Training Archive: QuirkeyIn the 7 days ending 2008-08-10:
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Saturday Aug 9 | ||
| Run 1:05:00 [4] | |
| ahr:148 max:168 slept:8.5 shoes: Brooks Vapour | ||
| Now becoming an institution of visits to the 'motherland'.... I went for a really enjoyable gallop around Raven Point Nature Reserve.
As the rain had started (again) i was there without B, which meant i didn't really have to worry about time. Easy for the first 5 as a warm up, a wee stretch, then a proper stretch out along forested dune trails. Did a bit of exploring as opposed to just doing the old routes from my teenage years. Soon discovered that more of those old trails were rather grown over, indicating that the old gang have either stopped coming here or changed their routes a bit. Didnt bother with the beach this time. Thought a fair bit about how this would be a great place to orienteer ....but for the brambles and bracken .... maybe a winter area? Eased off a bit for the last 5 mins Just a Magical Place ! | ||
| Stretching 15:00 [1] | |
| 5 at about 5 into the run
10 more once i got back to the car. | ||
Thursday Aug 7 | ||
| Orienteering 2:00:00 [5] *** 10.3 km (11:39 / km) +475m 9:28 / km | |
| ahr:142 max:165 slept:2.0 shoes: Inov8 Mudroc 208 | ||
| Although i felt fine physically, i was mentally 'knackered' after attempting to, but failing to sleep in tent with strong winds and torrential rain most of the night.
Making little errors from the off they gradually got worse and worse, 5 mins, 10mins, 25minute errors. I realised that navigation should be easier in this terrain (than 2 days ago) but my brain was just dead so I decided to retire from about halfway to control 11 of 27. Since i was at the furthest point away from the finish i decided in jogging back to run along paths roughly following the route of my course. Ended up back at assembly at bang on the 2hr mark. I think this was the third time i've ever retired. I know now i've got a base stamina to be able to keep going physically, but that brain power and sustained speed in terrain need some work. | ||
| Run warm up/down 15:00 [2] | |
| Warmup -Jog to start and lots near start as i'd gone there waaaay too early (for a change) | ||
| Stretching 25:00 [1] | |
| 15 prior to run (filling time mostly)
10 after | ||
Tuesday Aug 5 | ||
| Orienteering 1:43:53 [5] **** 9.9 km (10:30 / km) +240m 9:22 / km | |
| ahr:157 max:168 23c slept:5.0 shoes: Inov8 Mudroc 208 | ||
| Croeso: Pwll Du (Day 3)
Nice area, but a bit of a miserable day. 23rd out of 27finishers. Not a great night's sleep in advance, and a minor panic after forgetting my o-shoes, then a 1 hour round trip to get them, followed by a later than intended race start Sloppy run. No major 'errors' timewise, but not exactly accurate and confident spiking of controls. Was able to keep going easily, but not able to hold a decent pace for long. Lack of recent practice was shown i suppose. | ||
| Stretching 15:00 [1] | |
| 5 before and 10 after run | ||
| Run warm up/down 30:00 [2] | |
| ahr:130 shoes: Brooks Vapour | ||
| Car to assembly, to start (WU)
Assembly to Car (WD) | ||