Training Log Archive: Joshosh

Just a simple out and back! Lots out walking and lots of dogs running about

C • Cliff 5km 4

Tracking dadosh. Very windy out!! On the way back I was nearly at an angle of 45 degrees to the ground, but wasn't gathering any figurines

Watched some of the Celtic v City game. Then did some tests on zacs groin after he did some damage on sheep's head

Iltarastit Finaali
RaVa
Tietävälä-Hiitokeskus
A-rata : 5.3km : 17c

SR = 1.132
RI = 0.088 (example of where this doesn't work. Maybe a multiplication value based on the course, A=1.1, B=1.2 etc would give a better representation)

Riina was working so Markku picked me up after a doctors appointment for a guys evening orienteering! Event was pretty close to their house so we parked and changed and headed down then.

First 10 controls of the course were on the Tietävälä map and at 1:5000.Was mostly clean. Too high to 3 though and maybe the righthand route choice would have been better to 9. Was hesitant around 4 and 8 as visibility was very low in what was scattered trees, very different to the open white forest near 6 and 7. 10 was the map flip control.

Across the road and into the hiitokeskus section at 1:10000, didnt really have much issue with the scale change. Should have probably gone a bit straighter to 4 and taken the earlier path. Was too far east of 5 aswell but not much time lost. 7 was buried in some dense trees despite being marked white on the map so was a bit confused here.

Fun event and got chatting to Tuukka Tuomala, who is a big cheese in RaVa, the mind behind Yökuppi. Apparently is going to bring a Yökuppi t-shirt to 25manna for me. The Yökuppi guys go on an annual trip, this year is Iceland, so I put in a plug for Ireland in the future. Also turns out he knows ndobbs.........does everyone in Finland know him?!

Tulokset
Välijat

C • Nope. 1

Hirvirastit-Sunnuntairastit
HU-46
Umpankulma
B-rata : 4.8km : 15c

SR = 1.206
RI = 0.064

Reasonable start and then rolled ankle leaving 2 and headed away in the wrong direction before correcting it. Apparently a nice view from control 5 but I forgot to look up and out. 7 (and 15) was a drinks control, didnt take any but it was apple juice or homemade beer by someone who lives near by, as if running in a straight line wasnt tough enough. Was standing on top of 8 and didnt see it, knew I was nearby but wasnt certain where. Ok to 9 and good to 10. Lost confidence on route to 11 so baile to the east to hit the open and go back in again. Passed a famous Finn on the way to control 12. 13 was fine and took road to 14 as the green looked bad, turns out it was reasonably get-through-able. Back to the drink station and back the road.

Tulokset
Välijat



Had a chat and got a photo with the famous Finn after the race. Sure she has 9 WOC gold medals but she wanted some tips from someone who has competed at prestigious, and I dont think thats too grand a term, events such as the Brass Monkey League.

Day spent "Keeping up with the Komi's".



Went back to Surmajärvi and walked around some of the cliffs and checking out the grain grinding stones (that's the technial term) while munching on lingerberries and blueberries.



Then to this cool little cliff spot where we did a BBQ of sausages and kebab thingys.





Maybe the best part of the day though was half price pick-n-mix in the S-Market on the way home!

Good day on the sports front too. Spurs won 1-2 away to Boro, Munster won with a BP and Pelicans won 4-2 against SaiPa.

Down past the Matkakeskus to the start for training today. Back on another Sprint map, on the opposite side of the road to the previous training.

Sprinttisuunnistusharjoitus
Lahti-Anttilanmäki
3.1km : 18c

SR = 1.255

Used some of the same controls from a race held here a while back and then added in my own. Not much to note, pretty clean. Maybe not the best routes to 12, 14 and 17 but not certain. The open rock from 15-16 was quite tricky to get down so maybe the road would have been faster here. Couldnt get to control 18 because of building work.

Back to the apartment.

Now to watch some of the Euromeeting tracking and live results for some of the afternoon. Shame that there are no Irish out there.

Then tonight is SM-yö Quali and NAOC middle so might see some of that if there is tracking/live results