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Monday Nov 28, 2011 #
Running (UBOC Training) 44:02 [3] 8.06 km (5:28 / km) +75m 5:13 / km
shoes: Saucony ProGrid Triumph 7
Took the afternoon away from my tax paper and promised to go and see how I compared to UBOC's new crop of fast runners. Sadly, none of them braved the slight drizzle so it turned into a jog with just me and Charlotte.
Taking it quite easy after the busy weekend. Wanted to get up to 5 miles so left Charlotte and the water tower and carried on around the Downs a bit to get to the distance. It is a starting point but I'm pretty sure I could do 5 miles comfortably under 40 minutes.
Passed Alice Butt running the other way by Bristol Zoo - waved my hand a matter of inches in front of her face but she appeared to have her eyes closed and didn't notice.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/131556093
Taking it quite easy after the busy weekend. Wanted to get up to 5 miles so left Charlotte and the water tower and carried on around the Downs a bit to get to the distance. It is a starting point but I'm pretty sure I could do 5 miles comfortably under 40 minutes.
Passed Alice Butt running the other way by Bristol Zoo - waved my hand a matter of inches in front of her face but she appeared to have her eyes closed and didn't notice.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/131556093
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 1.5 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Saucony ProGrid Triumph 7
Did a proper warm up and warm down for once as it was cold. Even felt like it was doing some good and not tiring me out. First time in many months I was feeling underdressed but that feeling went away once we started running.
Sunday Nov 27, 2011 #
Event: BOK Galoppen Wavering Down
Note
How do you spell "Galoppen"?
Map says "Gallopen"
Results say "Galloppen"
Website says "Galoppen"
Map says "Gallopen"
Results say "Galloppen"
Website says "Galoppen"
Orienteering race (BOK Galoppen) 1:05:29 [4] 8.6 km (7:37 / km) +230m 6:43 / km
shoes: inov8 Roclite295 (1)
Blue course at Wavering Down. Was either 6.9, 7.0 or 7.5 km long depending which bit of paper you read.
Had trouble with a few controls - think 3 was verging on unfair because neither the vegetation nor the rocks were as mapped. Ended up relocating from the small cliff to the north but lost 5 mins or so and by that time everyone else who was also struggling to find it had just spotted it.
Got 5 fine but everyone but Tim Haysom and I seemd to go high and overshoot by a huge amount. Went in a bit too early for 7.
Lost 90s to 2 minutes on 8 as I didn't realise I had gone over two lines of crags. Was overshooting but when I didn't find the control quickly I knew I had gone too far.
No energy for hill up to 12. Straight line route to 13 poor - should have gone to the trig point and then down - 1 min lost. Took a wide route around the gorse to 14 as a result. Was quite a nice fun finish with John and Alison Simmons close by and David Hunt almost within reach.
I think the parking team did a pretty good job given the circumstances today - good to see they were still smiling at the end. Still haven't read the sheet of paper that Caroline gave me on the way in...
http://connect.garmin.com/player/131263808
Had trouble with a few controls - think 3 was verging on unfair because neither the vegetation nor the rocks were as mapped. Ended up relocating from the small cliff to the north but lost 5 mins or so and by that time everyone else who was also struggling to find it had just spotted it.
Got 5 fine but everyone but Tim Haysom and I seemd to go high and overshoot by a huge amount. Went in a bit too early for 7.
Lost 90s to 2 minutes on 8 as I didn't realise I had gone over two lines of crags. Was overshooting but when I didn't find the control quickly I knew I had gone too far.
No energy for hill up to 12. Straight line route to 13 poor - should have gone to the trig point and then down - 1 min lost. Took a wide route around the gorse to 14 as a result. Was quite a nice fun finish with John and Alison Simmons close by and David Hunt almost within reach.
