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Training Log Archive: cousteau

In the 31 days ending Jul 31, 2011:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Orienteering	10	10:42:57	50.33	(12:46)	81.0	(7:56)	390	16 /	17c	94%
Hashing	8	8:56:00	62.82	(8:32)	101.1	(5:18)	1000
Steady Run	5	7:12:00	44.12	(9:48)	71.0	(6:05)	700
Stretching/Core Stability	8	1:25:00
Warm up/down	4	1:05:00	4.66	(13:57)	7.5	(8:40)
Total	31	29:20:57	161.93		260.6		2090	16 /	17c	94%

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Sunday Jul 31, 2011 #

1 PM

Warm up/down warm up/down 20:00 [3] 2.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 333

Warm up stuff for day one of the scottish at Dunollie and Dunstaffnage.

Orienteering race 1:02:57 [5] *** 8.0 km (7:52 / km) +390m 6:20 / km
spiked:16/17c shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 333

A pretty good run for the first day - one silly route choice error, but other than that good.

2 PM

Warm up/down warm up/down 20:00 [2] 1.5 km (13:20 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 333

Warm down jog to the beach with Harry.

Saturday Jul 30, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Travelling from tour to Oban for the 6 days.

Friday Jul 29, 2011 #

10 AM

Warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: VJ's 09/10

Tour middle race at Moor of Alvie....running to the start to pre-run the course / by controller!

Orienteering 5:00 [3] 1.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: VJ's 09/10

Doing the warm up controls.

Orienteering 1:00:00 [3] 7.0 km (8:34 / km)
shoes: VJ's 09/10

Running the course. It was a really nice area, and a good course which kept me thinking. Sadly, my run was spoilt by having to stop to find a wrongly hung control about 2 thirds of the way around.....fortunately, I managed to find it, and hang it in the right place with just a couple of minutes to spare before the first athlete passed!!

Thursday Jul 28, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering 20:00 [3] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

In groups, the athletes had planned the exercises for today. I was working with the 'contour interpretation' group. The athletes also had to hang their own controls.....on Culbin! My first job was to check their hanging.....a good job was done by my group!! :-)

Orienteering 1:00:00 [3] 7.0 km (8:34 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Shadowing Michael around our course and then the control flow course.

Orienteering 30:00 [3] 4.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Running the route choice course by myself.

Orienteering 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Collecting controls with Michael.

Wednesday Jul 27, 2011 #

10 AM

Orienteering 1:00:00 [3] 8.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Haning controls (and finding and moving others which were in the wrong place!) at Anagach.

11 AM

Orienteering 30:00 [3] 4.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Running the trains / distractions exercise with the 'fast' train.

Tuesday Jul 26, 2011 #

11 AM

Warm up/down 10:00 [3] 2.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Warming up for a days training at Dallaschyle - using the controls we spent all day hanging yesterday!

Orienteering 25:00 [3] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Shadowing Joe around a course.

Orienteering 25:00 [3] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Shadowing Jack around a course.

Orienteering 30:00 [3] 4.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Fell Shoes (2010)

Collecting controls.

Monday Jul 25, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering 1:20:00 [3] 8.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: VJ's 09/10

Hanging controls at Dallaschyle - very slow going because the map was shite and there were so many controls to hang.......I had 45 to hang, and that was only just over half of the controls that needed to go out! A bit OTT really!!

1 PM

Orienteering 20:00 [3] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: VJ's 09/10

Guess what?......more hanging on Dallaschyle!! Never known anything like it!!

Sunday Jul 24, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering 1:30:00 [3] 9.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: VJ's 09/10

Checking controls (and moving the ones in the wrong place!!) at Battan. Didn't feel great running after spending so much time travelling yesterday, but was techincally ok.

2 PM

Orienteering 30:00 [3] 5.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: VJ's 09/10

Collecting controls.

Saturday Jul 23, 2011 #

Note

Travelling to Scotland.

Friday Jul 22, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Thursday Jul 21, 2011 #

7 PM

Hashing tempo 1:00:00 [4] 14.0 km (4:17 / km)
shoes: Salomon Aero

A good hash from White Bridge. We went inland through Kerswell and onto East Budleigh. Then onto the edge of the Common before going back through East Budleigh and back down the river. A nice run on a nice summer evening.

Then off down to Budleigh beach for a BBQ! :-)

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8 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching with Flash.

Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Tuesday Jul 19, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Monday Jul 18, 2011 #

7 PM

Steady Run 55:00 [3] 10.0 km (5:30 / km)
shoes: Saucony Slicks

A nice easy run with running club from Salcombe Hill. We went out to Dunscombe inland and then back along the coast through the big valleys. Nice views on the coast as always! :-)

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching.

Sunday Jul 17, 2011 #

11 AM

Hashing 1:20:00 [4] 15.0 km (5:20 / km)
shoes: Saucony Slicks

A good City of Exeter hash from Puss and Boots house on the edge of Exmouth. The trail headed out to Sandy Bay, through the caravan park and onto the beach. Then we did at good 2 of beach running before climbing back on to the coast path. After a bit on the coast path we headed back inland towards the finish. A nice run!

1 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

A good stretch with Puss, Radiohead and YK Jelly.

