Training Log Archive: jelly

Relay leg 2. Started off okay. There was a control between 2 power thingys and I went to the wrong side of one and fell into this nettles up to my waist bit which was so sore I had tears whilst running. Apart from that it was all goig pretty decent until after the spectator control where I just got caught in the flow of all the other people and went into the woods with them but this was too far for my control and once I realised I'd overshot it I figured I needed to push the pace more. I tried playing it safe by taking the path, what I didn't realise was there was a smaller path going pretty much in the same direction to begin with but then it was one that wasn't on the map. I took a bearing off the path I thought I was on and I could hear the cars and so was convinced I was close! I got into the scratchy horribleness like the forest in snow white which was out to get me, when I couldn't find it I knew I had to relocate but I had no idea where I was and everything looked the same in all directions. I managed to get out and get back to close to my previous control which was when I stopped to have a proper look at my map and I saw the tiny dead end kind of path pretty much on top of the other but it must've continued. I managed it fine the second time. I felt soo bad for letting down my team and worse cos my younger sister was on the same gaffle and like half my time.

Event: British Orienteering Championships
 

Tried to be clever and cut the corner of the path to number 1, bit of a stupid plan got stuck in all this minging stuff. Number 3 I took a silly route cos I was gonna go round the path but then I realised half way up how much extra climb that was so I went through the stripy bit with all the disgustingness and muddiness on the ground, it was ok just quite slow, found the control okayish...a few of my bearings were a bit off like number 8 I went too far up the path and then had to go back down again. After the spectator control I think I was getting tired (this was the longest course iv ever done in my life) and I particularly disliked the really long legs that just seemed to go on and on through this horrible area. The out of bounds tape on number 15 was a bit confusing and I ended up overshooting the control and being too far down. I relocated ok though. The rest was okay, I thought overall I'd done okay as I'd made no major mistakes which was an improvement. I guess I was just really slow or something then, but I didn't feel particularly slow and i was trying so hard the whole way round.

Tilquillie up to the power thing and back

From west gate up to crathes castle....then back down to bottom by the bridge

Ran hard up the hill by the castle for 30sec, recovery back down. 8 reps

Went for a run then lots of ball exercises and running etc