Training Log Archive: mikeyA

Would only have done SSS today anyway and couldn't go with everyone else as I was in a lab so just a day off. Quads have been so sore all day for some reason.

Event: FwtN #9
 

To and from the gym.

Gym.

Up out to Blackford Observatory.

FWTN on Blackford and the Hermatige. This area is truely awful. Caught Dan at 2 after he was messing about but then lost him to 4 after I took the lower/slower route. Saw him and Tim who'd caught me near 7 however after I spent a good 2 minutes trying to scramble up this slope which I never made it up they ran away. Decided I couldn't get up it so just went back down and on to 8. Don't feel too cheeky as I must have only been 5 meters away just unable to get to it. Re-caught them at 9. Took a different and equal route to 13. Managed to drop them on 15 after they went over the first bridge and got stuck on the slope and I crossed the river underneath the control. Ran by myself for the rest without any real mistakes just so slow going up and down the slopes. Thought I'd taken a maverick route to 25 by going straight through the gorse bushes but turns out 4/5 of us did the same. Think I was third behind Tam and Bash by about 2 minutes and then 2 in front of Tim. Thanks to Conor for making it as fun as the area allowed.

C • Awful area 2

Down straight along the road.

EUOC long run on Blackford and Braids. Managed to not get dropped at the traffic lights this time. Very nice.

Easy round the meadows with Raptor. Loosened off nicely towards the end.

To and from the gym. Pretty quick on the way out so I could improve the segment time I made from Sciennes to the gym.

Squatted 40, 50, 55.

Event: Midlands Championships (UKOL)
 

Up.

Ran M21 for some stupid reason. 17.6km straight line. Running wise ok until 17 and then proceeded to die through until about 22 where I got a bit of a second wind and felt a bit better although still pretty tired. Technically, made a mistake at 9 which to be honest I felt was hard to avoid as it was a thicket in the middle of a whole clump of thickets that were impossible to read on the 15 map. Missed 17 pretty bad. It was in a felled area supposedly in a clump of trees but the map again didn't really seem to match anything and sort of stumbled over it. Missed 18 as it was on a dead tree in the surrounded by other dead trees. Maybe could have taken a bearing but there wasn't really a definite feature to go off. Struggling at this point physically. Pretty clean then through to 29 where I swear I found a pit next to a dead tree but no flag. Forest Demon found the same one and both of us could swear it should have been in it. I think I must have spent a minute just stood there staring at it just through exhaustion. Also got a bit of cramp in my hamstrings which i've never had before due to running. Fine on the last 2 to the finish although Beth beat me on all 3 splits. Overall fairly pleased that I was able to make it round and survive but could definitely improve fitness when it gets a bit rough as I lost an awful lot of time in there. Also didn't take food, probably/definitely should have done. Looking at the splits a huge positive that I was running really well until 17 at which point the terrain got rough and I lost it mentally and physically. Ah well.

Results - http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
Routegadget - http://www.noc-uk.org/gadget/rg2/index.php#163&...

Down with Harriet to download to claim the best tasting KitKat I've ever had.

Event: British Night Championships (UKOL)
 

Up.

Well this went well.. Started off badly when I failed to turn my headtorch on until after I started. Had some issues getting it on so had to take it off my head to do it. Proceded to spend a minute sorting it out. Went past Nathan at 2 after he'd spent ten minutes finding it so I thought I was ok. Went ok until the map exchange where I spent a minute trying to find it. There were some non-reflective tapes leading to it that I just didn't see. Was quite badly set out to be honest. Bad compass to 15 lost me more time. And then my headtorch died at 17. Lost time getting my spare out which wasn't the best torch ever. After this lost all concentration and lost an incredible amount of time over many controls that I can't be bothered to discuss all of. Met up with Nathan again later on who was not having fun and ran with him for the rest. Had some nice chat and helped each other out for a few of the controls which we were still messing up despite being together. Anyway took the least deserved 3rd place medal won by anyone ever having been 24 minutes behind Hakon who won. However I don't have the same morality as Beth so I was quite happy to get on the podium for it. Only my second individual British/JK medal ever.

Results -http://www.leioc.org.uk/wordpress/lei_results/2016...