Training Log Archive: jed

Trying to wake up the legs beofre then a proper plod after.

Stopped off in the Midlands for Shepshed urban race to break up the journey back north. A bit scrappy early on, had no top gear as legs struggling after yesterday’s race/too much sitting in a car but still fun.
At least next year the British isn't quite so far away...only in Surrey!

Sussing things out on the warm up map after arriving in Devon.

British Long Champs, Braunton Burrows - 4th again (7secs off the podium). Major time loss on 1 (3mins) and this is game over when everyone starts so close together. Couldn’t make sense of anything (more green/paths than mapped) on what seemed like a very easy control which I'd basically planned in the start box but very different character to warm up map so failed to stick with steady/compass/pacing tactics. Especially annoying after relocating to lead multiple others straight into it. Reset though, a couple of wobbles close to the control at 5 and 8 but had clawed my way back up to 2nd until I blew it on 15 losing at least 6mins. I did my own thing, taking a different route from Chloe who'd caught me earlier as I thought it was better, it was a good route but I sped up as it was my chance to get away and came into control area one path too low. Alarm bells should have rang when I decided a huge wall wasn't mapped. Annoyingly tried to relocate off the huge flag poles on my map close by but couldn't see them on the ground so had to go back out to near the wall to be sure. Very hesitant through the next few taking very safe routes to gain confidence again, struggled making sense of/caught in vegetation a few times. Scrappy as tired and annoyed to be so rubbish on the run in but had nothing left. Obviously gutted to be so close to a medal again at a British Champs but my performance didn't really deserve one. Start times a big influence in results again, from splits 2nd/3rd were together for a lot of the course. I know the rules say 3mins but in this tricky terrain and a small start field trains were inevitable, if I'd just blindly followed I'd probably have had a silver at worst...

Easy lunch break with Mum in the wind…before a bigggg journey south tonight.

Catch up with Kara.

Bridge of Allan sprint. Another good course with interesting route choices in a part of the town I'd not orienteered in before.
I've really enjoyed this series of events and they've been great training, even if my legs have not always been in a state to run fast on Wednesdays. Well worth making the effort to get to. (I made myself n/c in the league as I should really be competing against those on the long but chose short as it was proper sprint length and to not overdo it with other training. I've been really impressed with some of the juniors efforts so it's right they can have their glory, top 4 all junior girls!).

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Lanton off-road fun, perk of having to be in the Borders this evening. Hilly, muddy and no one about, good XC training. Can just totally switch off here, didn’t want to go back to work.

The weather got the memo XC season is coming. A right soaking each way which I secretly enjoyed.

Left glute not firing, need to sit on the ball.

Canal with Katrina then cycle path/Roseburn loop on my own. Ended up a nice evening but legs still heavy.