Training Log Archive: kate

around 10min warm up on the warm up map and around 10min warm down with Amber

Nationals Sprint

This was a really fun course! Really challenging!
I actually was not very happy with my race, but there were some good things about it.
felt like I took a while to get into the map in the first few controls...stuffed up #4 as the sides of the stairs had huge walls on each sides, and I just got soo confused and lost 30sec!! :( After that, I was just trying to orienteer a bit cleaner...I was just so hesitant and couldn't see some of the controls around corners etc...stuffed up 12 as i thought i was maybe to early as it was behind this tiny corner on the building... then #19 i went down into the stream, then realised it was up above, although there was a huge impassable wall which was marked as passable, so had to go all the way back around to get to it...Apparently I lost 6 sec to Greta just in the finish chute, which is really weird as i went real hard and pulled away from tessa and mace, although they have faster splits than me?? so weird?? possibly both the finish controls were not in sync, which is terrible for a sprint!!! Some of the dead heaters may have been faster than others etc... bit dodgy :/ at nationals, surely u would make sure this is right??? oh well... :/ If I was only a few seconds behind Greta, then maybe I would have something to really complain about, but it doesnt effect me that much, but for some maybe??? :S
other than the mistakes and average flow, I was happy with a few quick route choice decisions, and my overall placing of 2nd in my first year of elites... :)
Bring on 2mw...it'll b tough!!! 7.2km with 480m climb!! sheeesh!!!

C • Finish boxes 7

Womens Elite - Splits

nice cruisy jog...still very tired from lack of sleep, but body felt good...arch a bit tight, but felt easier as run went on...in the middle of my run i did a few sprints and jogging on the field in the domain for 10min..was good...so hot today too! :) nice and sunny!

Rest day today...am glad as I have a test at 3pm and had a test yesterday, assignment monday and an assignment due 2mw...arghh!?!?! Was up till 12.30 last night and got up earlyish to study...so very tired right now, but have to soldier on...I hate the wk just before the break...Uni is so cruel! Great lead up for nationals with some quality sleeps huh... :S

20min warm up with duncy and 13min warm down

intervals with duncan...we were the only ones tonight... did 10x400m with 90sec recoveries...took a while to get into them, but they were good otherwise...
quad a bit sore from wearing orthotics...forgot about this :S with some stretch and self massage and rest tomorrow, will b all g :)

up and around mt eden then across to OTH and a loop there, then back via mt eden again...foot felt way better than yesterday :) muscles bit tight still though :/

just the usual...decided not to go to oing today as it takes up so much time and i have so much uni to do!! :(

ran towards western springs for 20min, then did a 20min tempo around western springs a couple of times, then ran back...
start of my run, i felt my arch soo badly!! hasnt felt like this in a long time :S thought it was getting better...everything seems so niggly atm...sore shins, hips, calves etc...need to stretch!! gah! warmed up a bit and wasnt too bad i guess...felt pretty strong and fast :)
oh and got chased by a pukeko...scared the bajeebus out of me!! :O

C • probably the running you ar... 2

warm up to the start of the training

did a head to head middle training session...had 2 middle loops. I went with Imogene and we did opposite loops...it was in all the felled tree part near potluck...i was pretty useless at running through all of it, and funny niggles started to flair up a bit :/ navigation was ok...bit average in places though...

just went for a jog around the sand dunes and did a bit of map reading and the last 2 controls of the 2nd training...ran out to the beach and checked it out too :P
Didn't want to do the next training, as I felt like the first one was enough for me, and I was not keen to go back into the crap stuff...my body was a lot more happy with me running on some even ground :)