Training Archive: Jon XIn the 7 days ending 2008-04-26:
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Friday Apr 25 | ||
| Orienteering race 27:11 [4]**** 4 km (6:48 / km) | |
| spiked:13/17c shoes: VJ Falcon | ||
| Came a glorious 37th in the World Schools Champs. And 3 mins behind Lard who almost caught me up.
Ran pretty hard but messy early on, then missed in the wood and again in the gorse bush bonanza at the end. Kristian Jones 19mins 57secs to win - very very impressive! | ||
| Running warm up/down 25:00 [2] | |
| shoes: VJ Falcon | ||
| A half-decent warm up although my time doesn't suggest it. jog back to car park and then a pleasant jaunt collecting in a few controls.
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| Running 25:00 [2]*** | |
| shoes: new Brooks Adrenaline | ||
| Before collecting controls I sent Liz and Ant and Freddie off from Barr Wood with my house keys and the outcome of my hasty supermarket sweep on the way to Barr Wood.
After collecting controls, despite the rain I decided I just about had time to stop off and check a few things out for the Scottish Sprint. Ran round a few routes and checked a few sites, arrived home about thirty seconds before MC arrived after her drive from Sheffield, phew. | ||
Thursday Apr 24 | ||
| Running 1:01:00 [3] | |
| shoes: new Brooks Adrenaline | ||
| Really enjoyable run round Polmaise with Rosco and Trevor, started in the rain but finished in sunshine.
Felt okay during the day despite hill race yesterday, had been toying with the idea of suggesting a change of plan and heading off to the Kinross 10km. Two mins into the uphill start to the run I was glad we hadn't, as I decided that my legs were pretty tired after all - they soon loosened off though and I actually felt pretty frisky for most of it. Managed to fit in an hour without (quite) running through the same bit twice - not quite sure how we did that in an area that size! | ||
Wednesday Apr 23 | ||
| Orienteering 36:50 [3]*** 3.3 km (11:10 / km) | |
| spiked:14/17c shoes: Inov8 | ||
| First FVO Wednesday evening event at Abbey Craig. Turned up for a cruise round before heading off to the Whangie Whizz, thought I knew the area quite well after planning night race there a few months ago so surprised to miss a couple - am trying to blame my dodgy skills of copying from a master map!
Only got as far as the map exchange before I decided it was time to head back - however as it turned out I had plenty of time to complete before Mr Barrable eventually managed to get round the course and join me for the dash to the Whangie. | ||
| Running race (hill race) 34:22 [5] 6.84 km (5:01 / km) +240m 4:16 / km | |
| shoes: Inov8 | ||
| The Whangie Whizz hill race
According to the website "The terrain has suffered from cattle-grazing in recent years, making it less whizzy and rougher underfoot". In places this was certainly true! Got to the main public car park at 7.18pm for a 7.30 start to be greeted with a sign that said 'hill race car park 1km down road', luckily the marshal took pity on us and let us park there. (met Malcolm Paterson afterwards who wasn't so lucky and missed the race altogether). Bradc, Lard and Skyhigh were in the other car park so arrived at the last minute too, at least it meant they were warmed up! All managed to get numbers and made the start in time. Off the start I knew I didn't want to go off too fast but felt rubbish anyway so that wasn't a problem, my back was seizing up big time as no time to stretch it properly so that didn't really help. Not as steep as I expected but straight into the sun and quite rocky/technical underfoot. By the time it (and I) settled down overtaking was pretty tricky and I could see Brad and Jase a distance ahead. Tried to chase them down but wasn't really getting anywhere before the turn point, gradually got closer to Jase on the climb back up to the trigpoint but got there 22secs behind Brad and 7 secs/3 places behind Jase. Back on the rocky path it didn't look like I was catching at all and that Brad was pulling away, but gradually got past the people in between me and Jase, got a bit closer when he went over on his ankle. Caught him just when the path stopped being so tricky and descent got steeper and grassier, got a good line and some momentum and sneaked past just before the finish. Nick B (29:08) won ahead of Jamie in second (29:41), Angela was inevitably first lady, Brad did 33:47 just behind Donald P (33:22) and I was 27th (of 112) in 34:22. Jase was one place behind me and one place ahead of Calum Coombs. Skyhigh was 8th lady in 40:04, 3 mins ahead of Julie B-J. Enjoyed it after I warmed up, next time I would go up the first (not that steep) climb more quickly as it is hard to overtake on the next section of path. Looking forward to doing some more of these races - two weeks to the one on Dumyat! Didn't manage a warm down either, just a dash back to Stirling for pizza. And pudding. And mocha. And wine. Nice. | ||
| C • Corrieri's 1 | ||
Tuesday Apr 22 | ||
| Running 36:49 [3] | |
| shoes: new Brooks Adrenaline | ||
| Spent several hours wandering around the Top of the Town, great views on a sunny afternoon and a great venue for a sprint race.....luckily I was there to plan one!
