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Training Log Archive: cousteau

In the 30 days ending Nov 30, 2012:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Hashing	9	9:23:00	64.31	(8:45)	103.5	(5:26)	950
Orienteering	6	7:54:51	35.42	(13:24)	57.0	(8:20)		35 /	35c	100%
Steady Run	5	4:53:00	29.83	(9:49)	48.0	(6:06)
Intervals	5	2:23:00	16.47	(8:41)	26.5	(5:24)
Warm up/down	3	1:12:00	7.21	(9:59)	11.6	(6:12)
Stretching/Core Stability	6	1:10:00
Total	29	26:55:51	153.23		246.6		950	35 /	35c	100%

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Friday Nov 30, 2012 #

10 AM

Steady Run 1:02:00 [3] 11.5 km (5:23 / km)
shoes: Saucony Cohesion

A nice running club session from the Tennis Courts at Newton Poppleford. We went around the southern side of the village and then climbed up onto the Common at Joneys Cross. Then we ran around the common for a bit before heading back to town through the orchard and by the river. The views were stunning on a lovely early autumn morning.

11 AM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching.

Thursday Nov 29, 2012 #

7 PM

Hashing tempo 1:00:00 [4] 11.0 km (5:27 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudrock 290

Hashing from Budleigh Riding School on the edge of Woodbury Common. It was a glorious moon-lit night, so I ran some bits without my torch on. Sadly the trail, although very good, was too short!....so me, Flash, Emperor Ming and Radiohead did a second lap!!

Wednesday Nov 28, 2012 #

7 PM

Warm up/down 15:00 [3] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Running Club session. Me and Justin were the only ones feeling man enough for an interval session tonight. So, while the others just went for a normal run, we went for a warm up in The Byes.

Intervals tempo 20:00 [4] 3.5 km (5:43 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

As it was a really nice clear and still evening we decided to do efforts along the seafront. We did two sets of three 580 metre ish efforts, with about 80 seconds rest. We had just over 2 minutes between the sets. Splits roughly as follows:

1:51
1:50
1:48
REST
1:44
1:49
1:43

Weirdly, we did the second set faster!

Warm up/down warm up/down 20:00 [3] 3.5 km (5:43 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Warm down jog along to Jacobs Ladder and around Cannought Gardens.

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching on the sea front.

Tuesday Nov 27, 2012 #

6 PM

Warm up/down warm up/down 10:00 [3] 1.3 km (7:42 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Warm up job from home to Core Hill Lane for some hill intervals.

Intervals hills 20:00 [4] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

2 sets of three efforts.

Warm up/down warm up/down 10:00 [2] 1.3 km (7:42 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Jog back home.

Monday Nov 26, 2012 #

Note
(rest day)

Sunday Nov 25, 2012 #

9 AM

Orienteering 1:10:00 [3] 12.0 km (5:50 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 333 (2012)

Training on Bishop Woods. As with yesterday, mainly shadowing, so the pace was variable.

Saturday Nov 24, 2012 #

9 AM

Orienteering 1:40:00 [3] 15.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 333 (2012)

Training on Summerhouse Knott. Shadowing various people around lots of loops. Therefore varying paces from painfully slow, to a more reasonable pace.

2 PM

Orienteering 50:00 [3] 8.0 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 333 (2012)

Afternoon session on Stony Hazel.

6 PM

Orienteering race 14:51 [4] *** 2.0 km (7:26 / km)
spiked:35/35c shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 333 (2012)

Night sprint race around the grounds of Hawkshead Youth Hostel. I was in a team with Pete Bray on first leg, me on second leg, and Jeff on last leg. Pete and I gave Jeff a massive lead!..........but we finished second!! Oh well, was great fun as always!

Friday Nov 23, 2012 #

Note

Travelling up to the Hawkhead weekend.

