Training Log Archive: T - runner

Canterbury Long Champs. Definitely not one of my better runs - local knowledge would have helped, but thats really no excuse. The many small mistakes probably reflected a lack of orienteering races in the recent past, and number 6 was particularly shocking, being in the right general area, but missing the control by mistaking an unmarked track for a useful marked one (Lara passed me, and she started 9 mins behind, and I somehow missed Georgia passing me again). Quite a good course, with butterfly loops, although for three people in my grade, perhaps a bit unnecessary to make us go in different orders!

Feet are suffering quite a bit from not being able to wear orthotics in my O shoes - I've now got swollen big toes, which are rather painful to walk on. Legs are full of thorns, and I've just noticed a huge swollen bruise on my shin - I'm sure the Physio will be intrigued on Tuesday...

C • gosh, you make orienteering... 2

Warmup.

Canterbury Middle Champs - first proper orienteering race for a while, played leap-frog with Georgia W and Lara the whole way, but only actually saw them twice - not the best run ever, lost 3mins on number 8 (visited 9 first), and a few other mistakes.

Warmup.

Rest - travelling up to Christchurch.

Usual kind of route - warm but windy today - went when I could no longer stand the neighbours' loud music (three of them finished exams this morning).

Hamstring no longer sore.

Supposed to be 7x 400m at 102s, but ended up being 7x500m-ish at 125s? Not on a track, horizontal rain, strong wind. With Rita - heard about Labour weekend races.

C • Intervals 5

13 warmup, 12 warmdown

Usual - hamstring still sore.

Up Signal Hill as far as pine trees blocking the road (25mins), then back down, via the Botanic Gardens, where I got trapped, as they closed them due to falling trees after I had gone in the top, and before I got out at the bottom. Extremely windy - pushing me up the hill at some stages, coming back down I ran two or three steps without going anywhere a few times!

Same as usual - sore hamstring on left leg, though.

Summer Hockey.

Usual

Same as last time.