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Saturday Feb 18, 2012 #
Event: WNL 8 Hoc. somewhere
9 AM
Running race (Ashton Court Parkrun) 22:39 [5] 5.0 km (4:32 / km) +100m 4:07 / km
shoes: Saucony Powergrid Triumph 9
Something seemed to twang in my left thigh as warming up for this today. Managed to get 100 yards or so into the course before realising that if I pushed it up the hill I'd probably do some damage to myself.
That, with the return of the wind, left me to just take it easy - going up the hill I was barely doing any more than walking pace.
Was overtaken by some kid who I always beat at the 1km mark. Just stuck with him from there to the finish - probably a little bit faster than I wanted to be going.
Started to up the pace at the bottom of the hill and forced into a full sprint from the last bend - would have gained two places (although probably not even 5s) had it not been for a bloody dog running under my feet and causing me to pretty much stop about 20 yards from the finish funnel.
Seems that the last 2km were both the fastest I've ever done them, with the middle km 3 seconds down.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150379260
Happy that a bad run is only 22:40. Not happy that there is obviously something else wrong with me that I need to get sorted.
Looking at the fastest I've done each km to date it appears that a perfect run for me would be 21:54. Hopefully I'll get there at some point this year!
That, with the return of the wind, left me to just take it easy - going up the hill I was barely doing any more than walking pace.
Was overtaken by some kid who I always beat at the 1km mark. Just stuck with him from there to the finish - probably a little bit faster than I wanted to be going.
Started to up the pace at the bottom of the hill and forced into a full sprint from the last bend - would have gained two places (although probably not even 5s) had it not been for a bloody dog running under my feet and causing me to pretty much stop about 20 yards from the finish funnel.
Seems that the last 2km were both the fastest I've ever done them, with the middle km 3 seconds down.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150379260
Happy that a bad run is only 22:40. Not happy that there is obviously something else wrong with me that I need to get sorted.
Looking at the fastest I've done each km to date it appears that a perfect run for me would be 21:54. Hopefully I'll get there at some point this year!
6 PM
Orienteering - Night race (WNL Stock Hill) 54:49 [3] 4.92 km (11:08 / km)
shoes: Addidas Swoops
Oh dear...
Route S-10-12-20-18-26-29-17-5-19-7-3-9-1-F - 225 points
First start so made the choice of starting on the even bottom half with the plan of doing even top half turning over to odd at top left hand corner to get the high pointers there on my way back. Didn't happen.
Got 10 fine. Came out onto a path junction and used compass to determine which path to take to head into 12 - big mistake - took the one that compass said was north and headed east... Ended up in some dark green I remembered from April last year and realised where I was. Then spent 5 mins or so about 100 yards east of the control kite...
Bearing to 20 off, but seems I headed off the path at exactly the right point for the control - shame I then spent 3 mins looking for the right hole.
Next disaster was 18. Helped into control by Ifor. 26 ok, but had been going 25 mins so thought it was best point to turn over and do the odd map.
29 and 17 both fine. Thought I was on a parallel path to 5 but turns out I wasn't. Missed 19 slightly and overshot a lot. Relocated from a long depression. Couldn't mess up 7! Went up and down the vef boundaries at 11, found the depressions but not the control - gave up. 9 easier as I'd been down there earlier. Almost missed 1 on way back to finish.
Pretty terrible run tonight. Hopefully not too many people found it easier than I did.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150590104
Route S-10-12-20-18-26-29-17-5-19-7-3-9-1-F - 225 points
First start so made the choice of starting on the even bottom half with the plan of doing even top half turning over to odd at top left hand corner to get the high pointers there on my way back. Didn't happen.
Got 10 fine. Came out onto a path junction and used compass to determine which path to take to head into 12 - big mistake - took the one that compass said was north and headed east... Ended up in some dark green I remembered from April last year and realised where I was. Then spent 5 mins or so about 100 yards east of the control kite...
Bearing to 20 off, but seems I headed off the path at exactly the right point for the control - shame I then spent 3 mins looking for the right hole.
Next disaster was 18. Helped into control by Ifor. 26 ok, but had been going 25 mins so thought it was best point to turn over and do the odd map.
29 and 17 both fine. Thought I was on a parallel path to 5 but turns out I wasn't. Missed 19 slightly and overshot a lot. Relocated from a long depression. Couldn't mess up 7! Went up and down the vef boundaries at 11, found the depressions but not the control - gave up. 9 easier as I'd been down there earlier. Almost missed 1 on way back to finish.
Pretty terrible run tonight. Hopefully not too many people found it easier than I did.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150590104