Training Log Archive: Craney

Running 1:11:00 [3] 15.0 km (4:44 / km)
shoes: Brooks Defyance

Orienteering race (Aus Relay Champs) 44:00 [5] 7.0 km (6:17 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Great area for a relay and really tricky courses. Lachy and Olle did a good job setting me off about 30secs behind Josh for NSW. Didn't see him early through the first couple of km but screwed #4 up by a min or so and there he was so must've passed him on the long leg somewhere. A bit behind through the next couple and feeling really tired. Together at #7, then I was lucky enough to have the shorter gaffle and didn't see him again - really pleased to not let the other 2 down and take home the trophy for the Cockies!

However, it was another ropey run for me technically and, although feeling ok running, my terrain speed (or maybe speed full stop) is pretty bad. Time to do some training I guess.

Running 15:00 [2] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Orienteering race (Aus Long Champs) 1:46:00 [5] 16.0 km (6:38 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

4th again behind NZ junior Tim, Robbie and Bryan. Quite a disappointing performance technically - silly mistakes on #11 (hit road to south!), #13 (way left), #18 (to the right), #20 (above) costing a good 3 or 4 mins all up. Still, hit #26 with a 1min lead and went and binned 4mins on #27 - game over. Also scrappy through the last couple. 95mins should've won the race really. Physically pretty mediocre - felt ok running the whole time, but couldn't get a decent pace going. Still, really enjoyed it - absolutely fantastic terrain with so much variety in one race.

Running warm up/down 15:00 [2] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Orienteering race (Aus Sprint Champs) 16:48 [5] 4.0 km (4:12 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Really cool sprint in Bicheno on Tassie's East Coast. Half the course was on granite slabs on the sea front, which was quite unusual and pretty tricky. Really enjoyed it and felt quite good running. Only made a few minor wobbles. I was off the pace though - Rune turned up (on a whistle stop trip to Aus for the AFL grand final!) and destroyed everyone, and Bryan and Tim (NZ junior) were running quicker too, so I ended up 4th. Disappointing, but a good kick up the arse to do more training.

Running warm up/down 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Note
(rest day)

Nipped to Beaconsfield for a coffee and spotted these guys on the front page of Tasmania's main newspaper

then did some more touristing in Bridport and St Helens.

Running intervals 18:00 [5] 5.0 km (3:36 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212

Running warm up/down 21:00 [2] 4.0 km (5:15 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212

Note
(rest day)

Some touristing in NW Tassie, including a good look round here

before heading up to Stanley and doing a nice walk with Gracie on the nut.

Running 2:16:00 [2] 18.0 km (7:33 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Orienteering race (Tassie Long Champs) 1:28:00 [5] 14.0 km (6:17 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Same area as yesterday, but more spur/gully with granite outcrops. Found it pretty draining forest with lots of branches and undergrowth to fight through, and the 2.5m contour hills felt every bit as big as they looked. Set off ok but got really tired half way round and ended up crawling home. Pretty clean run though apart from a few wobbles in the middle of the course which turned out to be just enough to win again. Not happy with my shape though - work to do. Grace was pretty impressive today though with a 10minute winning margin!

Orienteering warm up/down 40:00 [2] 6.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Orienteering race (Aus Middle Champs) 41:00 [5] 6.0 km (6:50 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Cracker course in really tough tin mining terrain with some fairly tough vegetation and steep erosion gullies. Had a pretty crap run really - Bryan nearly caught me 2mins early on, then dropped a fair bit at #16 - 35mins was definitely doable. Fortunately (for me) everyone struggled a bit with the terrain though so I ended up doing just enough for the win :o)

Running warm up/down 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Orienteering 41:00 [4] 7.0 km (5:51 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280

Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Inov8 oroc 280