Saturday Jul 16, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Friday Jul 15, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Thursday Jul 14, 2011 #

7 PM

Hashing 1:05:00 [4] 12.0 km (5:25 / km)
shoes: Salomon Aero

A really good Otter hash from Joneys Cross on Woodbury Common. It was a really good trail with plenty of fast running and some tough climbs. Stunning evening again with awesome views! :-)

Wednesday Jul 13, 2011 #

7 PM

Hashing 50:00 [4] 8.6 km (5:49 / km)
shoes: Salomon Aero

Isca hash from Lilo Lills house in Exmouth. It was a good run on the coast, which included some tough running on the sandy beach! Cracking evening with stunning views. Good food afterwards too!!

Tuesday Jul 12, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Monday Jul 11, 2011 #

7 PM

Steady Run 55:00 [3] 11.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Saucony Slicks

A really nice run with the Sidmouth Running Club from Otterton. We went through the fields to the coast and then did the most fantastic bit of coastal running around the Budleigh - it was a really warm clear evening , and the views in each direction could only be described as stunning. From Budleigh, we went back up the river to Otterton - a dramatic change in scenery, which helped change a good run into an awesome run. Afterwards, we all agreed that, without doubt, there is nowhere in the world better then East Devon for running...it is awesome!! :-)

8 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching by the river.

Sunday Jul 10, 2011 #

11 AM

Hashing tempo 55:00 [4] 9.0 km (6:07 / km)
shoes: Salomon Aero

A good City of Exeter Hash from Venmore Farm near Woodbury. The whole trail was through fields with really long (at least knee high) grass, so it was hard work running, but it was good training. It was another very hot summer day, so I was pleased to feel good after yesterday - after the first 5 minutes of warming up, I didn't really notice yesterday at all. Another good weekends running!

12 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

A good stretch with EJ, FF and Boots.

Saturday Jul 9, 2011 #

12 PM

Steady Run long 3:07:00 [3] 27.0 km (6:56 / km) +700m 6:08 / km
shoes: Salomon Aero

The Blackdown Beauty. A social run organised by Honiton Running Club. It starts and finishes at the Holman Clavel pub on the Blackdown Hills, and is a self navigation off-road run where the trail visits 4 pubs and a tea house - so its effectively a running pub crawl!!! There is no timing or anything official, so its totally relaxed and sociable, and everyone stops for a while at each pub. I ran the first two legs with FF from the hash. After the second pub, he ran with PP and I ran with Twin Peaks and a couple of other randoms who couldn't read maps! We stopped only briefly at the third pub because we were desperate to get to Stapley for our cream tea at the tea house there.....it was awesome.....but made it hard running to the next pub at Churchinford!! From there I ran with EJ to the end (and, of course, another pub coz thats where we started!).

It was a really nice course, with some stunning views on a fantastic summer day. A great way to spend a few hours!! :-)

4 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 15:00 [1]

A good stretching session with Paper Work, EJ, PP, FF and a few others.

Friday Jul 8, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Thursday Jul 7, 2011 #

7 PM

Hashing tempo 51:00 [4] 9.5 km (5:22 / km)
shoes: Salomon Aero

Hashing from Salcombe Hill on a really nice summer evening. The trail had plenty of climb, and a re-group on the beach - which was really nice. Felt like I was running pretty well.

Wednesday Jul 6, 2011 #

7 PM

Steady Run 1:05:00 [3] 11.0 km (5:55 / km)
shoes: Inov8 RocLite 312 GTX

SRC session. It was pissing down, so there weren't many people there...wimps! We went up Bickwell Valley, on to Bulverton Hill and around there for a bit before crossing Mutters Moor and heading out to the coast. Then the awesome run down the coast path back into town.

Tuesday Jul 5, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

Monday Jul 4, 2011 #

7 PM

Steady Run 1:10:00 [3] 12.0 km (5:50 / km)
shoes: Salomon Aero

A really nice SRC run from Tipton. I led the long group and took them up to the Common, around there for a bit. Then down to Harpford and back along the river. It was another great summer evening with awesome views! :-)

8 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

Stretching.

Sunday Jul 3, 2011 #

11 AM

Hashing 55:00 [4] 10.0 km (5:30 / km)
shoes: Salomon Aero

City of Exeter hash from Danes Wood, near Killerton. The trail went around Danes Wood for a bit before going out into the fields near the M5, and then over into Killerton Park. Cracking views from the hill in the park! It was a good run on another hot day. I enjoyed the running, and felt as though I was going well after yesterdays efforts.

12 PM

Stretching/Core Stability 10:00 [1]

A good post hash stretch with Paper Work and Lilo Lill.

Saturday Jul 2, 2011 #

1 PM

Hashing 2:00:00 [4] 23.0 km (5:13 / km) +1000m 4:17 / km
shoes: Salomon Aero

An epic Devon A2B hash from Dittisham, near Dartmouth. It was a really hot summer day (about 25 degrees c) so, fortunately, the hares decided not to go for the record longest hash! At the start, they said it was a 'short' one......but it was plenty long enough given the amount of climb involved.

The trail headed straight to the beach from the start and then along the beach for a bit before heading inland. The first re-group was at Capton, where we had to wait for ages for some folk who'd got lost. Then it was on-on through some fields and down a massive hill to the next re-group, which was by a really nice creek on the side of the Dart Estuary. After that, the trail went through some really nice woodland on the side of the river, and we eventually ended up on top of a massive hill for the final re-group - the views were awesome! Then it was a quick sprint to point B....which turned out to be only about 500 metres from point and the other pub in the village!!

A fun way to spend a few hours!!

Friday Jul 1, 2011 #

Note
(rest day)

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