Training Log Archive: kate

Running the Rapukartanorastit race near Jämsä as another training for the weekend. Garmin died so only had the time. Was ok...super super tired and was walking and jogging a lot! Made a big mistake of 2min at no.1 and then another at no.11. Was super tough and demanding terrain but was kind of fun! hot day for it too!
Route gadget here with the map and course http://www.erapirkat.fi/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map...

about 10min warm up and about 10min of warming down once by myself and the rest with ross when he finished

afternoon training on a small middle that Johan set. Was mostly through green bits and some more green that wasnt really mapped, so a lot of walking went on. Was just really good to get out on another map in Jämsä before the short weekend was up! Jogged/walked with Ross S as we were both rather pooped!

In Finland for a Jukola training camp with the club! Went to the first map in Jämsä and drew up around a 6km loop for the mornings training.
Was a really hot day which was nice for a change! Didnt really sleep last night as was on the boat and had to get up about 4.45am swedish time! Then we drove 3hrs to get to where we were staying/training. Just felt like a big lump trying to run around :P falling over a lot too! Was interesting to see the mapping style in this area! A lot lot more detail left off than compared to bumpy ol' Uppsala.

Jukola training. We started at random intervals and had forking to simulate Jukola/Venla racing. Felt so so much better than the mornings training and could actually run through most of the tough stuff and up the hills! Still not a fast pace, but was good for me with orienteering well :)
includes some jog before and some after

Packed and sorted things in the morning, then worked 12-5pm and straight to KG to drive down to the boat to go to Finland! Woohoo first time in Finland!

recovery jog in the morning. well midday :P feel actually fine from yesterday...maybe should have tried to push a bit harder ;)

Running in Lunsen. Was just going a training pace and was wanting to concentrate a lot on the reading part. A few funny things here and there but still mostly in control. Then...when we had the bottom part of the map blanked out with only a few contours showing (shows complete map on map file) I totally lost control :P
First one in there was not so good, but recovered, the next was slow but fine, and then I just had no focus on my compass or wasnt even ticking off the 2 or 3 contours that were on the way...decided I had to bail and run back north again, but had no idea where on this blimmin Lunsen map I was...so there was a lot of stopping and jogging and minor freak outs until I hit the main track :P So just ran 12, 13 and finished after the nightmare ;)
Fun training still! Lots of mosquitoes...yay summer :(
http://www.dxdeluxe.se/linnekartparmen/show_map.ph...

Ran a 5km race to promote the Ekebyloppet race in a few weeks. Was sort of just an "ok that could be fun" kind of thing. Didn't really prepare for it and used it as a good speed session :)
There were tonnes of people which was pretty cool! Went gradually up for the first 2km, then down a few 100 meters, then back along the flat. Tough course and died a lot on the way back where my pace was dropping quite a bit!
am ok with the time...was not flash or anything, although definitely not an 18.35 from 2 years ago before my last JWOC :/ At least since I have been in Sweden I am a bit stronger in the forest, which is a good thing :) Speed will come back in no time!

should have done more warm down but was talking to much afterwards and then I had to hand out fliers about Ekebyloppet. Good that I had a bike ride home after :)

Warm up with Albin, Elisa and Lisa before the race. Feeling ok I guess..

Run with Sam down and around the course for tomorrow...felt a little tired. but was a good run :)

Rockgympa/strengthening and stretching. Tired. Didn't run before or after :/