 26 | ||
| Event: Edinburgh Big Weekend | ||
| Orienteering race 47:49 [4] * 6.3 km (7:35 / km) | |
| ahr:164 max:182 spiked:25/30c slept:7.0 shoes: Brooks Vapour | ||
| Edinburgh City Race: One star for street O? Whoever designed the rating system has never done a race like this then.
What a fantastic fun event. From the cheering squad of locals hanging out their council flat windows in Dumbedykes (spelling?), to the various reactions of people on the street, to the sooo different but still brain burning and body testing course ..... I loved every minute of it! I'll never forget that moment of upon seeing a "wine-o" slouched near a control, hesitating to approach, then deciding to start planing my next leg before nipping past, hoping not to get bothered.... only then realising that it was in fact Alison with her camera who by this time i'm sure got a wonderful pic of me 'standing still' whilst Orienteering..... oh no disaster .... there's goes my cred if that one ever gets out !!!! The race itself, taught me to a) look up, (eg no 7) this city works in complex 3d b) avoid having to run 'down' steps .... up steps is fine and down slopes are fine but running down steps is sooo slow. c) Simplify your route: less thinking means more speed and/or better control flow. d) the less changes in direction the better for runnig speed e) as per normal orienteering, run your own race and try to ignore others (including wine-o's / paparazzi !!!!) So much for the plan to cruise around, as by control no 2 i was trying to get away from someone, then someone else. Energy gone and dramatic slow down required from about half way to no 13. Something like 12 mins down on the winner (Murray) so not too bad. I miss being properly fit, but definitely enjoyed getting out. | ||
| Cycle 30:00 [2] | |
| Cycle to and later from orienteering. | ||
| Run warm up/down 5:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Brooks Vapour | ||
| Stretching 10:00 [1] | |
Friday Jan 25 | ||
| Note | |
| Sooo wanting to get out and about, but combo of current athetic fitness levels and not being fully over this dose i'm also feared of overdoing it.
Farting about, up and down the hill on the bike in the last few days has not been worthy of counting as training. At least i should be ok to get round tomorrow. Wont push it, just try to find a nice smooth cruising speed and enjoy the event. Maybe some core / balance stuff in the gym after work tonight might be ok. Really have to get out into the Pentlands for CSC planning over the weekend .... that will probably have to be Sunday then ...hail rain or snow... oh no! I think a motorvehicle may have to be aquired sometime in the coming months.... really getting tired of the limitations of public transport in relation to my Orienteering. | ||
Wednesday Jan 23 | ||
| Orienteering 40:00 [3] ** | |
| shoes: Asics Gel Trabuco | ||
| Club Training, Ricarton.
Torrential downpour coming up to 7pm stopped / eased just in time. 2 groups of three in opposite directions, 'trying' to practice map memory in turns on alt legs. Good planning by Richard, about 3.7 km (i think) with plenty of tricky route choice legs. Hopefully the practice will help for Saturday. Note to self ... need to check Sprint-O Rules /ISSOM symbols etc. | ||
Monday Jan 21 | ||
| Strength (Class) (AM class) 1:00:00 [4] | |
| shoes: Reebok Premier Lite | ||
| Kept the weights on the light side.
Warm up 2x3.5 Squat 2x12.5 .... Some to spare there Chest 2x8.5 ...... Ouch ... Dang I've lost a hella lot of strength Back 2x8.5 .... no bad ... wide grippers burn though Triceps 2x5 Biceps 2x3.5/4.5 .. felt like a girl ... big time Shoulders 2x4.5 Abs 5kg Good to be training at all, despite poultry levels of fitness | ||
| Stretching 10:00 [1] | |
| Bit extra on legs after pump class.
Surprised to see talent in the gym at that hour .... i thought pretty people usualy slept in. | ||