Training Log Archive: Jon XIn the 7 days ending Aug 2, 2015:
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Sunday Aug 2, 2015 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon Aug 2015
Had to run to the start.
Orienteering race 1:05:47 [5] 9.9 km (6:39 / km) +100m 6:20 / km
shoes: VJ Falcon Aug 2015
Day 1, Achagour. M45L, 23rd place.
Winner James Logue 53:41
Not really up for it on arrival but pepped up a bit by the news that Jase was starting 1 minute behind.
Didn't handle that too well and binned a minute to #1, got caught at #2 and passed to #3. Knew where #4 was from my wanderings to #1 but then went to the wrong knoll at #5 and got dropped.
Okay after that for a bit but then scrappy through 10-11-12. Then worse in amongst the archery targets, dropped over a minute at #14 and left with bad direction, got the wrong side of big marsh and dropped nearly 2mins getting back across to #15.
Ahead of me Jase couldn't find #16 and was maybe only 30secs out of the control as I headed into it, that cheered me up so I set out to chase. Got sight of Si Patton at #18 but couldn't catch him or see Jase, then got confused by the paths to #21 for 20-30secs.
At #23 in the green, all of a sudden there was Jase coming into it from the wrong direction to cheer me up all over again :)
Struggling to catch and Simon appeared again to pass me. Penultimate was tricky and Simon missed, then I managed to get past on the run to the final one.
Better result than performance, not many Brits ahead. Looks like a strong field in M45L though!
Then on to watch the Sprint Finals. No voice left afterwards!
Winner James Logue 53:41
Not really up for it on arrival but pepped up a bit by the news that Jase was starting 1 minute behind.
Didn't handle that too well and binned a minute to #1, got caught at #2 and passed to #3. Knew where #4 was from my wanderings to #1 but then went to the wrong knoll at #5 and got dropped.
Okay after that for a bit but then scrappy through 10-11-12. Then worse in amongst the archery targets, dropped over a minute at #14 and left with bad direction, got the wrong side of big marsh and dropped nearly 2mins getting back across to #15.
Ahead of me Jase couldn't find #16 and was maybe only 30secs out of the control as I headed into it, that cheered me up so I set out to chase. Got sight of Si Patton at #18 but couldn't catch him or see Jase, then got confused by the paths to #21 for 20-30secs.
At #23 in the green, all of a sudden there was Jase coming into it from the wrong direction to cheer me up all over again :)
Struggling to catch and Simon appeared again to pass me. Penultimate was tricky and Simon missed, then I managed to get past on the run to the final one.
Better result than performance, not many Brits ahead. Looks like a strong field in M45L though!
Then on to watch the Sprint Finals. No voice left afterwards!
Saturday Aug 1, 2015 #
8 PM
Orienteering race 19:56 [5] 4.3 km (4:38 / km) +35m 4:27 / km
shoes: Saucony Kinvara 2013
Nairn Sprint after spectating the MSR. Fun run round, nearly got caught out after the spectator run-through - the route I wanted from watching WOC was not available to punters and had reverted to olive green on our maps!
Friday Jul 31, 2015 #
Event: WOC 2015 & Scottish 6 days
Note
(rest day)
Up to Forres, too late for a run before spectating. Everyone through safely, good start to the week!
Thursday Jul 30, 2015 #
7 PM
Running 38:17 [3] 5.73 km (6:41 / km) +161m 5:51 / km
shoes: Inov8 Xtalon 2015
Alistair C-W staying on the way north so would have been rude not to show him the neighbourhood.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2015 #
Note
(rest day)
Travel back from York. Long day, pouring rain, worn out, no training!
Tuesday Jul 28, 2015 #
Note
(rest day)
Travel to York then a dinner.
Monday Jul 27, 2015 #
7 PM
Running 50:05 [3] 9.0 km (5:34 / km) +159m 5:07 / km
shoes: Brooks Ghost 7 Mar 2015
Contrived Leckie loop, more tarmac than usual. Sluggish to start, warmed up a little. But just a little.