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Thursday Oct 23, 2008 #
Running 1:17:44 [3] 16.3 km (4:46 / km) +100m 4:38 / km
ahr:147 max:160
Was feeling a bit slack after pussying out yesterday so did something a bit longer and harder than I usually do on a week night. Pissing with rain for almot the whole run, windy, dark and cold but got it done.
Man Flu 1, Patrick 2.
Man Flu 1, Patrick 2.
Wednesday Oct 22, 2008 #
Running intervals 48:50 [4] 9.8 km (4:59 / km) +70m 4:49 / km
ahr:145 max:172 shoes: Saucony Triumphs
Couldn't be bothered waiting for the track session so did it myself. Was meant to be 2 lots of pyramids but I wasn't feeling great so just did one and did a long cool down.
Definitely have caught some bug, but I've never had anything like this before - just really sore throat and a little tired when I'm not moving. Fine apart from that.
Definitely have caught some bug, but I've never had anything like this before - just really sore throat and a little tired when I'm not moving. Fine apart from that.
Tuesday Oct 21, 2008 #
Running 41:00 [2] 8.4 km (4:53 / km) +50m 4:44 / km
ahr:133 max:145 weight:81.4kg shoes: Brooks Glycerin
Decided what was missing from yesterdays equation was a big case of htfu (it's hard to come by here). Cold still threatening so I decided to force its hand and headed out for an easy run.
Tough to begin with, but once I warmed up felt really good - hurt to swallow though so was spitting all over the place. Frickin' freezing. Fell better now for it.
Tough to begin with, but once I warmed up felt really good - hurt to swallow though so was spitting all over the place. Frickin' freezing. Fell better now for it.
Monday Oct 20, 2008 #
Note
slept:5.0 (sick) (rest day)
A sore throat I was feeling yesterday was coming on strong + not much sleep + rainy and cold made me stay in. Watched TV all night with my flat mate. Boring - never again, TV is crap. So many inferior Little Britain and Spicks and Specks clones here. I miss The Chaser too.
Sunday Oct 19, 2008 #
Event: Compass Sport Cup Final
Orienteering race (Compass Sport Cup Final) 1:02:47 [5] 10.1 km (6:13 / km) +150m 5:47 / km
ahr:172 shoes: Inov8 Roclites
Surprisingly enjoyable course in Sutton Park up near Birmingham. Kinds of like a squashed together version of RIchmond Park and Wimbledon Common so I felt right at home. 30th/130ish and 12.5km total.
A relatively easy course, except the detail within the gorse was surprisingly tricky in places - you had to be confindent to go follow the edge of the green as it twisted round. It was really well mapped though which helped a lot.
Mistakes:
#1: Probably my only complaint with the course. On an earthbank encased in a strip of green, I got within 5 metres and didn't notice the control as I was trying to find a way to get into the green when the control was on the edge. Why the description wasn't just 'thicket edge' I don't know. 1:45 lost.
#16: Refolded my map and lost contact on what turned out to be a surprisingly tricky leg. Stopped far too short, ran down the wrong track and had no idea where I was. Only really found it when I looked over and saw people running in and out of the gorse maze. Could have been a lot worse. 0:30
#17: Flustered from the previous leg and sprinted off and lost contact again. Had to stand still to relocate - terrible when the leg is all yellow. 0:20.
#25: Got pulled off my a control that wasn't mine in a fairly featureless area. 0:45.
#27: Stupid. Planned to go round the tracks as the forest was too varied too green to run easily through. For some reason I decided that the guy in front of me was doing that too so I just followed him blindly - suddenly we were in the forest. Instead of just sucking it up and going through I turned around and went back out and round. 1:00.
A bit annoyed with all the mistakes, I could have placed a lot higher - though I think a lot of people times are slower than expected, so I think there were a lot of mistakes going on! Also would have broken 6 min/ks for a forest course for the first time if I'd not made any one of those mistakes!
Good course, definately made the most of the area so can't really complain. SLOW came 3rd too which is pretty cool - I think we usually come 8th or something.
A relatively easy course, except the detail within the gorse was surprisingly tricky in places - you had to be confindent to go follow the edge of the green as it twisted round. It was really well mapped though which helped a lot.
Mistakes:
#1: Probably my only complaint with the course. On an earthbank encased in a strip of green, I got within 5 metres and didn't notice the control as I was trying to find a way to get into the green when the control was on the edge. Why the description wasn't just 'thicket edge' I don't know. 1:45 lost.
#16: Refolded my map and lost contact on what turned out to be a surprisingly tricky leg. Stopped far too short, ran down the wrong track and had no idea where I was. Only really found it when I looked over and saw people running in and out of the gorse maze. Could have been a lot worse. 0:30
#17: Flustered from the previous leg and sprinted off and lost contact again. Had to stand still to relocate - terrible when the leg is all yellow. 0:20.
#25: Got pulled off my a control that wasn't mine in a fairly featureless area. 0:45.
#27: Stupid. Planned to go round the tracks as the forest was too varied too green to run easily through. For some reason I decided that the guy in front of me was doing that too so I just followed him blindly - suddenly we were in the forest. Instead of just sucking it up and going through I turned around and went back out and round. 1:00.
A bit annoyed with all the mistakes, I could have placed a lot higher - though I think a lot of people times are slower than expected, so I think there were a lot of mistakes going on! Also would have broken 6 min/ks for a forest course for the first time if I'd not made any one of those mistakes!
Good course, definately made the most of the area so can't really complain. SLOW came 3rd too which is pretty cool - I think we usually come 8th or something.