Training Log Archive: ColmM

O-France Day 5
It was hotter today.
Started dodgy on 1, but happy with 2 & long leg to 3. Fields, fences, buiding and paths made it quite alright.
Got very close to 4, but then lost a lot, again quite good to 5 I think, but again bad to 6.
Was going alright over the next while but the heat was hitting me so I was struggling. Got through the butterfly okay - mostly just got stuck coming back to the same control, but started losing more time afterwards on 16, and a lot on 17.
Through spectator still moving but slow, and then lost more on 23.
Probably lost 25mins today which is displeasing. Tough out there, but not as hard as yesterday at all.

O-France Day 4
"Middle distance" - WT: 35mins, won in 49, by 5mins.
Really really tricky out there today. Super area, loved it.
Started clean, and kept going relatively fluid for the most part early on, lost some time on 4.
Good route to 5, but misunderstood the terrain slightly entering the circle and made a parallel error, came back, but ~2mins lost.
Ploughed on okay. Happy to get a tricky 11 alright.
Okay along the path on route to 14, but after leaving it, I was out of my depth quickly. Struggled to pick up anything. Tried to stop and relocate but had to head out for the fence, hoping I hadn't already crossed it. Relocated quite close by, but lost ~3-4mins.
Very slow keeping contact on 16, but got there.
Had a shocker on an easy 18th, left the track in the right spot but was off line and hit a fence which confused the he'll out of me, relocated but lost ~6mins.
Okay / good to the finish, but a shame about 18th.

Much better position today though - many seemed to struggle more. Marcus just beat me which was a shame as I needed that time back.
Could have lived with the other mistakes, but 18 was a shame.

Roughly 15mins lost out there.

Up the local mountain along the ridge, and down another trail to the campsite.
With eoinmcc, james, and Andrew turner.

O-France Day 3
Middle WRE

O-France Day 2
"Long"
Lots of positives. Hiccups too though. Race ruined by 7min mistake on 21. Standing on it.

O-France Day 1
Quite long and quite hot.
Started poorly on 1 & 2. Got into it then, better for a good while. But not perfect.
Lost a good bit on 21 (3mins?), and a little more on the final loop.

Had caught Eoin at 12, but I was tired and he was running quicker. The nature of the terrain meant we finished together.

Event: O-France 2016 edition
 

To Nant with James

O-France Prologue
Absolutely dying in the heat. Mostly clean, but Eoin was roughly 1min quicker.

Event: JWOC 2016 - Engadin, Switzerland
 

Just enough for minimito round the campsite with Eoin & Andrew turner

Easy round bushy.
Bit of a lazy run.
Legs feeling fresh, but I'm a bit of a busy boy right now.