Training Archive: walkIn the 7 days ending 2008-08-03:
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Sunday Aug 3 | ||
| Trail run warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Warm up and run to start, a long way. Stretch and examine the animal bones spread around the start area. Hmmm! Hopefully not a sign of things to come. | ||
| Orienteering race 50:47 [4] *** 3.81 km (13:20 / km) +115m 11:35 / km | |
| spiked:8/13c shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| French 6 Day #1 - La Salvetat, la Couvertoirade - 65-85, bright sun, dry windy
Slow start, not running too well from long layoff; got better as went along. Some very detailed controls, need to keep in contact. 1 - Attacked into wrong rocks too early. Circled. 4 - Tried to cut corner but missed L and continued. In clearing with many others. Finally climbed up to S and in. 5- tried to approach from E but v thick veg masking a trench, finally back around to S. 7- Bad - followed crowd to L in wrong direction to go around wall to trail. Missed trail, overshot on attack. Saw fence and in. 1st -41' G - 11 Route | ||
Saturday Aug 2 | ||
| Event: 6 Days of Aveyron, France | ||
| Orienteering 1:30:00 [1] **** | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Training Day 2 - Le Parpaillou, La Couvertoirade - 75, sunny.
1:7500; Slow effort trying to read veg etc. Much better finding small gaps but must go slowly. One major brain fart leaving 79 in nice open and just running until? Found stone wall not on map? Read big spur to locate. Also overshot 82. The map is very detailed and getting used to the veg has taken a bit. A lot looks like barberry but no barbs. So the trick is to find the gaps shown on the map and go. The gaps just don't look like there is any way through. | ||
| Note | |
| Shoes - These are not the shoes of choice for running around. Had planned to use o-shoes, but there was a posting on the site after we were in Sweden, advising that the terrain was sensitive and to use trail shoes. Too late so went with what we had. A bit clompy and hot, but didn't notice once we got going. | ||
Friday Aug 1 | ||
| Orienteering 1:45:00 [1] *** | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| 6 Days training at St Eulalie- very complex, like WY without the prairies.
Map of our Training Now trying to find Kseniya. | ||
Thursday Jul 31 | ||
| Hiking 3:00:00 [1] ** 7 km (25:43 / km) +350m 20:34 / km | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Morning hike - got away earlier today while still cool. Gradually warmed into 90s by mid day.
Hike from campground into Nant for bread and on to climb the Causse on the E.side of the valley up to le Roc Nantais. 1hr up 350m, in ~3k. Then about 2.5k along ridgeline in 1.5hr checking out the views and limestone cliffs. 30' down a very steep, rocky single track. Rest was farmers track. | ||
Wednesday Jul 30 | ||
| Hiking 3:00:00 [1] ** 10 km (18:00 / km) +300m 15:39 / km | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Moved to Nant. Had coffee and headed out for a hike, of course by the time we started - at 11 - it was blazing hot, 90 or so. Did the Causse du Larzac, along the GR71D. About 5k up 300m, most of the up in 2nd k. Route was along dirt or gravel roads, bit disappointing but the view was great.
2hr up, 1:15 down. Jogged the steepest bit down to change the footing. Found a new campsite near village. Was along today's route and looked enticing, tents in a nice orchard. No pool or screaming kids. In the next campsite is young CA couple cycling around Europe for 4 mon starting in Lisbon working gradually to Frankfurt. | ||
Tuesday Jul 29 | ||
| Stretching 15:00 [0] | |
| Stretch out the legs in the tent. | ||
| Note | |
| Long drive from Toulouse thru Cornus to check it out. Then by Millau looking for a campsite. Suckered into driving way up a windy narrow road to Revens to camp in a field. Drove back down to Nant for info and dinner. Long day of driving ending with a nice dinner on cute little square.
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Monday Jul 28 | ||
| Stretching 20:00 [0] | |
| Morning stretch before breakfast , almost on a Ratlum Mt schedule at 6:15. Now another long travel day. | ||
| C • Ratlum 1 | ||
| Note | |
| Long travel day, again, from Stockholm to Toulouse. Arrive at the hotel near the airport as the heavens opened with 1/2" hail. Sat in the car watching this display pass as quickly as it arrived. | ||