Training Log Archive: paul c

Event: BOC 2012
 

To the start with Ollie.

I started off at a steady pace knowing it was going to be a tough day.
I got the first 3 if a little slow. My legs at this point weren't that happy so I kept the pace steady. I was reading the contours well and the flags kept popping up in the right place.
From 7-13 the terrain was fantastic and other than a few waist high bogs, good to run through. At this point I was only a minute behind the top 2, navigating well but absolutely buggered.
I then started to make some stupid decisions I can only put down to fatigue.
I tried to simplify the map going up the hill towards #14 and bounce off the green. This didn't happen and I somehow thought I'd climb over the rocks to the fence. STUPID.
I should have seen that I was meant to stay high so lost 2.30mins.
I got dragged off by another runner at #15 and went too low(1.30).
Then came the big F#%" UP. I decided to go north for the route choice to #19. After getting nearly to the uncrossable wall, I then went further north and eventually had to climb too much into the control. The southern route which I saw, was so much better and with no climb(2 mins).
At 20 I went up the steep bank way too early and ended up a long way east of the control and took too long reading the map to get there(3min).
The next few were fine until #25. I went on the next path west and with the smaller scale, couldn't make out the crag and knole(2.30).
A definite run of 2 contrasting halves.
MUST GET BACK INTO TERRAIN.
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C • Must get back into terrain 5

6 - Splits

I feel guilty having an enforced rest day which is a good thing.

Light rain and a northerly wind made for an ok ride around the park.

A lap of the park. I felt light headed at halfway but finished off well.

A lot less windier this evening. It helped with a quicker time and I felt more comfortable.
2 laps of the park.

BOK Trot.
Today was a little wet to say the least. I had already entered on the short brown a month ago because I thought I would have had a full marathon in my legs. I didn't change my course before my legs are ready to handle more than 10km of O in them.
I set off well feeling great and full of beans. I stopped for 10 seconds on the way to #2 to help some old boy across a stream. The first mistake was a route choice(20 secs) on #4 going too far east over the re-entrants. The climbs to #5 +6 took my beans away and I was red lining it for the rest of the course.
My first real mistake was at #7(1.10). I saw what looked like a re-entrant as I didn't really have a good AP. This wasn't mapped but after a bit of hunting, I found the control.
I got #10-12 spot on in the technical green if a bit slippery, then missed an obvious route choice(30 secs) to #14. I should have pathed it the whole way instead of going a bit straight to start with then hitting the eastern smaller path.
Pretty happy with that run and it will be interesting to see if the ranking points reflect with the black course. I think I would have been a little behind Richard Barrett so we shall see. If it's good to do shorter courses, maybe white's are the way ahead:-)