Training Log Archive: R Anderson

Event: O-Ringen 2012
 

some intensity on the track.

Nice jaunt on the open course.

More relay training

Relay training

jogged over and jogged the sprint final.

WOC Long Quali 2012

Was confident that I would feel better today, and I woke up feeling good with a positive feeling about the race today.

Happy with the race. Had a good technical race with only a few small mistakes. Not so sure about my routes, especially in the first part of the race where I was going way around on trails when it turned out that the woods were actually really nice. Quite a few hesitations, especially in the end when I didn't want to blow a good race.

It was purely physical again today with the easy map/terrain. Although I felt much better than yesterday, it still felt like I lacked the top end.

Was almost 6min back of Kryburz after the first radio (~1/3 through), but then 10min back at the finish. Will have to analyze how I lost so much time in the beginning.

So, lots to improve on, but pleased with the strong race. Nice to have finally had a good one after a bad WUOC week and sprint yesterday. Probably my best qualification race to date. :)

Edit: Looks like some of the top runners went fairly straight to everything. Interesting...

Event: WOC 2012 - Lausanne SWITZERLAND
 

WOC Sprint Quali 2012

Felt ok warming up, but after the first few controls I knew it was going to be a tough race. Was already tired by the second control. Was hoping for a tricky technical course on the cool map, but it was insanely easy. The last half of the course was all long running legs, where I was absolutely exhausted. I'm not so surprised by how poorly I felt since I've been battling a swollen throat the past few days. It's too bad the race wasn't two days earlier when I'd felt good.

Annoying to think about a race all year only to have your body disappoint you on the day.

Sprint Training on the model area map. Feeling a little tired?