Training Log Archive: Lizzie

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KM relay.
Running first leg for the first time in a long while (WOC debacle last year excepted). Figured KM would be a nice relaxed affair, but oh no, world class line up on first leg! sigh. #norway
It was good fun though. I led out on the first control and was confident, too confident apparently. I ran past one of the other splits enroute to my first control and misinterpreted which knoll it was on, so dropped down the side of the spur to my cliff far too early, losing around a minute. Silje and Victoria made the same mistake, so the 3 of us were chasing the pack from there.
Was slowly working my way up the field as we got to #5. I had the Eastern split here, which opened up the around routechoice to #6 to avoid abseiling the big cliff. This allowed me to catch up the main lead pack by #6, just in time for the long track run to #7. My half-cold affected lungs started struggling on the long leg, and although I clung on, I faded on the longish leg to #8. Vilda joined me in being dropped 30s or so by the pack, and we missed another 15s or so on the penultimate control, to come in 1.45 behind IFK, and 50s behind the main lead pack.

Jo put us in the lead on 2nd leg, and while IFK passed us, Kine held on against Andrine on last leg, so we were first Norwegian team ;)

Not the best return to first leg relay racing. But happy to have caught back up after the early mistake. I'd say without my lingering stress/tiredness cold-that-can't-decide-if-it's-a-cold-or-not, I'd have been able to stick it out once I'd caught back up.

First match if autumn season. Am, for the moment, officially left-back. But I do have license to roam into midfield at certain times. So it wasn't too boring ;)

To be fair, we played the best we have all season. But that's more to do with having 11 of our top players on the park at the same time rather than new positioning I think.

Jog with Venda

My father was raising questions about the validity of my maiden Norwegian victory, as he couldn't find it on eventor...so here is the full proof!

http://eventor.orientering.no/Events/Show/10255

(The trick was to change the view to 'all' events, so that even the smallest club competition was listed ;)

To and from the gym

More biking at the gym, now with Kine. Spent the time watching and analysing (i.e. 100% judging) the running technique of the treadmill class going on in the room in front of us. Very hard to tell who actually had their treadmill set at the fastest speed!

Fun little clock relay at Høiås, thanks to Jo.
Ida and I smashed it :D
Got a second use out of my WOC party outfit, using it as our makeshift control flag. The fluoro yellow hat probably saved us a good 30s vs having to search for the control ;)

wet.

Run in høiåsmarka. Skipped out on club intervals after more fast training than intended yesterday combined with a sore throat. Hard to tell if it's tiredness/stress or actually a cold. Guess time will tell.

Collected up 2 rock-reflector controls that I was missing on the SW of høiås. Now just have 6 or so to collect on the E side.

Haldenmesterskapet på festningen aka the most important race of the season.

500, 1000 and 1500m courses, with cumulative time for the result. Courses were actually a fair bit longer if you ran off the straight line. (And running on the line would have involved overcoming fortress barricades and walls). There were also many many hills, and the odd bonus hill to boot. Really good fun though, and actually the first time I've orienteered within the fortress.

I believe, that after 3+ years, this counts as my first individual victory at an orienteering event in Norway! It's in eventor, so definitely legit ;) quietly stoked. It's taken long enough!