Training Log Archive: bradcIn the 7 days ending Apr 22, 2014:
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Monday Apr 21, 2014 #
11 AM
Orienteering race 27:52 4.15 km (6:43 / km) +85m 6:05 / km
ahr:158 max:168 shoes: Inov-8 O-Roc 250 (2)
JK Relays, first leg of a Mens' Short team with Jonathan and Rupert. Legs utterly useless, so I was instantly at the back of the pack from the start, and was running my own race from there on. And my race was pretty solid, only ca 30-40s of hesitations / minor errors. I couldn't run uphill to save my life but gradually pulled myself back up to about midway in the field - 25th. Best I could do today! Both Jon and Rupert had good runs, too, so we can be happy with 20th. Nice job, team. TRIMP 75.
Sunday Apr 20, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 54:51 **** 7.37 km (7:27 / km) +184m 6:37 / km
ahr:147 max:166 spiked:15/17c shoes: Inov-8 O-Roc 250 (2)
JK day 3. M40S, 6.5km. After yesterday's headless chicken behaviour in the bright sunshine, an early start into the thick mist didn't fill me with confidence, but I stuck to it and followed my good lady's advice to keep in touch with the map. And boy, did I. I must have looked at my compass every 20m - mind you, vis was 20m or less in places. Just one fluff, at #4, where I slightly lost confidence - and lost maybe 3 minutes - but after that I was sound. I don't think I've ever run in such straight lines! Picked up a chap on the same course, who kept pace until the last few (which were basically a run-in) and dropped off; turned out he won the M35S course in 58, whereas I was about 3 mins down on the leading M40S time of 51. Pretty satisfied with that. TRIMP 113.1.
Saturday Apr 19, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:18:24 **** 9.44 km (8:18 / km) +176m 7:36 / km
ahr:137 max:163 shoes: Inov-8 O-Roc 250 (2)
JK day 2 - Merthyr Common. Supposed to be M40S, but I mis-read the course sheet and decided I was on course 18 (W40S)... game over! What a wally.
As it turned out I had an absolute mare, anyway. One look at the map and the huge number of pits and I knew that I was in trouble. I was OK to #4, more through luck than judgement, but failed to drop onto the pit at #6 and wallied around for 3 mins or so. After that, nothing worked. Lost another 4 or so on the next control, and then was completely snookered on #8. No idea. 30 minutes!!! OK, so 5-10 of that was perhaps down to stopping to help Jamie G, but I was already blown out of the water by then. I simply couldn't work out how to find MY pit in the sea of pits around me, and must have visited every one. A truly dreadful day at the office. TRIMP 126.4.
As it turned out I had an absolute mare, anyway. One look at the map and the huge number of pits and I knew that I was in trouble. I was OK to #4, more through luck than judgement, but failed to drop onto the pit at #6 and wallied around for 3 mins or so. After that, nothing worked. Lost another 4 or so on the next control, and then was completely snookered on #8. No idea. 30 minutes!!! OK, so 5-10 of that was perhaps down to stopping to help Jamie G, but I was already blown out of the water by then. I simply couldn't work out how to find MY pit in the sea of pits around me, and must have visited every one. A truly dreadful day at the office. TRIMP 126.4.
Friday Apr 18, 2014 #
Event: JK 2014
12 PM
Orienteering race (Sprint) 16:29 **** 3.32 km (4:58 / km) +39m 4:41 / km
ahr:162 max:172 spiked:18/22c shoes: Asics Gel Cumulus 15 GTX
JOK Sprint - M40/MOpen course, 2.5km. Technically very straightforward, so it was all about speed today! Sadly lacking in my case, of course, so I'm happy enough to be just 2.5 mins or so down. I could find a little time lost to hesitations and (of course) 40-60s in stuttering control flow, but I just didn't have the running in my legs. I wasn't planning on being competitive, though, so that's OK! Glorious weather, so a grand bit of fun.
No back problems caused by the hard surface, but L knee a bit beggared afterwards; no way would it let me even try to jog off on a hard surface. Hopefully it'll be OK in the soft terrain of the main events; I'll have to get it looked at when I get back. Toe clips back off the Elliptigo for a bit. TRIMP 50.2.
No back problems caused by the hard surface, but L knee a bit beggared afterwards; no way would it let me even try to jog off on a hard surface. Hopefully it'll be OK in the soft terrain of the main events; I'll have to get it looked at when I get back. Toe clips back off the Elliptigo for a bit. TRIMP 50.2.
Wednesday Apr 16, 2014 #
4 PM
Orienteering race 56:19 **** 7.72 km (7:18 / km) +105m 6:50 / km
ahr:152 max:163 spiked:17/22c shoes: Inov-8 O-Roc 250 (2)
Pre-JK event at Clydach Terrace: Blue, 6.1km. First actual exercise in nearly a week, having spent two days travelling to Gower and then three family days of gentle walking and beach time. It showed! Lovely open area, but my legs were useless. Worryingly, my left knee is still gippy, too.
Nice little area of complex mine workings; supposedly indicative of the JK Relay area, so - I confidently predict much donkeying at that! I was pretty solid today, just one fluff of ca 90s before I switched off when running past Beccy and the kids on the long leg and promptly completely losing myself on the map. B*gger. 5 mins in the wrong area! Wally.
Pretty baked by the sun, despite it being at 4 in the afternoon; must remember to keep hydrated on Saturday. Doesn't look like that'll be a problem on Sunday... TRIMP 134
Nice little area of complex mine workings; supposedly indicative of the JK Relay area, so - I confidently predict much donkeying at that! I was pretty solid today, just one fluff of ca 90s before I switched off when running past Beccy and the kids on the long leg and promptly completely losing myself on the map. B*gger. 5 mins in the wrong area! Wally.
Pretty baked by the sun, despite it being at 4 in the afternoon; must remember to keep hydrated on Saturday. Doesn't look like that'll be a problem on Sunday... TRIMP 134