Training Log Archive: Bradders

Meagre.

BOC'10 Relay, SYO 12, 1st leg of team Me, Zac, Aidan.

It was a weird start, sort of an anti-climax, not really pressure like the JK one. We set of at 100m pace as always, and as always there was a bit or argy-bargy and someone face-planted in true slow motion style. Unfortunately it was my fault for not remembering to mirror-signal-manoeuvre.

I had a good start but then the hills kept pushing me back time-wise. I managed to keep pace with Chris Owens (albeit 100m behind) until the spectator. The control after I found the feature but missed the control and went to the next re-entrant to look, loosing about a minute. After that I had lost touch with Andy, John (Tom), Tom L and Chris completely.

The good news was that Jack Wright had done exactly the same mistake so I still had someone to run with, until he pulled away on the last hill.

Other than the minute i lost, i "didn't read the details" (quote from dean and our 'chat' after my race =L) and I went past the finnish punch not knowing that I had to punch it before i handed over loosing 5-10s.

Overall I thought I did quite well, the hip didn't slow me either. The reason I came 8th was because i couldn't keep pace on the hills (even though i was taking them much better than normal) and then I lost contact with the pack. I was also frustrated with my gaffle because i always seemed to be going further or down the hill more than others (it might explain how zac and Aidan pulled so much back?).

I thought I was the weakest link in our team but we got through in the end as zac brought us to 4th and Aidan had a brill close finish to get 2nd. =)

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/32017773
http://www.boc.routegadget.co.uk/boc/reitti.cgi?ac...

Event: British Long Distance Orienteering Champs
 

Ordered some new O-shoes (with grip aidan) Adidas Swoops (Green), got disqualified on the British Champs (and got shouted at by Dean because of it) and completed my second ever string course, quite an eventful day.

Soo difficult, and physically demanding. I decided to team up with Adam Potter and Sam Horswill because we didnt feel we were up to the challenge of getting round this most technical of courses alone.

It was good fun though, i saw pigglet and tigger and a baloon! and I got a Lollypop! =)

=L ;) jkin it was a laugh (but the string went wrong!! =O)

Terrain running and stuff

Yeah, the british. everything twas good =) (mostly)

I had 3 goals- 1 beat zac
2- Catch alex M 12min
3- Have a decent run

I didnt beat zac but im not that bothered about that one, i didnt catch alex 12min, but i did have a decent run and enjoyed it (minus miss punching- oops!)

Because of all the map geeking i knew how to take the area and got some good route choices which suited me well. Also though i did make a few mistakes.

3- Overshot 30s
6- (Didnt check control codes) Thought it was a hill and it was a depression, realised immediately and tried to find the depression but missed it about 3 times 1min 50s
8- (Didnt check control codes) Miss punched on a control on a steep slope when i was looking for an earth bank.
9- Slow
10- Disorientated, went the wrong way out for 150m so had to choose another route choice (dunno time loss its almost impossible to tell)
15-Overshot (must have gone within 5m of the control) 1min 40s

Total 4minutes
I used the garmin for the times this time and its surprising because i got a total of 2min 15s mistakes by guessing.

Really enjoyed the event though i didnt go 100% because i could feel my hip most of the way and didnt want to push it for today or tomorrow.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/31837588
http://www.boc.routegadget.co.uk/boc/reitti.cgi?ac... RG is fixed now (look out for number 8 MP)

Course 16 - Splits

Event: Silkstone Fall (SYO) Spring Cup
 

Ranked 4th in M16s and 159th out of everyone on the BOF ranking =)

Fine, though slight hip problem.

Re-placing controls put out by my dad. I never knew you could mistake an earth wall for a hide.

Rain, hmm.
The least ideal spring cup area because hardly anyone could come i knew and it was too far from cosy sheffield for many SYO and to top it it was the first rainy day for AGES. Still we somehow got a good turnout and they liked my courses!! =D (not like canklow).

Some things said- "best course i have ran for over a year" "the area had british middle potential" (though im not sure about the latter =L) I think even the ShUOC guys liked it but its hard to tell..

SO really happy =) I actually enjoyed it and it was a major stress relief from school. In future though im not gonna plan any event below a local.

Hip was a bit worse but i think it will be OK for the brits. Half night-o with my brilliant new light. Had to rescue my dad because he forgot his light

Got the maps for Silkstone =)