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Training Log Archive: Ollie

In the 31 days ending Jan 31, 2011:

	activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
	Cycle Commuting	26	11:16:11	136.32	(4:58)	219.39	(3:05)
	Cycling	11	8:01:12	104.97	(4:35)	168.93	(2:51)	240
	Hillwalking	1	8:00:00	15.53	(30:54)	25.0	(19:12)	1450
	Orienteering	4	4:53:42	18.45	(15:55)	29.7	(9:53)	635	53c
	Score Orienteering	2	1:58:22	7.39		11.9		110
	Trail Running	3	1:04:08	9.32	(6:53)	15.0	(4:17)
	Road Running	1	25:00	3.9	(6:25)	6.27	(3:59)
	Theme Orienteering	1	1:09	0.06	(18:30)	0.1	(11:30)		10c
	Total	48	35:39:44	295.95		476.29		2435	63c
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Monday Jan 31, 2011 #

10 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 25:15 [2] 8.2 km (3:05 / km)

10 PM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home) 22:44 [3] 8.41 km (2:42 / km)

Sunday Jan 30, 2011 #

2 AM

Cycling (Back Home) 31:07 [3] 10.9 km (2:51 / km)

From Victoria, via the Mall, Bank and Shoreditch. Almost completely different route to that going out (apart from short section through Bank) so surprised the journey length is so similar.

Saturday Jan 29, 2011 #

9 AM

Trail Running race (parkrun) 21:12 [4] 5.0 km (4:14 / km)
shoes: Adidas Adistar Salvations

Hackney Marshes parkrun. Shins still hurting a bit, from the off. Hurt about the same as on Thursday evening. Slightly more worringly, the left one started "popping" or clicking with each stride, from about half-way round - although this wasn't accompanied by extra pain.

I think I might take a couple of weeks off the running and do a bit more cycling instead.

4 PM

Cycling (To station) 28:05 [3] 10.95 km (2:34 / km)

To Victoria (in black tie!) to get bus to Oxford. Went via Whitechapel, Bank and Embankment. Lots of police in Parliament Square but no sign of any demonstrators. Victoria's quite a bit closer than I realised, was expecting it to take about 40 minutes.

Friday Jan 28, 2011 #

11 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 19:48 [4] 8.21 km (2:25 / km)
shoes: M&S Brown Shoes

Finally got in in under 20 minutes, after over two years of trying. A strong tailwind helped a lot, also wasn't carrying a bag in. Absolutely caned it along both the canal and Euston Road.

9 PM

Cycling (To/from Event) 58:18 [3] 21.79 km (2:41 / km)

Work to Clapham via Waterloo Bridge, then later home via London Bridge. Pushed fast out and back - but coming back, had a cold NE headwind that slowed things down a lot.

Thursday Jan 27, 2011 #

11 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 22:29 [3] 8.21 km (2:44 / km)

In T-shirt for second half, so pushed it. Nice tailwind.

7 PM

Cycling (To/from Event) 40:32 [2] 14.1 km (2:52 / km)

Hampstead to Shoreditch and then later home. Cold, headwind.

Score Orienteering (Street-O) 57:35 [3] **
shoes: Nike Lunar +2s

LOK Street-O in Hampstead Village. A lovely place to run in. Even the hills didn't seem too bad. Shins hurt a bit almost from the off (not yet recovered from Sunday) but they felt a little better later in the race. Finished with a bit of time to spare, and if I had been more confident with my shins, I would have got an extra 60 points and only got a small penalty, so would have moved from 4th to 2nd. Decided not to risk it though.

C • damnit 2

Wednesday Jan 26, 2011 #

11 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 25:20 [2] 8.19 km (3:06 / km)

9 PM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home VS) 30:38 [2] 9.11 km (3:22 / km)

Tuesday Jan 25, 2011 #

11 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 25:31 [2] 8.19 km (3:07 / km)

Legs like lead after the weekend's hills.

Monday Jan 24, 2011 #

12 AM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home) 26:43 [2] 8.41 km (3:11 / km)

Heavy pack on back from the weekend.

