Training Log Archive: MikeMcIn the 7 days ending Jul 18, 2011:
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Sunday Jul 17, 2011 #
12 AM
Orienteering race 43:30 [4] 8.19 km (5:19 / km) +145m 4:53 / km
shoes: Inov8 - X Talon 190
Harvester relay 1st leg for Lakeland.
What a whole lot of fun.
Didn't quite know what to expect on this, thought I might be able to keep with the pack in around 5th place. Having not done any races in over a year, other than small local events, I was a bit of an unknown to the organisers and wasn't given a GPS tracker to carry (given to top 10 seeds).
The start was a bit hectic with people spreading out in all directions before most converged on a small path leading out of the field. I was near the back here and just focussed on getting across the stream and onto the big path. Once on the path I started moving forwards and arrived at the 1st control in 3rd place, 2nd control was gaffled and everyone went off left while I went straight and got to my 2nd control 1st. At this point I had no idea who was leading and what the gaffling was like but assumed there must be some ahead of me. 5th control, Alastair Buckley caught me as I made an error trying to go straight in from the junction. From here on we exchanged the lead several times as I was running faster but hesitating a lot more. I tried a different route on 18 hoping to get a lead but didn't execute properly and came to the control with AB. Pushed on a bit through the spectator and managed to open up a gap going up the steep little hill to 22. Massive hesitation after crossing the stream to the last control as I wasn't exactly sure of where I was but just gambled and thankfully ran up the field in the lead to hand over to Heather with a 20s lead over Nick Barrable.
I had to ask Chris at the end how I'd done because although I had an idea I didn't know for sure whether I was 1st back.
Great head-2-head race. Wish I could've been more confident making decisions because I was holding quite a bit back physically.
A few other good runs and a couple of howlers brought us into 9th overall.
With a mostly developing squad, we can only really get better from here.
What a whole lot of fun.
Didn't quite know what to expect on this, thought I might be able to keep with the pack in around 5th place. Having not done any races in over a year, other than small local events, I was a bit of an unknown to the organisers and wasn't given a GPS tracker to carry (given to top 10 seeds).
The start was a bit hectic with people spreading out in all directions before most converged on a small path leading out of the field. I was near the back here and just focussed on getting across the stream and onto the big path. Once on the path I started moving forwards and arrived at the 1st control in 3rd place, 2nd control was gaffled and everyone went off left while I went straight and got to my 2nd control 1st. At this point I had no idea who was leading and what the gaffling was like but assumed there must be some ahead of me. 5th control, Alastair Buckley caught me as I made an error trying to go straight in from the junction. From here on we exchanged the lead several times as I was running faster but hesitating a lot more. I tried a different route on 18 hoping to get a lead but didn't execute properly and came to the control with AB. Pushed on a bit through the spectator and managed to open up a gap going up the steep little hill to 22. Massive hesitation after crossing the stream to the last control as I wasn't exactly sure of where I was but just gambled and thankfully ran up the field in the lead to hand over to Heather with a 20s lead over Nick Barrable.
I had to ask Chris at the end how I'd done because although I had an idea I didn't know for sure whether I was 1st back.
Great head-2-head race. Wish I could've been more confident making decisions because I was holding quite a bit back physically.
A few other good runs and a couple of howlers brought us into 9th overall.
With a mostly developing squad, we can only really get better from here.
Saturday Jul 16, 2011 #
Event: Harvester Relay Weekend
7 AM
Running - Fell 1:45:58 [2] 12.83 km (8:16 / km) +325m 7:20 / km
shoes: Salomon - Speedcross 2 Blue
Up at 4:40am for this.
Wasdale Head to Boot via Burnmoor Tarn.
This was 4th leg of the Black Combe Runners summer challenge. Running with Dave W and Jo. Nice and steady, really wet but fairly warm.
Jog down the road to the car at the end.
Wasdale Head to Boot via Burnmoor Tarn.
This was 4th leg of the Black Combe Runners summer challenge. Running with Dave W and Jo. Nice and steady, really wet but fairly warm.
Jog down the road to the car at the end.
Wednesday Jul 13, 2011 #
6 PM
Orienteering 27:31 [4] 4.54 km (6:04 / km) +121m 5:21 / km
shoes: Salomon - Speedcross 2 Blue
LOC sprint - Kendal Castle.
Decent run. Quite fun. Map could do with extensive updating.
Decent run. Quite fun. Map could do with extensive updating.
Tuesday Jul 12, 2011 #
6 PM
Running - Fell 2:05:47 [3] 13.11 km (9:36 / km) +918m 7:06 / km
shoes: Salomon - Speedcross 2 Blue
Black Combe Social - Sca Fell picnic.
Out for 3hrs30.
Out for 3hrs30.