Training Log Archive: TimM

Easy one with the boys on the Seat. Good to get out after a not so good exam, quickly forgot about it with decent chat.

C • Everyone in a good mood 9

To DVC playing basketball.

Drills. Pretty chilled and good mood all round.

Death hail struck and we hid like the true pussies we are. Then ventured out for a decent kick about / warm down.

Result yesterday meant a place in the A team with Willy and Bash. Didn't get much sleep at all, bricking it. Will did his job and I went out a little bit behind Oli. Very nervous going to 1, saw the yellow behind the control but thought it looked a bit like a ride so got a tad confused a stopped for a few seconds before carrying on. Easy to 2 but 3 felt weird, not sure the green was mapped correctly. Luckily didn't lose much. Did lose time to 4, came out to low on the fence by quite a bit. Crossed the fence and could see Oli crossing the one at 5, the gap was still pretty much how it was when I had started. Bit too high on 6 and then overshot 7, this really pissed me off as it was stupid. Absolute slog through to 11, struggling to keep any kind of tempo. Then into 12, was pretty confident coming into it and expected it to appear right in front of me, but it didn't. Stopped, heart rate rose dramtically, couldn't work out what was going on, went a bit right and there it was. Very frustrated by this, had lost significant time already and was sure I'd ruined it.
More scrapiness to 13, poor disance judgement and stopped way to early. Fully expected Nixon to come past at any second. Really tried to up it into 16, realised it was quite a tricky control so was relieved when I was only a little bit right. Throught to spectator suffering pretty hard and had seen Oli ahead looking a fair bit off. But then saw him miss 19 so the gap closed a bit, made sure I was solid on all the streams and punched 21 a couple of seconds behind him. Bit scrappy to 22 and he had a different gaffle which avoided the death climb up to 23 so he got away. Nearly missed 24 and then prepared to vomit up to the final control.
Had it been anyone other than Bash on last leg I would have been more annoyed with myself for letting it slip a bit, but fully trusted him to catch Dane. It looked like it was too much at spectator but then the commentators said he was only 3 seconds down at pre warning and so it was definitely on. ShUOC seemed confident Dane would appear first, as they waited at the last control. Will and I were further down the run in and went absoutely mental when a red top appeared, with a huge grin on his face. Hopped over the fence and cruised to the finish. Proud to have been a small part of the win; it's not a bad feeling winning the British with your mates!

Event: British Orienteering Championships 2016 Long Distance
 

BOC Long - Brown Clee.
Not feeling particularly sprightly in the warm up, perhaps didn't have quite a big enough taper?
Worked out where 1 was in the start lane and decided to go up to the second gate, despite only ever seeing people go straight in. It meant that no orienteering was needed, but I was surprised to see Ali darting into the control from the left. He shot off to 2 and obviously wanted to catch up so put in more effort than I perhaps would have at that stage of the race. Using the field to judge it, but we were hesitant with the streams and vegetation being a bit weird. Fast down to 3, coming out just to the right of the open on the track and spiked it well. Nipped ahead coming out of 3 and was unaware of Ali bailing at the fence. Took a slightly different line across to 4, trying to avoid some of the climb coming out of the stream but didn't work and lost some metres to Ali. Caught back up though when he stopped in the circle. Was really struggling through the forest to 5, letting the gap to Ali grow a fair bit. Just wasn't feeling great physically and when I got to the crossing point with Tam coming the other way I could barely manage a grunt compared to his cheerful 'hi'. Into the open, the marshes and heather really not what I wanted. Took some more efficient lines than Ali and closed the gap a bit, then he stopped early and so the gap was closed. A bit of faffing coming into the circle but nothing major.
Again took a slightly different line after the crossing point, with Ali's coming out on top a little bit. Seemed like he was cruising whereas I was not enjoying life so took a gel on the way to 7 to try and get some energy. More of the same to 8 and then I decided to come straight back out of it which was better than what Ali did so were together again. Stopped early in the circle, something didn't seem quite right but it was.
At the crossing point back into the forest I expected nothing other than for us to turn left so it was a shock to see Ali bail into the green. Stuck to my plan though and went around the green. Very hesitant coming into the circle and no sign of Ali so assumed he had got away. Then suddenly he appeared which was a relief. Missed the crossing point to 11 which was irritating and a good kick up the backside, and then ran to a control on another depression.
Felt like death up to 14 trying to keep with Ali, then got ahead into 15 by going round the green a different way. 16 was easy, just saw the spur miles away and tried to up the tempo a bit. A bit hesitant in the circle again but all good. Went straight through the drinks point without seeing it, must have been out of it a bit. Bit left on 17, was unsure despite people running into it. Again a bit right into 18, Ali said he was heading to the path but I thought straighter would be better. Came out on the path behind him by a bit and he was motoring so hard to close it up again. Got quite nervous coming into it but Ali seemed pretty confident . Good to 20 but a bit iffy to 21 and Ali was in front again. He headed for the forest and although I wasn't sure this was best I didn't take the risk to go solo. Pushing hard through speccy but not the best line to 24 and banana'd 25 pretty bad. Last push through to the finish.
Mixed feelings at the finish, pleased to have a solid enough run but not as satisfying as if it was on my own.
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C • excessive taper 5

Lap of the meadows.

Session with Chicken, Tam and Ali and pacer bash.
3 x (800, 200) with 1min between 8 and 2 and 4mins between sets. Feeling held back by some extra weight.

Strides.

Lap and home. Started the session cold, then it got warm, then it snowed, then it got warm, then it snowed etc etc.