Training Log Archive: Ralph

Drills, keeping it very easy

Event: GBR WOC Selection Race/LOC NWOL (Long)
 

WOC Trials. Long.
Long long long. Going well in the beginning then made a mistake (standing very close to the control next to a nice big re-enterant which was mapped differently to how I interpreted the ground. Passed by Craney on this split - got demotivated and began to struggle physically. Spotted Craney after the map change (2~ km to go which pushed me on a bit but not enough to catch him)

C • A great year for a first year 11

So my review.
I am actually, surprising, not as disappointed after this weekend as I thought I would have been. I came very close, something that I did not think at all possible as the start of the season, so the fact that I am that close after 1 year make me very pleased. I have had a good season domestically, maybe not the performances that I had hoped for but the results are there.

Now it is time for me to focus on my international races and hopefully a long Swedish summer. I am really looking forward to Nordic Tour, it will be really fun to race the seniors in disciplines I feel comfortable with - and terrain I am coming to feel more at home in. I am also really looking forward to Jukola.

I think over the last two weekends I have learned a lot about both myself and my technique when I put it under pressure. Hopefully I will learn from this quickly so as I can improve next year. Just don't get injured.

Event: GBR WOC Selection Race/LOC NWOL (Middle)
 

Tried to really focus on very basics but kept on making mistakes - need to find out why. Was running easily fast enough but just not clean.

C • Practice, practice, practice 1

Jog with 5min strides

Clubnight

Easy jog with J-Ro