Training Log Archive: simonw

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slept:7.0 (rest day)

Orienteering 2:12:42 11.32 mi (11:43 / mi) +243m 10:59 / mi
ahr:142 max:172 slept:6.0 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 5

Thought I'd sleep on this and take a look at the splits before beating myself up again.
Only entered Black because all other courses were full. Now glad I did, certainly got my monies worth.
The plan was to give it 2 hours, if I was nowhere near finishing then I'd sack it and head straight back. At 2 hours I still had a few to go but they were all on the way back so thought I may as well complete it.

Not a good start again as Henry started welling up before his orange, worried he might get lost. He looked to be OK once he'd started though. Did well before blowing it at the last control. I started 1 minute behind him.

Despite practising bearings the day before I bottled it and just followed paths the best I could. Not at all confident on taking bearings of a long leg. Felt I always knew where I was roughly (apart from #12).
A few micro nav wobbles in the green stuff.
My 10 control attention span came into play again as can be seen in #11 - #12. Took a bearing to a wooded section. Appears that I did that OK but then took another bearing through the woods and went about 45 degrees off, just kept going and was totally lost. Relocated using a park 'you are here' sign.
Fared slightly better as it went on and amazed to not be the last one back on the bus!

Orienteering 14:16 [2] 1.1 mi (12:56 / mi) +16m 12:23 / mi

Orienteering 21:21 [2] 1.36 mi (15:40 / mi) +32m 14:36 / mi

Orienteering 9:08 [2] 0.75 mi (12:12 / mi) +23m 11:09 / mi

Orienteering 13:34 [2] 0.82 mi (16:38 / mi) +25m 15:12 / mi

Orienteering 6:38 [2] 0.52 mi (12:47 / mi)

Running 1:00:02 7.8 mi (7:42 / mi) +36m 7:35 / mi
ahr:146 max:181

Orienteering race 44:54 5.25 mi (8:33 / mi) +84m 8:09 / mi
ahr:148 max:177 spiked:13/18c slept:6.5 shoes: Inov8 F-lite 195 Bu/Rd

Lichfield Night score from Turner/Lynch house.
Like a fish out of water! Flapping, fumbling, stopping, scratching head, stopping local resident from removing control(#11).
Caught in a dead end after #4. Messed up between #6 and #21 - Should have carried on to get #13, #19 and #10 which would have missed #17 but would have got me 20 of the 21 controls. Instead I just got 18.
Frustrating run but got my 5 miles of recovery in.

Control order. 18, 20, 12, 11, 5, 8, 4, 3, 16, 9, 2, 15, 7, 1, 14, 6, 21, 17

Running (medium - long) 1:54:29 13.41 mi (8:32 / mi) +165m 8:13 / mi
ahr:142 max:181 slept:6.5 shoes: Inov8 Trailroc 255 1 Bk/Rd

Running (General aerobic + speed) 1:24:10 9.71 mi (8:40 / mi) +41m 8:33 / mi
ahr:141 max:162 slept:5.0 shoes: Inov8 F-lite 195 Bu/Rd