Training Log Archive: AlibongoIn the 9 days ending Aug 7, 2011:
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Saturday Aug 6, 2011 #
Orienteering race 57:44 [3] 3.85 km (15:00 / km) +140m 12:41 / km
shoes: VJ Integrator
Day 6 - Ardchattan
Hurrah! Clean run, just couldn't go fast enough. I was a bit emotional at the finish but no tears, it was just because I'd made it there and for me at that point in time that was a really big achievement :)
Finished 20th overall out of 54. Moray 2013 here I come...
Hurrah! Clean run, just couldn't go fast enough. I was a bit emotional at the finish but no tears, it was just because I'd made it there and for me at that point in time that was a really big achievement :)
Finished 20th overall out of 54. Moray 2013 here I come...
Friday Aug 5, 2011 #
Orienteering race 57:16 [3] 3.5 km (16:22 / km) +150m 13:28 / km
shoes: VJ Integrator
Day 5 - Loch Nell & Shenavallie
All I remember was the mud - having a late start was not an advantage. My second ascent of the chocolate mud fest fountain on a re-entrant was good entertainment value. Good wee course but not sure I'd rush back.
All I remember was the mud - having a late start was not an advantage. My second ascent of the chocolate mud fest fountain on a re-entrant was good entertainment value. Good wee course but not sure I'd rush back.
Thursday Aug 4, 2011 #
Orienteering race 1:23:45 [3] 4.32 km (19:22 / km) +210m 15:35 / km
shoes: VJ Integrater
Day 4 - Torinturk
It's rough and it's tough and when you're not fit it's even tougher! Great course but one really long leg sapped the living daylights out of me. Was glad to have some gentle downhill to jog back to the finish. Exceedingly wet but enjoyable.
It's rough and it's tough and when you're not fit it's even tougher! Great course but one really long leg sapped the living daylights out of me. Was glad to have some gentle downhill to jog back to the finish. Exceedingly wet but enjoyable.
Tuesday Aug 2, 2011 #
Orienteering race 1:04:55 [3] 3.8 km (17:05 / km) +150m 14:16 / km
shoes: VJ Integrater
Day 3 - Creag Mhic Chailein
Felt tired, so took it easy. Not quite sue why I crossed the deer fence at the gate between 6 and 7 and ended up on the track next to the dark green that had been felled - confused, I certainly was!
Felt tired, so took it easy. Not quite sue why I crossed the deer fence at the gate between 6 and 7 and ended up on the track next to the dark green that had been felled - confused, I certainly was!
Monday Aug 1, 2011 #
Orienteering race 50:27 [3] 3.38 km (14:57 / km) +135m 12:27 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw
Day 2 - Ardnaskie
Much better but got a bit frustrated that I couldn't run the bits I could have normally and my badly blistered heels from the day before were very sore - skin came off despite having compede and lashings of tape on. Very nice course and only one small mistake going to the wrong boulder near the end.
Much better but got a bit frustrated that I couldn't run the bits I could have normally and my badly blistered heels from the day before were very sore - skin came off despite having compede and lashings of tape on. Very nice course and only one small mistake going to the wrong boulder near the end.
Sunday Jul 31, 2011 #
Event: Scottish 6 Days Oban 2011
Orienteering race 1:05:16 [3] 3.33 km (19:38 / km) +205m 15:00 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw
Scottish 6 Days - Day 1 Dunollie and Dunstaffnage
Wasn't quite in the right frame of mind for the orienteering, I had woken up at 5am, I had forgotten to bring the pack lunches and drinks, we were helping, my mind was elsewhere... Consequently, I made some pretty poor route choices and ended up in some horrible windblow then some bracken, then got carried away down the wrong slope. Deary me! Vowed to do better tomorrow...
Wasn't quite in the right frame of mind for the orienteering, I had woken up at 5am, I had forgotten to bring the pack lunches and drinks, we were helping, my mind was elsewhere... Consequently, I made some pretty poor route choices and ended up in some horrible windblow then some bracken, then got carried away down the wrong slope. Deary me! Vowed to do better tomorrow...