Training Log Archive: Angus Dobson

quick to start, soon dropped by pack on first 3, having 130m of the 170m of climb through first 3 controls. lost time through speed, (about 4 mins) and 60s worth of going to two wrong controls, one I nearly mispunched on, and missing a vague veg boundary, pleased with navigation but It was very easy, would like to think I would of been about 24 this time last year, coming back in top 3, shows how much fitness ive lost this winter! didn't have much pressure with a weak team, and came back in 13th, beaten by at least 7 that I would normally be beating, quite embarrassing.

C • Relays 5

Warming up and down for whole weekend, long one for sprint due to forgetting how to run with a 2 week break before, good WU for middle, didn't WU much for long, did that on first few controls, and WU for relay, didn't WD much, which wasn't the best Idea, but did a bit of foam rolling over the weekend, muscles very sore on some of the days, feel fine now though

got an awful seed on Day 3 so didn't have much to aim for/lose, was worried I was going to struggle with time out on course, due to my start being in a bad position not being able to eat much, so took dextro round course with me, although I forgot to eat them... somehow lost 3 mins to number 1, getting used to scale maybe, and misreading contours, fine but slow through 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, awful RC to 9, un aware I could cross field going round the right way losing me 2 mins, mistake on 10 because I thought the map was vague and couldn't recognise where I was on map, 2mins, 11 slow, 12 awful, too far down re entrant, again thought it was vague but should of used contours which never change, 3mins. 13 slow, missed 14, 2mins, 15 slow, 16,17,18,19, slow but fine, 20 took good RC, but kept on stopping due to losing map contacting, about a 1.3k leg, losing 2/3 mins, although I was way down now, I would of been pleased to finish with about 90mins. but I lost 8 mins at 21, a ride was mapped, when it was obviously a path, and this completely disorientated me, entering wrong part of woods, trying to relocate for 5 mins, but couldn't, eventually realising what I had done wrong. not good, letting me down, jogged/walked the last 4 controls, losing 2 mins at 22 and 24, very frustrating. would of been happy with 90, which was possible, could of put me 15 mins of top 3 for the day, and 9 behind will.

made a 45s mistake on number one, I was slightly too far right, very slow to 2, somehow a minute down, probably from zig sagging up slope instead of contouring, slow to 3, making sure I hit it fine, 4 I walked the hill because my legs were in pain, yet still made a parallel error losing me 45s, 5,6,7,8,9,10,11 fine but taking roughly 120% of the quickest split, probably just from running and bad control flow, missed 12 off to the left, 45s lost, slow to 13 and 14, awful RC to 15 going up then down then up again, losing 60s, then very slow to 16 and 17, and somehow going to far right and losing 40s to last control? probably could of got 43, which would of been 125% roughly of the top 3, which is where I should be with current fitness, not disappointed with run, just disappointed that ive been ill for such a long time, meaning my fitness was dyer, but for some reason it didn't feel like the JK. people who I would normally beat we getting 41 mins.

Event: JK 2013
 

jogged round the buildings trying to stay in control, pushed a bit in the cross field areas, 2 * 30s errors going to wrong side of building, othere than that, 3 minutes down due to speed over 3.6k

the JK has come to quick, this will be interesting...