Training Log Archive: mm-ha

BRL Long, D35, 5,6km, 135 hm
Fun race through the mud in the pissing rain - don't know how else to describe it, just that I had lots of fun. Some smaller mistakes, nothing serious and feeling strong and running most of the time, racing Pjotr in the end (which was great fun). Lost some time between 7 and 8, maybe because of semi-optimal micro-route-choices, maybe because I didn't really push myself in that part - but apart from that enjoyed the race and would have loved it to be even longer.

Event: DM Staffel + BRL Lang
 

German Champs Relay, Rahmen kurz; Distance is only estimated as no Garmin was allowed
One of my worst races in german forest in while, thank goodnes we were not running for a championship.
I was running first leg and just wanted to try how hard I'd be able to fight with other runners in sight and where that'll get me in the end.
Had a slow start to the first control (uphill), then was constantly overtaking other runners until 6 or 7, then got confused on the way to 8, made 3 30s-1min. mistakes in a row there. Lost about 3 min. and a few places there to other equal runners. Was more or less together with some other runners on the arena crossing (all out of sight, but near), then made a absolute silly 90 degree mistake which costed me around 6 min and a lot of places :(

Nightsprint in Garching, DPT.
A bit long for a sprint (2,8km, winning time 25 min.
My aim was to keep a good flow and never let myself be tempted to walk - after a bad start to the first control (stopped a few times until I got into the map and figured out how to do that orienteering thing). Started a bit to fast and got slower towards the end, but apart from somewhere around control 4 I suceeded in my "do not walk"-challenge. Funniest thing I can see in the splits is that I had the least relative deficit to the winner in the long legs - does that mean that it wasn't the running speed that costed me most time?
Details:
1) More or less slowly walked the first 20s until I figured out the map and the start triangle, then 2 more 10s stops on the way because I was still confused. About 30s lost in total.
2) Took the longer route (left around the buildung instead of right) because I didn't recognize that there was a passage to the control on the other route. Lost not much time on most of the others there (so maybe they were taking the same route), but lost 30s to Lena, who was taking the other route. Considering that she normally is the faster runner, but I was on a good pace for me on that leg, I think I may lost about 15s on that route choice.
13) Wasn't seeing the control in the bush, ran too far and had to turn back. 10s
15) Another control in the bush, was too careful after 13 and slowed and stopped to soon. 15s

Short relaxed and easy one, just to move my legs a bit, nothing serious - the weekend will be hard enough without tired legs.