Training Log Archive: roar

Accidentally had a lie in when no phone alarms went off. Triceps are really DOMSy from Monday for some mad reason. Legs feel good otherwise.

Also got my 25manna team, though there probably will be changes in the next week and half.

Left as late as I possibly could and went quickly to KG. Of course the lights were very unkind to me today. Too early for the juggler to be out.

Warm up included in this accidentally and then a top class training in Lunsen set by Thierry. I was 46:19 for the course. We did a mass start with a good 10 people or so. Nice group together heading on the first long leg and I was there in 3rd or 4th place (ahead of the people with the wobbly corridor). Love had a different loop and I went the same way as David though took a different route choice. Missed 2 by about 10m so he got ahead and I never really got back to him after that. Good orienteering back to the centre control then.
Had a miss on 5 by just running straight past the control to the next hill and having to come back. Probably 1 minute. Got the flow and concentration back quickly though and was good again for 6,7. Small bit offline to 8 but recovered well and kept the speed high. For 9 I decided to go straight as the marshes have been so dry of late, forgetting it had rained today. The open marsh was horrific so I went around the second part of it. A bit hesitant for the next leg as visibility was bad but worked it out in the circle and a train came through just as I arrived at it.
Headed off on my loop only to discover I was behind Thierry. He was taking some really strange kinda roundabout route ( I realised later he was doing the corridor version) so I stayed a bit further right and picked the open marsh though I came to the control just behind. On the next longish leg I stayed much lower than planned by being distracted and didn't use my attackpoint properly so just faffed in the circle for a minute or so until I found the open hill. Decent again then on the last few controls but was definitely a bit more wobbly as I was tiring.

Really fun training. Nice to have all the other people around and I do feel like I'm getting the hang of this terrain.

Cool down with David and Love Sintring (who is from Örebro and knows Conor). Just along the road and back again I don't think we went that slowly. Can't wait to get my GPS sorted.

6.831 km 17.0m

Very easy cycle home with Gina. Stopped in Coop and forgot to stop the watch. Getting pretty cold in the evenings now. Had the hat and the double gloves this evening.