10 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 24:44 [2] 8.2 km (3:01 / km)

7 PM

Cycling (To/from Pub) 32:32 [3] 11.59 km (2:48 / km)

Work to Namco and then later home.

Sunday Jan 23, 2011 #

1 PM

Note
(injured)

Stopped race around half-way around the EUOC Holyrood Park race due to shins hurting a lot - I had borrowed my dad's shoes and I don't think they fit very well - but it was the long road leg I took from 2 to 3 that really killed the shins - hard plastic shoes on tarmac and I was pushing the pace for that leg. Another year...

Saturday Jan 22, 2011 #

Event: Edinburgh Big Weekend

1 PM

Orienteering (City Race) 59:18 [4] **** 5.9 km (10:03 / km)
shoes: Nike Lunar +2s

4 PM

Cycling 36:34 [3] 11.62 km (3:09 / km) +120m 3:00 / km

To parents' home from Holyrood Park, with a detour via the Innocent Railway tunnel. Was tired after race, and several steep hills en-route.

Friday Jan 21, 2011 #

Note

Proving to be an expensive week for my bike - after buying new pump and gear cable on Wednesday, I've bought a new front tire (Armadillo!) patches and inner tube today. Total cost for the week: £60. At least Cycle Surgery were a lot more friendly this time. I think I got the mechanic last time. Mechanics are not great at customer service.

Thursday Jan 20, 2011 #

10 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 24:50 [2] 8.23 km (3:01 / km)

5 PM

Cycling (To/from Event) 35:52 [2] 11.19 km (3:12 / km)

Work to IMAX and later home. (N.B. From now on I'm starting to record the first hour that a multi-hour entry takes place in, rather than the hour in which the most amount of the activity takes in - or the first full hour if there is one. So ~80% of the above entry was after 11pm, but started before 6pm.)

Wednesday Jan 19, 2011 #

10 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 29:51 [2] 8.56 km (3:29 / km)

Via park for the first time in a very long time, due to roadworks. Gear cable snapped, so only had top gear available (front derailleur having jammed a week ago.) So stopped off at cycle shop on the way to work. Like most cycle shops, they were spectacularly unhelpful and condescending...

C • name names 5

10 PM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home) 25:37 [2] 8.5 km (3:01 / km)

Tuesday Jan 18, 2011 #

11 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 26:06 [2] 8.2 km (3:11 / km)

Amazing what difference a day makes. Winter sunshine.

7 PM

Road Running (City Runners) 25:00 [4] 6.27 km (3:59 / km)
shoes: Nike Lunar +2s

Fast run around the Pool of London from Bermondsey - crossing at Tower Bridge and Millennium Bridge. Felt strong, ran fast. No timing/GPS, so the time is an estimate. Route: http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=200...

Monday Jan 17, 2011 #

10 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 25:53 [2] 8.21 km (3:09 / km)

Pouring with rain. Really soaked by the time I got into work.

10 PM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home VS) 30:34 [2] 9.06 km (3:22 / km)

Pouring with rain again. Went through the 13000km mark on my bike odometer, yay!

Sunday Jan 16, 2011 #

10 AM

Cycling warm up/down (To/from Event) 1:33:14 [3] 31.34 km (2:58 / km) +120m 2:55 / km

To Waterloo, then Leatherhead to Polesden Lacey, then later the two return legs. The hill leaving Leatherhead (Hawk's Hill) was tough (11%).

12 PM

Orienteering (CompassSport Cup Qualifer) 1:30:04 [4] *** 8.3 km (10:51 / km) +370m 8:52 / km
15c slept:7.0 shoes: Adidas Swoop 2s

MVOC Ranmore Common - Brown course. Overcast, rained a bit right at the end. This was very tough and physical, with lots of up-and-down, lots of green (not marked on the map, so very confusing) and just generally a very wearying race, although it eased up near the end. Made two big mistakes on Controls 2 and 4, probably lost 6 minutes at the first and 4 minutes at the second. Dan beat me by a minute and Nick beat me by 12 seconds! I was definitely not one of the six counting SLOW runners.