Thursday Nov 22, 2012 #

7 PM

Hashing tempo 45:00 [4] 8.5 km (5:18 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudrock 290

A good hash from Escot.....which is just north if the A30 (and, therefore, in the north!), so we were lucky to have any trail at all because it had been pissing down in a big way up there. Fortunately, most of it was still there, and we had a really good run. I felt a bit rough to start with (ate too soon before the run), but then got going and finished strongly.

9 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 15:00 [1]

Stretching in the pub.

Wednesday Nov 21, 2012 #

7 PM

Steady Run warm up/down 15:00 [3] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Running club session - steady run to warm up for some intervals.

Intervals long 25:00 [4] 5.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Longer intervals with running club around various circuits in town.

Steady Run warm up/down 15:00 [3] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Steady run back to the Sailing Club.

Tuesday Nov 20, 2012 #

Note
(sick) (rest day)

Same as yesterday!

Monday Nov 19, 2012 #

Note
(sick) (rest day)

At work too late. And feeling a bit crappy after having to spend all afternoon yesterday rolling around on the cold ground outside.

Sunday Nov 18, 2012 #

Note
(rest day)

First aid again.

Saturday Nov 17, 2012 #

Note
(rest day)

Stuck on some flippin first aid course all weekend, so no chance to do anything. :-(

Friday Nov 16, 2012 #

10 AM

Steady Run 51:00 [3] 10.5 km (4:51 / km)
shoes: Saucony Cohesion

Took the day off work and went on the Sidmouth Running Club Friday morning session. We went from White Bridge near Budleigh, and went up the River Otter to Clamour Bridge, then to Stantyway Farm. From there, I did a 2k extension down to Ladram Bay and set myself the challenge of chasing the rest of the pack back along the coastal path. I got them with about 1500 metres to go. A good session! :-)

11 AM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching.

Thursday Nov 15, 2012 #

Hashing 52:00 [4] 9.5 km (5:28 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudrock 290

A good hash in Core Copse laid by Check Up, who did well for his first lay. Plenty of good running, and some tough climbs, on a nice warm late summer evening.

Wednesday Nov 14, 2012 #

7 PM

Hashing tempo 45:00 [4] 8.0 km (5:38 / km)
shoes: Saucony Cohesion

A very short Isca hash from Wheathill Plantation on Woodbury Common, on a really clear and warm evening. It was very short though - so short that Radiohead and I ran in twice in 45 minutes!!

Tuesday Nov 13, 2012 #

7 PM

Warm up/down warm up/down 10:00 [3] 1.5 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Warm up jog for some hill intervals.

Intervals hills 20:00 [4] 2.5 km (8:00 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

6 good efforts on Core Hill Lane.

Warm up/down warm up/down 7:00 [2] 1.0 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Warm down jog home.

Monday Nov 12, 2012 #

Note
(rest day)

Sunday Nov 11, 2012 #

11 AM

Hashing tempo 50:00 [4] 10.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudrock 290

An excellent City of Exeter hash from Joney's Cross, on Woodbury Common, on a glorious warm and sunny late summer day. Stunning views from the common along the coast, and over to Dartmoor. Took a little while to get going after yesterday, but felt good once I got into it. FF tried to race to towards the end up the final hill, but failed miserably!!

3 PM

Orienteering 1:30:00 [3] 8.0 km (11:15 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

After lunch, and a bit of sun bathing on Sidmouth beach, I headed back up to Mutters Moor to tag the rest of the control sites. Its looking like the area will be in good shape come January for the event - loving the detail in the new bit of woodland, and the views from the new bit of open area are awesome!!

Saturday Nov 10, 2012 #

2 PM

Orienteering 2:30:00 [3] 12.0 km (12:30 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Tagging control sites on Mutters Moor for the event that Dad and I are planning there. Lovely warm sunny afternoon. Had to spend quite a bit of time stood around making notes for possible edits to the map.

