Training Log Archive: sjreeve

in the end a rush back up to Belfast from Fermanagh then down to Meelmore lodge to get to the start before last start at 2:45pm

NI Colour Series Brown
was taking it easy but making mistakes, including a 5min loss at 6-7 going far too high.
got a bit more focused and competitive from then on having a reasonable run over the rest of the really wet course. the weather today was very much like october at the munster champs except windier and the rain heavier!!
wasn't the best of starts as i ran over the top of the crag for control 1 and went on for a bit before returning somehow losing maybe 1min!
2, 3, 4, & 5 were straightforward enough and felt like i'd got into the map but for some reason on running a good route to 6 i lost confidence in the cluster of boulders i was running at & doubled back before going to them nearly 2mins later.
i then climbed to high and too far south instead of SW for 7 & wasted a load of time getting soaked in the rain & questioning why i was out on the mountain. i then saw Steven McHarg coming from 6 & running a good line towards 7 so i followed him in and was then back in race mode. i overtook him on the way to 8 and tried to keep ahead. i puched 9 first & was lucky to get 10 & 11 ahead of him. i then pulled away running a good route to 12. i became a bit unsure going to 13 and wasted time coming through the high crags I was also keeping the brakes on not to overrun 14 so maybe lost another minute in this section.15 & 16 were fine but i lost some seconds on 17 by going too far south from the neraby crag. i got 18 ok but was really careful & slow again losing seconds and momentum (i was now well out of sight of Steven).
19 was fine as I'd seen it whilst moving between 6 & 7. I then lost where the now compulsory crossing point was and headed too far south to be on the safe side, losing maybe 2mins.
i took it steady on the Meelmore side of the river as I've come undone here several times before. 20, 21, 22, 23 were fine but i ran too far north of 24 losing seconds here and at 27 where I headed straight for the crag forgetting the control was in the hollow of the re-entrant.
overall 15 mins of mistakes isn't good & i wasn't moving too fast at times. i have the fitness & speed but seem to get lazy when orienteering unless there's the pressure of being chased down.

again just get to download, then to car & get out!
hope for a sub 2hours tomorrow

a wedding isn't an ideal rest day.
not a chance of a morning run before heading down to Leitrim.
on and off the dancefloor until 3am.
in bed by 4:30am before sunrise.
NI Colour Series for fun later

Hill & Dale
in the mist i lost the trail after the castle, unfamiliar with the route ran a good bit extra on the track where it was ok to cut across and lost several places, could've challenged the top 10 this week but seasoned runners pete and jim took advantage of my errors in the mist.
really like the inov8s, had gone through a couple of pairs of swoops, but so far these are worth the extra.

was again not another night worth staying out in the wind and rain, had to get down to Fermanagh for wedding in Leitrim tomorrow

higher resistance than monday

first real running since saturday, just wanted to keep within 30mins of effort at recovery 5min/km pace. was a bit faster than i wanted to be keen to the 6km i overestimated the halfway point.

looking forward to a decent yoga session this evening.

...some more of that active recovery

active recovery at work.
3 hours of walking behind a lawnmower cutting about 1/3 of the grass in the park.
reckon i roughly spend at least 9 hours over the course of a week, every week from april to october doing this. just wanted to see how much ground was covered with the garmin - roughly an extra 36km of walking a week.

had put my name forward again for the VHI next week, only found out at lunchtime today that i wasn't selected. hopefully as it's on home soil there'll be a full and strong team turn up - good luck to them. i'm free for flagstaff - carlingford next sunday.