Training Log Archive: Pwatts

Short course (4km) in St helens. Lots of erosion gullys and ditches on this map. I had my map folded over control 3 &4 so when i got to control 2 i ran to control 5 because the line from 4-5 went via 2. So navigated really well from 2-5 then had to nav over 1km back to get to 3. big error on my behalf, around 5 mins.
There had been a training camp in St helens while i was still in NZ and they had done alot of running on this map, most of the guys recognised some of the legs on this course cause they were used in the camp. I would have liked that advantage.

C • ???? 3

Still felt a bit crap today but I had some more motivation (yesterday i had none). I felt like i needed to go for this run to prove to myself I was still in good condition. While i was running i thought about what i will do tomorrow when i run the sprint race and what i will focus on in all my races this weekend

C • Hope 1

I felt pretty shit physically and mentaly after yesterday. I took today off because i'm treating this weekends 3day in st helens like it was the easter 3 day so i want to be in peak condition

Shocking run. absoloute hate. Basic map, in an area i have run countless times and i made a 15 min mistake. unforgiveable.
However i will learn from this. It's taught me to respect the map no matter what and always be mentaly prepared before each race, regardless of how hard it is ment to be. Keep the same mental routine

Felt really tired and lifeless today so i'm having a rest. I've got a 3 day comp this weekend so i dont want to be fatigued for that.

C • Recovery! 2

I went for a run around risdon brook dam with dad today. My legs felt heavy from that tennis yesterday so i decided to just run as a pacer for dad. By the end of the run my legs felt looser so i picked up the pace a tad to push dad. He ran 40s faster than his previous PB, so i'll claim that as a good days run

Had a race today at seven mile beach and some of the pittwater map. the map had some technical bits, but the course its wasnt as technical as it could be so i was a tad disapointed. I had a great run, only two small errors, probably lost me a min total so they werent that bad. I'm very pleased with this run.

Got home from orienteering and had a couple of messages on my phone telling me to come play, went along for a hit. A couple of matches had really intense points with alot of running. i was a bit tired so didnt win many games