Training Log Archive: NSW StingerIn the 12 days ending Jan 14, 2013:
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Monday Jan 14, 2013 #
5 PM
Running long 16:27 [3] 3.17 km (5:11 / km) +63m 4:43 / km
shoes: Saucony Peregrine 2
easy recovery run with Lara Prince around Christchurch
Friday Jan 11, 2013 #
8 AM
Orienteering 44:19 [3] 8.43 km (5:15 / km) +220m 4:39 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 190
Oceania Relay Championships
I ran 2nd leg (Simon 1st, Toph 3rd, and went out in 2nd place about 30secs down on 1st place- Alessio from Italy. I ran pretty well perfectly which was good for confidence. The legs felt better than previous days but the terrain was quite easy farmland and not much technical difficulty. I had Alessio in front at the same gap pretty much the whole race. I got a bit closer on occasions but he had 2 shorter splits which made it harder.
Toph ran a good final leg and finished about 2mins down on the Austria/Italians.
I ran 2nd leg (Simon 1st, Toph 3rd, and went out in 2nd place about 30secs down on 1st place- Alessio from Italy. I ran pretty well perfectly which was good for confidence. The legs felt better than previous days but the terrain was quite easy farmland and not much technical difficulty. I had Alessio in front at the same gap pretty much the whole race. I got a bit closer on occasions but he had 2 shorter splits which made it harder.
Toph ran a good final leg and finished about 2mins down on the Austria/Italians.
Thursday Jan 10, 2013 #
8 AM
Orienteering 48:07 [3] 6.68 km (7:12 / km) +243m 6:06 / km
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 x 2
Oceania Long Distance Championships
Well most guys were either skipping or starting without the intention of finishing todays long distance race. But since I was defending champion I was pretty keen to finish and at least have a go. But neither the body or the mind cooperated much. Legs felt very heavy again and I was struggling to concentrate, mostly because I was thinking about how tired I felt.
I was a little off to the right to 1. 2 was short and pretty easy. I quite enjoyed the leg to 3 which weaved through some gullies and saddles in nice pine forest. But I ran straight past the control without seeing it. I then saw Flynn back up the hill but he hadn't found it either. But the time I did Craney was right behind me. I did my best to hang onto him to 7 but he was easily pulling away and my ego was taking a hit and I just felt slow. Got back in front into the control circle at 8 but then took a shocking route to 9. Decided to run around the hill using the road and open fields and small track at the end. But the main problem was all the time I lost exiting 8 and going through the gully to the west. It was jungle and steep and by the time I got out to the road I'd used any energy I had available for the day. Ran past the finish and got 9 and 10 before walking back to the finish and calling it a day.
Not really sure why I feel so bad and struggle to concentrate. Have found a massage tonight and hopefully that will help improve the legs before the final world cups on Sunday.
Well most guys were either skipping or starting without the intention of finishing todays long distance race. But since I was defending champion I was pretty keen to finish and at least have a go. But neither the body or the mind cooperated much. Legs felt very heavy again and I was struggling to concentrate, mostly because I was thinking about how tired I felt.
I was a little off to the right to 1. 2 was short and pretty easy. I quite enjoyed the leg to 3 which weaved through some gullies and saddles in nice pine forest. But I ran straight past the control without seeing it. I then saw Flynn back up the hill but he hadn't found it either. But the time I did Craney was right behind me. I did my best to hang onto him to 7 but he was easily pulling away and my ego was taking a hit and I just felt slow. Got back in front into the control circle at 8 but then took a shocking route to 9. Decided to run around the hill using the road and open fields and small track at the end. But the main problem was all the time I lost exiting 8 and going through the gully to the west. It was jungle and steep and by the time I got out to the road I'd used any energy I had available for the day. Ran past the finish and got 9 and 10 before walking back to the finish and calling it a day.
Not really sure why I feel so bad and struggle to concentrate. Have found a massage tonight and hopefully that will help improve the legs before the final world cups on Sunday.
Wednesday Jan 9, 2013 #
Note
rest day