Training Log Archive: Florence

Driving lesson clashed with gym but a rest day is fine anyway

Event: British Middle Champs (UKOL)
 

Far too fast after not leaving enough time but in the end I got there with 7min to call up

Really wanted a result here but want doesn't overpower how little orienteering/hard running I have done in the past 18 months.

Start was too easy=too fast for me and felt on the edge going into 4 onwards which showed when I missed 6 and went to 8 before 7 but didn't realise and had to use road to relocate. Saw Megan on the way to 9 ahead of me so assumed she had caught me and was I hell going to let her go easily! She was flying along and I was clinging on for dear life probably on my VO2 max! Made for easier nav though because she wasn't going clean on many and I did lead a few. She left me at 16 and caught her again at 22 or something but she dropped me into the last control. Not going to deny running with Megan changed my race and therefore result but that was a mixture of start list luck and the sport of orienteering.
So yeah I'm pleased with one: the result but also my mental willpower/competitiveness/effort to push hard and hang on, less pleased with my actual orienteering performance.

Anyway I'm SO HAPPY to be back at some respectable level, a lot of patience and rehab has gone into getting back running and I'm just so pleased to be orienteering again :)

Event: British Sprint Champs (UKOL)/(PROLOGUE)
 

Actually very pleasantly surprised with this. Apart from the mp obviously. I only have one speed so struggled from the start to have any pace at all but I worked pretty hard and planned ahead SO WELL that I missed 16 ahahah no but seriously it was on a straight line and next to circle for no2. Anyway nice to have a base mark that is way higher than I thought I was at for sprint. Can't wait for JEC sprint! Would have been 5th=A final.

C final first start. Not actually that great a run and was trying to 'cruise' and not push too hard which was basically a massive struggle. Enjoyed it nonetheless :)

V easy up and along the edge of the moor after getting an early train home and leisurely lunch. Legs felt better than I thought they would, no idea how tomorrow is going to go...

WU, ladders, hurdles, reverse lunges 3 x 8 each side, OH press then more core stuff than usual but overall a pretty light session personally because I don't know how my body will react after being ill. Anyway good to see more people in.

Turned up for training at 7 when it started at 6, today was a bad day timing wise. Stressful trying to get the entire flat clean on my own and sort keys for the new guy moving in and nearly forgot my driving lesson and then bus to training was so late and made me even more late and basically someone sort my life out k thanks.
On a positive note, cold has gone

Should be back to normal tomorrow morning for the gym :)