Training Log Archive: RobBIn the 7 days ending Mar 23, 2008:
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Sunday Mar 23, 2008 #
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 2.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
Legs really stiff from yesterday and took a long time to thaw out. Pootle warm down with Neil.
Orienteering race 1:37:00 [5] 12.0 mi (8:05 / mi)
Classic race. Legs felt rubbish and I struggled to get into 5th gear, instead had to make do with 4th. On first reflection orienteering went well, but with some further analysis it is clear that I lost about 4 minutes or so (and another 4 minutes through running). Struggled to stay focussed all the way round as some of the course was pretty uninspiring.
Overall satisfied with result (6th Brit) but would have liked to have been closer to 90 minutes.
Overall satisfied with result (6th Brit) but would have liked to have been closer to 90 minutes.
Saturday Mar 22, 2008 #
Running warm up/down 40:00 [1] 4.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
Long warm up and slow warm down. Brrrr......
Orienteering race 35:00 [5] 4.5 mi (7:47 / mi)
JK Day 2. This was more like it. Legs still felt stiff and lack luster but orienteering went really well (about 1 minute all in). Felt focused and was flowing well.
Really enjoyed it. Result was probably best in recent years (4th Brit).
Really enjoyed it. Result was probably best in recent years (4th Brit).
Friday Mar 21, 2008 #
Running warm up/down 25:00 [3] 2.5 mi (10:00 / mi)
Warm up and down. Legs and hips felt tight (from drive down and not stretching during the week?), so lots of stretching.
Orienteering race 15:36 [5] 2.0 mi (7:48 / mi)
Sprint race. Felt "clunky" and not got into the map. A couple of points I just had to stand still to work out what I was doing which was frustrating. Got better as the race went on and had a bit of a ding dong with Christian Bobach.
Fun race and overall result was ok, but certainly not great (10th Brit).
Fun race and overall result was ok, but certainly not great (10th Brit).
Thursday Mar 20, 2008 #
Note
(rest day)
Wednesday Mar 19, 2008 #
Running 45:00 [3] 6.0 mi (7:30 / mi)
Run with Gareth and Kelly up the parks, did a couple of 2 minute bursts. Legs felt pretty good.
Had a boys night at Gareth's and watched the Descent on DVD which was pretty good, but not as good as Oli's home made popcorn!
Had a boys night at Gareth's and watched the Descent on DVD which was pretty good, but not as good as Oli's home made popcorn!
Tuesday Mar 18, 2008 #
Running warm up/down 40:00 [2] 5.5 mi (7:16 / mi)
Run to track and run round the bowl.
Running intervals 25:00 [5] 2.0 mi (12:30 / mi)
10k run in 3s (worked out at 17 x 200m). Felt good and ran them all in between 29 and 30 seconds. Cruising rather than pushing too hard, but felt good and pushed them all out in between 29 and 30 seconds.
Note
Found out today that I had inadvertently been going cold turkey on the caffeine. Bought myself some posh Italian coffee from a shop locally (Shep would have been proud) about a month ago. It ran out last week and I replaced it with the same brand but a different type. Found out today that the new type was decaf. Wondered why I was really craving caffeine this weekend and felt a bit rubbish on Monday.
Monday Mar 17, 2008 #
S+C 50:00 [1]
Pilates; the instructor was on a mission tonight and pushed us pretty hard.
Running 15:00 [2] 2.0 mi (7:30 / mi)
Run Home.