Training Log Archive: Jon X

Could feel I hadn't warmed down post-Jukola. Not really regretting having not done so.

Jukola leg 2, 10.4km
Team FVO finished 364th which we were pretty happy with, looks like 1933 teams started.

My run was pretty patchy, did some bits nicely but some other things were not so clever with some bad decision making turning small errors or dodgy routes into bigger errors, twice distracted from doing the right thing by a big train of torches becoming visible near the end of the leg. No reason for that to be my gaffle either time but let it put me off both times.

Pre-race we thought sub 10min/km in this terrain in the dark would be okay and I did at least manage that, however 10-15mins faster was very achievable with some calmer orienteering.

Great terrain this year, properly tricky in places and some controls were total carnage with confused people everywhere. I really should learn my numbers in Finnish though....

Routegadget. Haven't figured out how to link to the actual route, think names on each leg are ordered by eventual finish position overall.
https://routegadget.jukola.com/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?...

Event: Jukola Venla 2019
 

Jukola training map, Kisapirtti. I was pretty bad even when I slowed right down. Thought it was pretty green and rough. A bit of aggression and adrenaline hopefully make a big difference to speed of progress.

Never got to it.

A bit of running about in amongst checking all my Sprint Scotland sites at Bo'ness.

Travel back from Lochcarron. Stopped for a short walk at Achilty. Not sure if a map still in use but the terrain still looks good!