Training Log Archive: rcro

Easy paced jog sticking to the flat from home. Legs better for it but the rest of me would have been happy to do a lot more.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1087022491/overv...

Suunto website messing about a bit tonight - run loaded onto Strava before movescount.

Long run in Black Mountains with rickyp. Mostly the race route but adding in bonus Waun Fach and doing a bit of cutting through the woods out of reservoir valley as we didn't fancy the look of the fence haul.

More running than I'd expected - some segment PBs and pretty close on others. Only really started walking on climb at about 12 miles - suffering a bit with dehydration although was still eating a lot.

Route off Bal Mar didn't work out so well - much more overgrown than it used to be. Ridge to Bal Mar is a hell of a long way too. Ran a lot of climb up to Crug Mawr - walking just the really steep section. Really tired from it all though.

In fog from by Table Mountain until half way down PYGF. Original plan was to go left at Waun Fach and around top of reservoir but didn't as windy. Probably glad as it was deceptively hot. Glad of the cloud as would be much harder in sunshine

Don't think I'm back in a position to do long distance as "races" yet but nice to get out for a long training run.

Both Will and I agreed to downgrade hills to a recovery run - from Mark's through the Wenallt, along to Travellers Rest and around Cefn-onn. Nice easy pace was what I needed tonight. Back just ahead of Mark coming from the cats' house

Event: SBOC Local Event - Summer League 9
 

SWOC score on the side of Fan Fawr. Legs had nothing in them today so bailed out on going for the full set but would probably (just) have had time to clear. Lots of bonuses for collecting sets of things - missed 3 sets from those 2 controls - so points lost: 20 (control values), 10 (missing set 101-109), 40 (missing full set of re-entrants), 70 (missing full set of cliffs).

Route was fairly good
S-8-1-3-9-13-11-25-17-24-12-22-23-45-39-43-29-34-44-32-38-31-40-20-21-4-18-5-F.
Think optimum would have got 6 then 2 after 9, and 21 between 32 and 38.

Not much to give on climb 8-1-3 and so not paying much attention to where to go - slow. The path 9-13 was really slow (shoes giving no ankle support today) over the rocks so time loss from losing 30m height to get the extra 2 controls wouldn't have been too bad in hindsight. Again literally nothing climb up to 11.

Drifted a bit far S on 17 and went around hill - relocated from the pond (hard to miss when in the middle of it!). 24 OK as could see it, but a little offline on 12. Fine for next few - and Will had caught up, but distracted by him on 39 (he was going straight to 43) so started off in wrong direction and had to go back.

OK for the next few - and some nice features and running - until Will caught up again (after detour to get 39) - and talking to him rather than navigating meant lost contact with map and overshot - couple of mins lost. Annoying, as here was the decision for going around the south; with 20 mins to go decided there was too much risk of being late if went north first to get 21 - so left if for the return and give me the option to skip if further behind time (unfortunately adds 40m ascent). Heading for the south loop all controls went well - and generally moving better than at the start - so back with a couple of mins to spare.

Didn't notice much heat - but sodden by the end. May have been working harder in the second half to be sure of being in time. Enjoyed it today - just a very nice area to orienteer in.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1080310247

MDC run in the wet from Draethen. Not putting in any real effort as still a bit tired from the weekend.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1078735364