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Sunday Nov 2, 2008 #
Event: SOC November Classic
Running warm up/down 22:00 [1]
shoes: Walshes #2
Warm up to start, plus a bit of pracing around before clothing drop. Then a slightly slower jog back to assembly with Matt afterwards.
Orienteering race 1:02:49 [4] 8.9 km (7:03 / km) +115m 6:38 / km
shoes: Walshes
November Classic: Burley West
Alright race, real sloppy just at the end to final 3 controls. Was a bit more aggressive throughout than I've been on the ankle. Two real little crunches on it, still wearing the brace...
I feel like figuring out where I lost time today, so here goes:
1- good, not spot on the bearing, but within 20m
2- fine, but should have bashed through heather, instead of pansy-ing around it
3- good
4- slightly hesitant, but good
5- basically, stayed right on the line, think the better route choice may have been to go around the top on the path?
6- good, after eating it in a stinky bog
7- ug, messy, came too far down the hill, as I was further west than I thought when I hit my attackpoint ride, then had to putter and put things back together (1min?)
8- deviated off line for no good reason
9- bang on
10- went around on road then major path, which I think was fine, but wasn't efficient getting to road, distracted by others for a bit
11- ok, not wonderful
12- argh!!!! wrong frickin hill, oops. at least I checked my control code... really thought I was in the right place til then... soooo sloppy.
13- lost in circle, to be fair, control circle completely obscures a stream, which would have been a bit helpful
14- slight detour towards another control, before deciding it couldn't be mine
finish- 9 seconds slower than Matt. what?!?
My conclusion: started making more and more mistakes later in the race. Think I got tired... Lost most time on 7, 12 and 13, I bet, will see when splits go up!
Alright race, real sloppy just at the end to final 3 controls. Was a bit more aggressive throughout than I've been on the ankle. Two real little crunches on it, still wearing the brace...
I feel like figuring out where I lost time today, so here goes:
1- good, not spot on the bearing, but within 20m
2- fine, but should have bashed through heather, instead of pansy-ing around it
3- good
4- slightly hesitant, but good
5- basically, stayed right on the line, think the better route choice may have been to go around the top on the path?
6- good, after eating it in a stinky bog
7- ug, messy, came too far down the hill, as I was further west than I thought when I hit my attackpoint ride, then had to putter and put things back together (1min?)
8- deviated off line for no good reason
9- bang on
10- went around on road then major path, which I think was fine, but wasn't efficient getting to road, distracted by others for a bit
11- ok, not wonderful
12- argh!!!! wrong frickin hill, oops. at least I checked my control code... really thought I was in the right place til then... soooo sloppy.
13- lost in circle, to be fair, control circle completely obscures a stream, which would have been a bit helpful
14- slight detour towards another control, before deciding it couldn't be mine
finish- 9 seconds slower than Matt. what?!?
My conclusion: started making more and more mistakes later in the race. Think I got tired... Lost most time on 7, 12 and 13, I bet, will see when splits go up!
Saturday Nov 1, 2008 #
Note
My Bernwood Saturday Series!
Woo! First adventure planning courses, very rewarding to see people come back from them! (Even if some of my yellow course competitors lost their shoes in the mud...) Did feel a bit bad about #12 being so nasty on the light green, did avoid the worst of the brambles for the rest of the course though...
I'm not sure how to do this, but I should have put some sort of legend on the map, as lots of beginner's were there, and got confused between fences and paths and colours and everything...
Woo! First adventure planning courses, very rewarding to see people come back from them! (Even if some of my yellow course competitors lost their shoes in the mud...) Did feel a bit bad about #12 being so nasty on the light green, did avoid the worst of the brambles for the rest of the course though...
I'm not sure how to do this, but I should have put some sort of legend on the map, as lots of beginner's were there, and got confused between fences and paths and colours and everything...
Orienteering 24:00 [1]
shoes: Green Trail Brooks
Collecting controls. True that #12 was no fun.
Running 52:41 [2]
shoes: Green Trail Brooks
Verrrrrrrrry hard to motivate to go out. Dark. Cold. Rainy. Blech.
Wasn't so bad after first 10 min actually, but stayed on roads due to the darkness, which isn't too fun anyways.
Home -> Magdalen Roundabout -> Marston -> Headington -> St. Clements -> Tesco (stop for quick shop: bacon, cream, oatmeal, stock cubes) -> Home
Wasn't so bad after first 10 min actually, but stayed on roads due to the darkness, which isn't too fun anyways.
Home -> Magdalen Roundabout -> Marston -> Headington -> St. Clements -> Tesco (stop for quick shop: bacon, cream, oatmeal, stock cubes) -> Home
Friday Oct 31, 2008 #
Note
(rest day)
Planning Bernwood/applying for JRF at Cambridge/demonstrating/Halloween party in London
Only activity was flying in on bike to work as I was late for demonstrating, and then flying home from train station at 2am...
Only activity was flying in on bike to work as I was late for demonstrating, and then flying home from train station at 2am...
Thursday Oct 30, 2008 #
Running warm up/down 20:00 [1]
shoes: Asics Nimbus Blue
Warm up, warm down, recovery roll-ons between intervals.
Drills 7:00 [1]
shoes: Asics Nimbus Blue
Some drills, led by our Australian olympian.
Running 17:30 [4]
shoes: Asics Nimbus Blue
6 x 800m, 200m roll-on
2.58, 1.10
2.56, 1.14
2.55, 1.19
2.57, 1.18
2.57, 1.24
2.55, 1.28
Consistent with the 800s, not with the recovery. Ran with little girl named Clare and girl from Iona, temporarily forgetting her name... Good to have company!
Left hamstring felt tight starting on the 5th. Aftewards some pain behind knee, but ok once I warmed down. Will see if I'm tight tomorrow...
2.58, 1.10
2.56, 1.14
2.55, 1.19
2.57, 1.18
2.57, 1.24
2.55, 1.28
Consistent with the 800s, not with the recovery. Ran with little girl named Clare and girl from Iona, temporarily forgetting her name... Good to have company!
Left hamstring felt tight starting on the 5th. Aftewards some pain behind knee, but ok once I warmed down. Will see if I'm tight tomorrow...
Wednesday Oct 29, 2008 #
Running 52:59 [1]
shoes: Asics Nimbus Blue
Nice little club run around Iffley lock. Quite moderately paced. Silly people without bike lights!
Body feels a-ok. No wierd tweaks from the OMM!
Body feels a-ok. No wierd tweaks from the OMM!
Tuesday Oct 28, 2008 #
Cycling 1:10:00 [1]
To and from Bernwood. Cold hands!
Way there was lovely, sunny and brisk, then it decided to rain on me and get grey and dark for the way back.
Way there was lovely, sunny and brisk, then it decided to rain on me and get grey and dark for the way back.
Orienteering 1:00:00 [1]
shoes: Asics Nimbus Blue
More Bernwood investigation. Tried to make my way around the light green I had desktop-planned, but turned into a bit of a bramblefest. Ug. So will change some stuff, I can't imagine anything worse as a beginner than being lost admist horrible person-eating brambles. They won't be totally avoidable, but will try....
Monday Oct 27, 2008 #
Strength 45:00 [1]
Club circuits, in squash court no. 3 for the first time ever. Big changes.
Quads not so keen on jumping exercises, and blister on left toe is very angry at me, preventing proper boufou-ing.
Quads not so keen on jumping exercises, and blister on left toe is very angry at me, preventing proper boufou-ing.