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Tuesday Jul 1, 2014 #
7 PM
Running race (Park race) 1:14:53 [3] 4.5 mi (16:38 / mi)
Out at the park race series.
Loverly day, stress to get out of work to make park race but it always is. There's always one more job that need doing before you leave.
So Dans at the start and hands me the long map without even asking. Good job I didn't wimp and pick the short. It took a whole of 1 minuet to realise I was thirsty & start thinking back to the last time I had drank, 3/4 of a cup of tea at 7.30 this morning. That could prove to be problematic, note to self drink during the day!!!
First 5 controls were relatively easy to find I was just going rather slow constantly swallowing to try and get some moisture in my throat. I carry on at my plodding pace to number 6 & this is where I finally realise orienteers are nuts & thats probably why I enjoy it.
Number six is at the top of a mountain of a hill! I see Vince going up a big sort of metal box filled with rocks. Is that seriously the way to get to the bottom of the hill?? Yes, yes it is. I find something like a lamppost and use it to help me climb the thing without resorting to hands and knees. I start to wade through the knee length shrubbery and see Andy coming up looking like it's really easy where I'm stumbling on every step I carry on musing over how after years of orienteering you must get a resistance to wading through crappy terrain. It's about 2 minuets later when I realise that no he's just chosen the better route as there is a band all the way from the bottom that has been cut so people
Can walk up it with ease.
On to number 7 and is half way up another of theses monstrosities. This time I refuse to follow people going up & over I plan to go round then walk up the half a hill to the control. I run round and the whole hill is surrounded by the metal rock boxes. There as high as my hip so without the aid of a lamp post I'm having to hop up and sit on them before getting to my feet. If I was going for speed these things would have stopped that in it's tracks. (I was since told that the reason for this place being mapped was for these)
The rest of the controls weren't too bad however on both 9 & 10 I was too busy wondering if the water in the ponds was drinkable so I ended up over shooting or cutting in too early. (Clearly more focus needed)
Got to number 20 awesome 1 control left! Toddled off to find it & promptly got lost and wondered round in the shrubbery trying to find it until I saw Ed followed the direction he went and came past number 5 ah I had been looking in completely the wrong place. I found where I was on the map then carried on to 21 this can't be the last control the next one must be & I carried on like that to 23 :s (yes I had control descriptions I just hadn't looked at them & folded my map to cover the last lot of controls)
I make my way to number 24 doing a precarious leap over a ditch that almost claims me then off to the finish!
At download I discover I'm not last!!! Whoop I'll take that!
Loverly day, stress to get out of work to make park race but it always is. There's always one more job that need doing before you leave.
So Dans at the start and hands me the long map without even asking. Good job I didn't wimp and pick the short. It took a whole of 1 minuet to realise I was thirsty & start thinking back to the last time I had drank, 3/4 of a cup of tea at 7.30 this morning. That could prove to be problematic, note to self drink during the day!!!
First 5 controls were relatively easy to find I was just going rather slow constantly swallowing to try and get some moisture in my throat. I carry on at my plodding pace to number 6 & this is where I finally realise orienteers are nuts & thats probably why I enjoy it.
Number six is at the top of a mountain of a hill! I see Vince going up a big sort of metal box filled with rocks. Is that seriously the way to get to the bottom of the hill?? Yes, yes it is. I find something like a lamppost and use it to help me climb the thing without resorting to hands and knees. I start to wade through the knee length shrubbery and see Andy coming up looking like it's really easy where I'm stumbling on every step I carry on musing over how after years of orienteering you must get a resistance to wading through crappy terrain. It's about 2 minuets later when I realise that no he's just chosen the better route as there is a band all the way from the bottom that has been cut so people
Can walk up it with ease.
On to number 7 and is half way up another of theses monstrosities. This time I refuse to follow people going up & over I plan to go round then walk up the half a hill to the control. I run round and the whole hill is surrounded by the metal rock boxes. There as high as my hip so without the aid of a lamp post I'm having to hop up and sit on them before getting to my feet. If I was going for speed these things would have stopped that in it's tracks. (I was since told that the reason for this place being mapped was for these)
The rest of the controls weren't too bad however on both 9 & 10 I was too busy wondering if the water in the ponds was drinkable so I ended up over shooting or cutting in too early. (Clearly more focus needed)
Got to number 20 awesome 1 control left! Toddled off to find it & promptly got lost and wondered round in the shrubbery trying to find it until I saw Ed followed the direction he went and came past number 5 ah I had been looking in completely the wrong place. I found where I was on the map then carried on to 21 this can't be the last control the next one must be & I carried on like that to 23 :s (yes I had control descriptions I just hadn't looked at them & folded my map to cover the last lot of controls)
I make my way to number 24 doing a precarious leap over a ditch that almost claims me then off to the finish!
At download I discover I'm not last!!! Whoop I'll take that!
Saturday Jun 28, 2014 #
Running 14:08 [3] 1.6 mi (8:50 / mi)
Finally got round round to my training run!!
Was planning on doing this on Wednesday but my hip flexors (or at least that's what dan tells me that's what they are) were still really hurting.
Due to working till 10 on Thursday & haveing a leaving do on Friday today was te first opportunity.
I had spent 9-6 at my massage course so I was rather tired but I'm not silly, I told people that I was running part the way home to give myself the extra motivation!
I ran from the course venue to London brige then from clapham to home. Happy with my pace but after running my hip flexors are killing so I need to find a stretch that will help those (any recomendations?)
Comparing my views to Sunday would be a mistake the peaks can't be compared to cars and a man pissing down an ally!
Was supprised I've never really though about the air I guess you would call it purity before but running from the station I took a turn to te back ally that is covered in trees & Ivy type plants & there was an immidiate change in the air! It reminded me of the green houses is been in as a child. Much easier running in the greenhouse ally!
After running felt great. Much more awake than when I was leaving the course. Good run need to get more like this in!
Xx
Was planning on doing this on Wednesday but my hip flexors (or at least that's what dan tells me that's what they are) were still really hurting.
Due to working till 10 on Thursday & haveing a leaving do on Friday today was te first opportunity.
I had spent 9-6 at my massage course so I was rather tired but I'm not silly, I told people that I was running part the way home to give myself the extra motivation!
I ran from the course venue to London brige then from clapham to home. Happy with my pace but after running my hip flexors are killing so I need to find a stretch that will help those (any recomendations?)
Comparing my views to Sunday would be a mistake the peaks can't be compared to cars and a man pissing down an ally!
Was supprised I've never really though about the air I guess you would call it purity before but running from the station I took a turn to te back ally that is covered in trees & Ivy type plants & there was an immidiate change in the air! It reminded me of the green houses is been in as a child. Much easier running in the greenhouse ally!
After running felt great. Much more awake than when I was leaving the course. Good run need to get more like this in!
Xx