Saturday Jan 15, 2011 #

9 AM

Trail Running race (parkrun) 21:58 [5] 5.0 km (4:24 / km)
shoes: Adidas Adistar Salvations

Hackney Marshes parkrun. Arrived late, started running about 60-90 seconds after everybody else. The mud on parts of the course (particularly the first part of East Marsh and by South Marsh Hub) really slowed me down. Still - would have won if I'd turned up on time!

Friday Jan 14, 2011 #

11 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 28:49 [2] 8.18 km (3:31 / km)

Nightmare commute in after spending much of the morning trying to fix my bike. Rainy.

10 PM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home) 23:28 [3] 8.46 km (2:46 / km)

When my bike works well, it really is a pleasure...

Thursday Jan 13, 2011 #

Note

Two punctures today in the front tire - on discovered on leaving work, the other half-way along the Greenway, resulting in a 3 mile walk home in the rain... FML.

Olympic Stadium looked good though.

10 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 27:18 [2] 8.24 km (3:19 / km)

5 PM

Cycling 41:45 [3] 15.2 km (2:45 / km)

Work to ExCeL, via the A13. Got a bit lost (the signs were misleading!) so ended up at the east end of ExCeL. Also it was pouring with rain...

8 PM

Theme Orienteering (Maze-O) 1:09 [4] * 0.1 km (11:30 / km)
10c shoes: Adidas Adistar Salvations

Indoor Maze-O at The Outdoors Show in London. See http://blog.oobrien.com/2011/01/outdoorsshow/ for the low-down.

Wednesday Jan 12, 2011 #

10 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 28:18 [2] 8.27 km (3:25 / km)

10 PM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home VS) 27:54 [2] 9.14 km (3:03 / km)

Tuesday Jan 11, 2011 #

11 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 27:07 [2] 8.34 km (3:15 / km)

6 PM

Cycling (To Event) 41:48 [3] 14.25 km (2:56 / km)

Work To Dulwich Wood House, via Blackfriars Bridge and Camberwell.

7 PM

Score Orienteering race (Street-O) 1:00:47 [4] ** 11.9 km (5:06 / km) +110m 4:53 / km
shoes: Nike Lunar +2s

SLOW Street-O in West Dulwich, Sydenham and Gipsy Hill. The start/finish was at the highest point - atop a huge hill. Contours were on the map, and strategy was important to ensure you didn't climb needlessly. My plan was to drop immediately down to the lowest point, then gradually work my way up, collecting controls. It seemed to work, as I was able to get plenty of controls, but it turns out going the other direction had a slightly better road network. Took advantage of the low penalties for finishing late (1 point for 5 seconds) so got a 30-pointer in the end for a penalty of 10 points. Finished 7th equal. The Dulwich Wood House was a nice pub and a great venue for a race like this. The Steak & Ale Pie and half-bottle of wine went down well.

The route is attached (but ignore timings - I've drawn it manually.)

11 PM

Cycling warm up/down (From Event) 41:25 [3] 16.0 km (2:35 / km)

Home from Dulwich Wood House pub on Syndenham Hill, via Peckham and Tower Bridge.

Monday Jan 10, 2011 #

9 AM

Cycle Commuting (In to Work) 24:02 [3] 8.19 km (2:56 / km)

11 PM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home VS) 27:19 [2] 9.05 km (3:01 / km)

Sunday Jan 9, 2011 #

11 AM

Orienteering (Regional Event) 1:36:20 [3] **** 10.0 km (9:38 / km) +265m 8:30 / km
29c shoes: Adidas Swoop 2s

DFOK event at Westerham. Cold and clear, but quite muddy. Made a lot of mistakes and didn't run very fast, so Paul beat me by 20 minutes...

Saturday Jan 8, 2011 #

Note

Flat tire on the way back from the race this morning - inevitably, it was after I commented in the office yesterday that "It's been months since I had my last flat tire!" D'oh.

12 AM

Cycle Commuting (Back Home) 22:10 [3] 8.39 km (2:39 / km)

9 AM

Trail Running (parkrun) 20:58 [3] 5.0 km (4:12 / km)
shoes: Adidas Adistar Salvations