Friday Nov 9, 2012 #

8 PM

Note
(rest day)

Stuck in Bristol all day at a conference for work. Its a long time since I've been into Bristol - I'd forgotten what a massive, scary and cold northern city it is......very glad to be back down south now!! :-)

Thursday Nov 8, 2012 #

7 PM

Hashing tempo 55:00 [4] 11.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudrock 290

A good hash from J Y Kelly's farm on the edge of Woodbury Common. Plenty of fast running and some tough climbs. Had a good race with Radiohead towards the end.

Wednesday Nov 7, 2012 #

3 PM

Note

Here's some videos I made of the Tar Barrels in Ottery on Monday...a cracking night out as always (beats a bonfire and fire works by a country mile!!):

http://youtu.be/iAT3dh0W0L4

http://youtu.be/kN-2y466jmw

http://youtu.be/NXbX3YPKg0k

http://youtu.be/GvyMBg7WF1Y

7 PM

Intervals long 58:00 [3] 12.5 km (4:38 / km)
shoes: Hi Tec R154

Running club session that was meant to be just a normal run, but turned into a good long interval session! We did several efforts around various circuits of about 1k to 1.5k each. Quite good fun for wimps road session.

8 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching on the sea front.

Tuesday Nov 6, 2012 #

Note
(rest day)

Monday Nov 5, 2012 #

7 PM

Note
(rest day)

November 5th means one thing in East Devon - Tar Barrels in Ottery St Mary!!! So today is a rest day, to go and see this in Ottery!!!......http://youtu.be/cxXxgoGCDG8 or http://youtu.be/W0TBdlFOU30.

Its barking mad, but awesome fun!! Always a good evening out!

8 PM

Note

Routegadet for the Kerno event at Craddock Moor now, eventually, up!: http://www.kerno.routegadget.co.uk/cgi-bin/reitti....

Sunday Nov 4, 2012 #

9 AM

Steady Run 1:30:00 [3] 10.0 km (9:00 / km)
shoes: Saucony Cohesion

Helping Lilo lay her City of Exeter Hash from Wheathill Plantation on Woodbury Common. Basically, I laid the 'long' bits while she did the shorts. So I was running fairly hard (well, as hard as one can with several bags of flour to carry around!) when I was on my own, but was pretty much walking with Lilo when we where together coz Lilo decided to wear boots rather than running shoes!

It was a gorgeous late summer morning - warm and sunny which made the common and the views over to Dartmoor and along the coast really special.

11 AM

Hashing 1:00:00 [3] 10.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Saucony Cohesion

Running the hash we'd just laid. I ran with the FRB's (Fast Running B*****d's), while Lilo went with the main pack. It worked out really well and everyone enjoyed it. A good day on the Common! :-)

Saturday Nov 3, 2012 #

Note

Results for last weekends Kerno event finally up!: http://www.cornwallorienteering.org.uk/main/result...

1 PM

Hashing 2:20:00 [4] 25.0 km (5:36 / km) +950m 4:42 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudrock 290

A really good A2B hash from Bickleigh. We headed straight out into the 'wilderness' or remote farmland and woodland with plenty of big hills and deep valleys - quite easy to get disorientated.....even for me as an orienteer, so Shatnav didn't have a clue!! We ended up at a pub just to the north-west of Tiverton. A good run on some virgin hashing terrain.

5 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 15:00 [1]

Stretching with Man Pig, Paper Work and Lilo Lil

Friday Nov 2, 2012 #

10 AM

Steady Run 1:00:00 [3] 10.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Saucony Excursion

Had the day off work, so I decided to go to the running club Friday session. It was from Joneys Cross (yep, just a few hours after I was hashing from the same place!) on a nice late summer morning. We headed out through the woods and out on to the main common. Then around there for a bit before heading down to Colaton Raleigh, and climbing back to Joneys Cross.

Thursday Nov 1, 2012 #

7 PM

Hashing tempo 56:00 [4] 10.5 km (5:20 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudrock 290

A really good hash from Joneys Cross on Woodbury Common, on a nice late summer evening. Plenty of fast running and some good climbs too. It was a nice moonlit night, so I ran dome bits with my torch off!

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