I think the parking team did a pretty good job given the circumstances today - good to see they were still smiling at the end. Still haven't read the sheet of paper that Caroline gave me on the way in...
http://connect.garmin.com/player/131263808
Saturday Nov 26, 2011 #
Running race (Ashton Court Parkrun) 22:40 [5] 5.0 km (4:32 / km) +100m 4:07 / km
shoes: Saucony ProGrid Triumph 7
Much, much better run than last time - but much worse position. Kept above 10kph for pretty much all the uphill, and was only about 30s behind Mark at the half way point.
Into the wind on the "flat" on the way to the turn around and not didn't feel I was going so well as going up. Got overtaken by about 10 people going down the gravel path so upped the pace to maximum speed despite it being rocky underfoot. Got passed by another 5 people on the tarmac but clawed one of the places back and thought I had quite a strong finish.
Continues (after last week too) to support my theory that wearing a Westbury Harriers top makes you not only look like a good runner but does actually improve your running! Got a few cheers on the way round too.
http://connect.garmin.com/player/130947024
Into the wind on the "flat" on the way to the turn around and not didn't feel I was going so well as going up. Got overtaken by about 10 people going down the gravel path so upped the pace to maximum speed despite it being rocky underfoot. Got passed by another 5 people on the tarmac but clawed one of the places back and thought I had quite a strong finish.
Continues (after last week too) to support my theory that wearing a Westbury Harriers top makes you not only look like a good runner but does actually improve your running! Got a few cheers on the way round too.
http://connect.garmin.com/player/130947024
Orienteering - Night race (SARUM Collingbourne Wood) 50:46 [3] 5.27 km (9:38 / km) +80m 8:57 / km
shoes: Addidas Swoops
S-52-41-59-44-73-80-53-50-74-39-54-40-72-F
Very nice and runnable wood - although I thought differently when finding myself in brashings going to my first control.
Was going quite well, but ended up in the wrong place both times I looked for 50 - but it's not obvious from the GPS.
Torch decided to die completely in the middle of a big bramble patch - would come on when plugged in, but cut out almost immediately or start flashing SOS in morse code. Decided after 2 or 3 mins of fiddling to return to assembly on the back up torch.
270 points I think. If torch didn't die 40 mins in, I think I would have stood a good chance at getting a further 120 points and that would have put me very close to Ifor.
http://connect.garmin.com/player/131082851
Think/hope problem with torch is due to one of the connections having come undone and got damp. Will test if it's working on Tuesday.
Very nice and runnable wood - although I thought differently when finding myself in brashings going to my first control.
Was going quite well, but ended up in the wrong place both times I looked for 50 - but it's not obvious from the GPS.
Torch decided to die completely in the middle of a big bramble patch - would come on when plugged in, but cut out almost immediately or start flashing SOS in morse code. Decided after 2 or 3 mins of fiddling to return to assembly on the back up torch.
270 points I think. If torch didn't die 40 mins in, I think I would have stood a good chance at getting a further 120 points and that would have put me very close to Ifor.
http://connect.garmin.com/player/131082851
Think/hope problem with torch is due to one of the connections having come undone and got damp. Will test if it's working on Tuesday.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2011 #
Running - off road (BOK Training Run) 1:03:59 [3] 10.13 km (6:19 / km) +200m 5:45 / km
shoes: Saucony ProGrid Triumph 7
BOK training run around Ashton Court.
Unusually started off quite well rather than struggling to keep up, and thought I was running ok (better than last week at least) most of the time. Still struggling on the downhills - mostly due to caution as one was rocky and leaf covered and the other was slippery with mud.
Shins have been feeling a bit better today and were fine when out running.
http://connect.garmin.com/player/130365883
Unusually started off quite well rather than struggling to keep up, and thought I was running ok (better than last week at least) most of the time. Still struggling on the downhills - mostly due to caution as one was rocky and leaf covered and the other was slippery with mud.
Shins have been feeling a bit better today and were fine when out running.
http://connect.garmin.com/player/130365883