Training Log Archive: Sarah

To the start.

Gauteng Champs - Long, 1:15'000, W21. Hennops Farm
Had a very average run. Really didn't enjoy the 2km run to the first control. My legs were already complaining. Was bleak when Piers who started 4mins behind me punched #1 ahead of me despite my smooth nav. I hit #2 - #5 well. My big mistake was #6. 3mins, although it felt way worse. Got really distracted and lost concentration. Need to block out the people around me! Found #10 tho so that helped me relocate. Enjoyed the short legs from #6 - #13. #14 was another really long leg. Lost 3 mins to Tania on it. Poor route choice and I wasn't moving well. The last 2 were smooth but not fast. Had a bit left in the tank for the finish sprint. Was only 2 sec behind Tania on it :-)
Was 2nd. Just over a minute behind Tania. Jess wasn't far behind in third.

2 - Splits

Event: SA Sprint Champs
 

Event: Gauteng Orienteering Championships
 

SA Sprint Champs - Pretoria Boys. Really enjoyed the course and had a smooth run. Lost time on #4 due to a bad route choice. #6 was a tricky leg in the buildings - 2 small mistakes on that leg. Lost time on the legs across the fields, #12 and #13. Felt like I was running well though. Very happy with my run and the result. Was 3rd behind Tania and Margaret.

Good warm ups and warm downs today. Bad day with the GPS tho. Only thing I ended up tracking was my warm up for the middle.

Gauteng Champs - Middle, 1:10'000, W21. Hennops
Had a clean run. Route choice to #1 was good but was quite hesitant as I left the main path. Didn't lose much time on it tho. I was moving at a decent pace across the rocky terrain and hit everything well. For #9 I probably should have gone on the path then cut in. Lost a bit of time on that. Really suffered on the 480m finish sprint. Lost about 50secs to Tania on it. The mornings run and the rocky terrain had taken it out of me. Even had to walk a bit! Was very despondent coming into the finish after that. Bad way to end a good run. Finished 2nd. 1min 14 sec behind Tania.

5 - Splits

2 - Splits

Warm up loop down to the lower grounds and some strides.
Then 3 sets of 300m, 30sec rest, 100m, 1min rest on the hockey field.
2 laps warm down

Not the best warm up. Got messed up a bit because the start was delayed due to a brief thunderstorm.

Race at UJ - Bunting road campus. Same route as the 16th of April except we did the top loop first which meant the hill was right at the end. As expected my legs felt tired. Battled to get going, but was really strong up the hill at the end passing 5 or so people. Passed 2 more (including Cynthia) in the last 100m. Came 18th. Inter-districts on the 21 May :-)

Our Juniors qualified for teams inter-league along with Helpmekaar and Affies.

C • Well done :). 5