Training Log Archive: Mark TwoIn the 7 days ending Mar 2, 2019:
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Saturday Mar 2, 2019 #
1 PM
Orienteering race 38:40 [4] 5.6 km (6:54 / km)
POM day 1 middle race. My first age class race as an M60.
Had a late start and was warned by early finishers about how tricky the bushy areas were, so went out determined to try to be controlled. Succeeded for the first 8 controls but then blew a very short leg. Just didn't spot that the big open depression my control was in was surrounded by a thin strip of light green. Lost confidence when I was just yards from the control and turned back. Went into head less chicken mode before I eventually relocated - 6 mins lost. Opted for a "safe" route on the next leg but still missed in the circle. After that the course was in a much more visible bit of lovely runnable forest and so quite straightforward. All a bit annoying as I was running and orienteering pretty well apart from that.
Had a late start and was warned by early finishers about how tricky the bushy areas were, so went out determined to try to be controlled. Succeeded for the first 8 controls but then blew a very short leg. Just didn't spot that the big open depression my control was in was surrounded by a thin strip of light green. Lost confidence when I was just yards from the control and turned back. Went into head less chicken mode before I eventually relocated - 6 mins lost. Opted for a "safe" route on the next leg but still missed in the circle. After that the course was in a much more visible bit of lovely runnable forest and so quite straightforward. All a bit annoying as I was running and orienteering pretty well apart from that.
7 PM
Urban Orienteering race 13:50 [4] 2.4 km (5:46 / km) +50m 5:13 / km
Night sprint around Buaracos. MP. Oops..... A shame again as it was a pretty decent run - top 5. Just punched the control I saw ahead of me as I entered a square rather than looking just my left tucked in a corner.
Friday Mar 1, 2019 #
3 PM
Orienteering 27:24 [3] 3.6 km (7:37 / km) +35m 7:15 / km
Short outing at the POM model. A good reminder on how fast the forest is hereabouts despite some areas of wind blow. Also how soft the features are , especially the negative ones.
Wednesday Feb 27, 2019 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 1:16:53 [4] 9.6 km (8:01 / km) +307m 6:54 / km
Army race at Fonthill. Pretty clean, but despite rest day yesterday still feeling very tired and performance really dropping away on 2nd part of race.
Monday Feb 25, 2019 #
7 PM
Run 1:18:40 [3] 12.93 km (6:05 / km) +213m 5:37 / km
Monday night run with the Bristol crew - 7 of us tonight including Adam midway thru a 42K run ! New meeting spot on the promenade. Over to Blaise via the Downs, Sea Mills and the Trym. Back via Hollybush lane. Legs feeling very heavy.
Sunday Feb 24, 2019 #
9 AM
Run 20:00 [3] 2.0 km (10:00 / km)
Warm up to the start.
10 AM
Orienteering race 38:05 [4] 4.32 km (8:49 / km) +156m 7:28 / km
Middle race at La Copa.
Bad miss on 2 - getting confused by the difference in how two bits of adjacent orchard were mapped. Should have looked up more to see a block of trees ahead, but a bit busy looking down at the stony ground perhaps. 2 mins lost, another 90s not being carefull enough from my attack point into a tiny little crag hidden in a niche.
Bad miss on 2 - getting confused by the difference in how two bits of adjacent orchard were mapped. Should have looked up more to see a block of trees ahead, but a bit busy looking down at the stony ground perhaps. 2 mins lost, another 90s not being carefull enough from my attack point into a tiny little crag hidden in a niche.
11 AM
Note
Another good trip to Spain. Lovely sunny weather through out. Went to the same area in 2017 and feel we have probably done it now - at least for a few years.