Training Log Archive: GswedeIn the 7 days ending May 3, 2014:
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Saturday May 3, 2014 #
Orienteering 1:07:48 [4] ***** 5.3 km (12:48 / km) +220m 10:36 / km
spiked:11/16c
Very difficult middle in Lough Firrib at the Irish Champs. Extremely thick fog during most of the race that limited visibility to 30-40 meters I had a good pace until number 9 which was a lone boulder on a smooth hillside. Very little to go off of other than a steady compass bearing. But that wasn't the error that did in my race.
I lost contact with the map (something fairly normal for me as I go into race zombie mode) but just as I realized my loss of contact I happened to get caught in a particularly thick swab of fog. I tried relocating with the features around me. It was hopeless. I wandered around peat hags for 15 minutes before I got 3 minutes of clear air and found my position. Other than that, it was the simple errors, finding the exact location of the control. My normal stuff.
I lost contact with the map (something fairly normal for me as I go into race zombie mode) but just as I realized my loss of contact I happened to get caught in a particularly thick swab of fog. I tried relocating with the features around me. It was hopeless. I wandered around peat hags for 15 minutes before I got 3 minutes of clear air and found my position. Other than that, it was the simple errors, finding the exact location of the control. My normal stuff.
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
Warm up and cool down for the Middle.
Friday May 2, 2014 #
Running warm up/down 20:00 [3] 4.0 km (5:00 / km)
Warm up and cool down for Sprint at Maynooth University.
Orienteering race 13:05 [4] 2.1 km (6:14 / km)
A sprint on a very wide open university campus. Relatively easy except for a few tricky spots that you can expect to find on a university campus. (Confusing nooks and crannies, getting in on the correct side of the fence, etc.) I misread the entrance to an area, took a hard right, realized my mistake and turned around and added 35 seconds to my time, effectively taking me out of the race for top 5.
Thursday May 1, 2014 #
Running 1:05:00 [3] 13.0 km (5:00 / km) +350m 4:24 / km
Easy run up Telegrafo before heading to Ireland. Climbed up some steep spots but not too hard for the most part.
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014 #
Running 45:00 [3] 10.2 km (4:25 / km)
Early morning run to school. Calves are tight from yesterday but overall I feel pretty good.
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014 #
Running 1:15:00 [3] 16.4 km (4:34 / km)
Tempo run home. 25 minute warm up. 17:30 of tempo, 5 minute jog rest, 17:30 minute tempo, 10 minute cooldown. Avg pace of tempo: 3:45/K
Sunday Apr 27, 2014 #
Running 3:00:00 [3] 28.0 km (6:26 / km) +1200m 5:18 / km
A tough mountain run from Cotos back home. First section was off-road with the FEDOboys and then rocky trails the whole way back. Climbed three 2200 meter peaks. Cold and lots of rocks. Coming down was the hardest part. Amazing temperature change from 2 degrees up top to 23 degrees in the valley. Not a run to work on foot speed, but certainly worth it for the endurance and the views.