Training Log Archive: Mal

Scottish 6 Day 6 Loch Ordie M18L =8th

Had my best run of the week but thats because I was knackered and took it slowly so everything was simpler. Had a miss on no.20, crossed the southern most stream by accident then had to recross it.

1. Got a bit confused but managed to work out where I was and where I was going
2. Good
3. Good
4. Straight is great
5. Good
6. Good
7. Good
8. Ok, got confused by crossing all the ridges and ended up south but managed to swoop in
9. Good
10.Good
11.Good
12.Good
13.Stood on top of the cliff again and couldn't see it for a bit
14.Good
15.Good
16.Good
17.Good
18.Good
19.Good
20.Crossed one stream too many lost quite a bit of time getting back into the right reentrant
21.Good
22.Good

Usual routine

Scottish 6 Day 5 Barry Buddon M18L 14th

Had a good run but felt really tired and wasn't helped by an early start, got caught 6mins by Peter.

1. Good
2. Good but a bit slow
3. Ok, wasn't sure of where I was but managed
4. Got disorientated and ended up near the ditch junction
5. Good, but hesitant
6. Good
7. Good
8. Good
9. Good
10.Good
11.Ok, bounced in from the west
12.Good,bounced in from the right
13.Good
14.Good
15.Good
16.Missed the elephant track in then couldn't fight my way into the control
17.Good but slow
18.Good but slow again
19.Good
20.Good
21.Good
22.Good but got stuck on the wrong side of a gorse bush
23.Good
24.Good

Jog to the start with Stu then focussing

Scottish 6 Day 4 M18L 9th Tentsmuir

Had a good run until the end, was maybe a bit slow but pleased as I felt I coped well with the sand dune contour detail. Messed up no.19 and no.21 which meant Cherry caught me up which I was a bit dissapointed about. But managed to lose him when he missed no.23.

1. Good
2. Good, caught Josh up a minute here
3. Good but slightly hesitant at the gorse just before it
4. Missed it and hit the track bounced back in and found it
5. Was a bit slow
6. Good
7. Good, a bit slow as I was by myself
8. Got dragged over to the horseshoe hill but relocated quickly
9. Good, got distracted a bit by the visible control before
10.Good
11.Good
12.Good but a bit hesitant coming out of the control
13.Good
14.Good
15.Good
16.Good
17.Good, took it safe by going around
18.Good
19.Got dragged east by elephant tracks to the knoll and took a while to relocate
20.Good
21.Just couldn't find the hill, hit the earthwall and messed around for ages
22.Good
23.Good slight miss to the north
24.Good

Jog to the start with Cherry and Josh then focusing

Eurgh!

Scottish 6 Day 3 Tullochroisk M18L 21st

Not very good today, was slow to no.1, made a big mistake to no.2 then was fine till no.5, made a big mistake contoured too low and then got confused and the ride junction then was fine through the rest. No.15 I was standing on the crag but couldn't see it.

1. Took a wierd route around the rides when it was quicker and easier to go straight
2. Came out of no.1 the wrong way and found the wrong bit of green then couldn't work out where I was
3. Good
4. Good
5. Contoured round to low hit the green then a ride junction then ran around there for a bit unsure relocated and found it
6. Fine but feeling a bit tired
7. Good
8. Good
9. Good
10.Good
11.Ok, went up the hill then forgot which hill I was looking for
12.Good
13.Good
14.Good
15.Good to feature stood on top then went one way went the other then waded through a deep river
16.Good

Jog upto the start then focusing
Dissapointed/ trying to arrange a lift to the campsite afterwards meant I ran out of time

Scottish 6 Day 2 Kinnoull Hill M18L 4th

Again a good race felt strong running, caught Cherry up 4mins at 15 which I was pleased at. Was quite solid navigationally till halfway round, made a few mistakes then pulled it back together. Pleased that I was only 50secs down on Tom.

1. Set off too fast with Speakey so had to stop to relocate but good
2. Good, almost stumbled upon it
3. Good, was leading here
4. Good till in the circle missed it then faffed around with the bush
5. Good
6. Missed it slightly ended up dropping too low
7. Good again till the circle got confused and ran straight past it
8. Good till circle again, not far away but couldn't see it
9. Tried to contour but dropped way too far ended up running a long way
10.Good
11.Good
12.Good, but it felt quite a long way across
13.Good
14.Ok missed it slightly ended up in the clearing west of the control
15.Dropped down to the track junction so it was easier
16.Ended up on the hill just north
17.Good
18.Good
19.Good
20.Good
21.Good

Jog to the start again then focusing
Nothing after as I felt I was going to throw

Event: Scottish Six Days Tay 2009
 

Scottish Day 1 Dalruzion M18L 6th

Had a good run, felt strong all the way round. Made two small mistake at no.3, ended up too high,and no.14, where I dropped too low. And 2 medium mistakes on no.7, found a small hill and made a parallel error ending up too high, and no.13, found an unmarked ditch and got confused, but still really pleased with my run and placing.

1. Good, but had a hesistation just before
2. Good
3. OK, ended up too high
4. Good
5. Good
6. Good
7. OK, parallel error ended up too high
8. Good
9. Good but misplaced myself momentarily in the wrong re-entrant
10.Good
11.Good
12.Good but a bit hesitant, almost stumbled upon it
13.Took a bearing and found a ditch which wasn't marked, parallel
14.Swooped too low
15.Good
16.Good but just missed the gate
17.Good

Jog to the start with Smyth, then a few stretches and focusing
Jog around the carpark after with Alice

Travelling upto the scottish