Training Log Archive: graemeIn the 7 days ending Apr 6, 2010:
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Tuesday Apr 6, 2010 #
Running 48:00 [2] 5.0 mi (9:36 / mi)
Croyde caravan park, around the coast path to Baggy Point and beyond. With Colin Eades. Big rough sea down below.
then drive round to Penllyn, and walk down to the sea and beach
then drive round to Penllyn, and walk down to the sea and beach
Monday Apr 5, 2010 #
Orienteering race 37:13 [4] 6.06 mi (6:08 / mi)
JK relay. Trophy and M120+ combined. Team with Colin Eades and Rob Lee. me 8/44. team 25th overall, 6th M120+.
The excitement of being in a big relay or a great area tempered by poor planning. Too many short legs and too little gaffling meant that by the time you'd unfolded map, checked description, got your magnifier in place refound where you were on the map and looked up there were two mobs of people punching and mapreading was a waste of time. Might have helped if someone had looked at the control we all missed though...
Lost time and calm queueing for the single punch at common control 3. Only one person broke 35 on our gaffle (cf 10, 8 14 on the others), but that was mainly down to us being a bit rubbish. Although having the 120s around made it a much better experience, than flaying yourself to catch the fast-starting 21s, I need to remember not to go complacently with the slower crowd. Especially when four or five of the b*ggers sprint past you on the run in.
The excitement of being in a big relay or a great area tempered by poor planning. Too many short legs and too little gaffling meant that by the time you'd unfolded map, checked description, got your magnifier in place refound where you were on the map and looked up there were two mobs of people punching and mapreading was a waste of time. Might have helped if someone had looked at the control we all missed though...
Lost time and calm queueing for the single punch at common control 3. Only one person broke 35 on our gaffle (cf 10, 8 14 on the others), but that was mainly down to us being a bit rubbish. Although having the 120s around made it a much better experience, than flaying yourself to catch the fast-starting 21s, I need to remember not to go complacently with the slower crowd. Especially when four or five of the b*ggers sprint past you on the run in.
Sunday Apr 4, 2010 #
Orienteering race 1:00:59 [4] 9.3 mi (6:33 / mi)
JK Braunton 7/123. Winner Jon Musgrave 56:30 Overall 7th.
As yesterday, lost 2-3 minutes as did most people, and slightly off the pace again, a bit better it being dunes rather than forest. Didn't notice anyone on my course.
1:10 map + magnifier was readable for all but one control, though it seemed rather easy: concentration needed, but generally no thought or route choice.
Couldn't have run with 1:15, as elite -winner Matt Speake put it on the commentary "drawn by a 3-year old with a crayon". Seems like all big events nowadays take a map previously deemed to detailed to map at 1:15, stick a load more details on, then shrink it.
As yesterday, lost 2-3 minutes as did most people, and slightly off the pace again, a bit better it being dunes rather than forest. Didn't notice anyone on my course.
1:10 map + magnifier was readable for all but one control, though it seemed rather easy: concentration needed, but generally no thought or route choice.
Couldn't have run with 1:15, as elite -winner Matt Speake put it on the commentary "drawn by a 3-year old with a crayon". Seems like all big events nowadays take a map previously deemed to detailed to map at 1:15, stick a load more details on, then shrink it.
Saturday Apr 3, 2010 #
Orienteering race 59:25 [4] 7.8 mi (7:37 / mi)
Cookworthy JK M45L 12/124 Winner Clive Hallett 52:18.
Very wet and muddy. Course was fine, lots of similar legs run straight and forest quite nice apart from the mud. Ran OK, couple of little wobbles, maybe -3mins in total. So well off the pace then. Caught by Charlie Adams with about 10 mins to go, think we pushed each other into blunders.
Very wet and muddy. Course was fine, lots of similar legs run straight and forest quite nice apart from the mud. Ran OK, couple of little wobbles, maybe -3mins in total. So well off the pace then. Caught by Charlie Adams with about 10 mins to go, think we pushed each other into blunders.
Friday Apr 2, 2010 #
Event: JK 2010
Orienteering race 15:43 [4] ** 3.0 mi (5:14 / mi)
JK sprint. Bicton, in the rain.
Boring start, tree-tree-tree-tree-tree in a field, then a neat reverse psychology route choice "surely the trivial run round the outside cant be best". Ooops, it was, and a lot of us fell for it. Second half was in among buildings, looked complicated but running near the red line always worked. Pretty good fun, then more field to finish. James' M10 course was much trickier, all in the buildings.
Mispunched unfortunately, couple of controls 10m apart, never saw ours d'oh! Splits show my running speed is still off the pace.
Boring start, tree-tree-tree-tree-tree in a field, then a neat reverse psychology route choice "surely the trivial run round the outside cant be best". Ooops, it was, and a lot of us fell for it. Second half was in among buildings, looked complicated but running near the red line always worked. Pretty good fun, then more field to finish. James' M10 course was much trickier, all in the buildings.
Mispunched unfortunately, couple of controls 10m apart, never saw ours d'oh! Splits show my running speed is still off the pace.
Wednesday Mar 31, 2010 #
Orienteering 24:00 [3] 3.5 mi (6:51 / mi)
rerun KB Mens course + warm up & down to the office. Took 18.20, without punching and knowing where everything was. Frightening how many people ran faster cold.
Note:
Bengt T claims to have gone round in sub-15 on his bike.
Note:
Bengt T claims to have gone round in sub-15 on his bike.