Training Log Archive: Cat T

touristing Prague. ended up more than i was after but some brill places! annoyed some more non-running tourists...

Sprint q. Quite straightforward orienteering, missed one optimal route. So good to get a sprint race done at last! Even if it wasnt so inspiring terrain. Im more strong than fast atm...

For the morning

My main aim today was to have a first go at runner's choice gaffling and i never actually got to do it... I was told no gps vests needed til this afternoon, but when we were called up at -5 it became clear i needed one now. right now! The organisers faffed for ages before starting to find one. Meanwhile i located Ed, who sprinted to get mine. 3min later i was running straight through the long start boxes and eventually arrived at the startline with 20s to go and default option A chosen for me. Luckily A was a good option and i wasnt too stressed by it all.

Because im still not very quick the race felt comfortable but i wasnt able to run faster. I tried to use my skills at least to stay ahead of myself with route choices, orienteering fine, but on this area that wasnt always rewarded. I actually thought it was only top 2 to go through (my fault!) so maybe i could have found some extra, but probably not. I think i could really enjoy this format and if i train for it at woc i could be okay at it too, but i think it needs to be run on more complex areas than this one to make it fun.

C • Seems ... 2

Small run about in central prague annoying the tourists

Along the river in a not-so-touristy-bit of prague

Took a trip out to Turnov to see what this sandstone is all about. Not disappointed! Good to get a small session done, and to compare my ideas with routes taken by locals after (geeking through map archives)

Back on tour. First stop prague.

clough gang

Saved a shorter session for today, sprintervals in houses round ponderosa. Map must have been from pre woc italy period, roads were turned into canals with limited crossing points. That, plus 5000 scale and print on an already brill area, made it really v difficult. Feeling stronger in my running again but not the skill to do this at any speed. Had to stop a lot for trafficked and twice cos i actually got lost :-O

Got lost again on the way home. Argh.