Tired afterwards but nipped out for a quick run, ankles really really sore for five mins and then the pain just went away completely, bizarre. Not sure about doing the Whangie Whizz hill race tomorrow, will decide on the day. Anyone else doing it? Bradc or Lard maybe? | ||
| C • Whizz 4 | ||
Monday Apr 21 | ||
| Note | |
| (rest day) | ||
| Didn't feel too bad today, could easily have gone for a run.
Except that I was up at 4am to go to London and home just before 10pm, so it didn't really appeal. Ideal post-weekend recuperation.... | ||
Sunday Apr 20 | ||
| Event: British Relays | ||
| Orienteering race 44:01 [5]***** 5.4 km (8:09 / km) +130m 7:17 / km | |
| spiked:8/14c shoes: VJ Falcon | ||
| British Relay M40 with Steve Barrett and Dixie, me on first leg.
Not my best day. All the male relays started together with a cavalry charge down the forest road, once it sorted itself out then despite losing a few seconds at #1 and #2 I soon found myself in the group at the front of our relay with Martin Ward for SYO and Clive Hallett for BOK both on my gaffle, Tim Griffin and Simon Patton also right there (no pressure having picked myself ahead of Simon!). All was fine until we went into the low visibility green - even there I stayed calm and made sure I got #7 but dropped a few yards on the others so had to do my own thing to #8. Got a little offline so carefully chose a different attack point - misidentified it and overshot. Suddenly a few more teams visible - mostly clearly past me and on their way to #9. Got #8 but 2 mins lost. Ran hard on the safe route to #9 (ring knoll in green), didn't see anyone, got into the circle, onto the feature, no flag, oh shit. Check location, check feature, still no flag, oh shit oh shit. Out to check again, there were Clive and Martin looking as puzzled as me. Thinks...well, at least the two other top teams aren't ahead of me! Very confused, they thought it was the feature too - we knew we were at the front - could it be missing? Even wondered about going on - but that is a major gamble, better to stay and be very very sure as if it is missing the leg will be voided anyway. Checked in several directions - all the while runners on the other gaffle going past - panic panic - I really did seem to be in the right place though - confused confused -checked the description again - unbelievable - had read it wrong and been looking on wrong side of feature. Got back there and found it nestling down in some heather and hung low, almost didn't see it this time either! 4mins lost at least. Carelessly let Martin and Clive see me get it, ran off too quick as a result, missed a minute or so at #10 in my haste and they passed me. Couldn't really see them ahead but ran strongly to the finish, got there about a minute behind them but down in 13th and 6 mins down on Old Man Petrie for Clyde, who picked his way safely through the green and came home first. Nearly 3 mins down on Simon too of course.... Steve and Dixie ran much better than me and repaired most of the damage but a small miss by Dixie in the green let Clyde pip us for third place - sorry guys! That is the most frustrating mistake I have made for a long time. It was bizarre as I didn't really know what to do to try and recover as I was sure it was the right feature, very confusing! Maybe let myself be distracted a bit by Martin and Clive - as I didn't know what to do maybe they would find it! But so frustrating, if I had just found it when I first arrived then I would have been away and we might have been in a race for first not a race for third. Dammit. | ||
| Running warm up/down 10:00 [2] | |
| shoes: VJ Falcon | ||