Training Log Archive: AnvilIn the 7 days ending Oct 6, 2012:
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Saturday Oct 6, 2012 #
Running - Trail warm up/down 25:00 [1]
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
Orienteering race 35:20 5.7 km (6:12 / km) +148m 5:29 / km
ahr:169 max:183 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
Really, that couldn't have gone any better - injured through August and basically no orienteering since March, so a 4th overall and 2 mins behind Kemp is all I could ask for. (Though I have to admit, I'd be happy with 10th, as long as I was still 2 secs in front of my closest competitor)
45 secs on a parallel error at #3 and a handful of 5-20 sec hooks and hesitations. A few very basic errors - losing total contact and having to stop, reorient the map and refind which control I was going to, so hopefully got it out of my system.
Really enjoyed the course and area.
Orienteering 16:43 4.01 km (4:10 / km) +12m 4:06 / km
ahr:173 max:180 shoes: Adidas Adizero
Was looking forward to this and it didn't disappoint. Good route choice legs ending with tricky controls if you didn't pay attention and finishing off with the conundrum of narrow gaps and levels in the residences. Easily one of the best sprints I've done in North America.
Will have to look at splits, but think I picked a few sub-par routes on the early section and then lost 20 secs on #14 in the residences - I went straight for the right gap, but the fences threw me and I though it impassable. Once I worked out how the gaps worked, I think I made all the right choices through the residences where it counted.
A good placing again, but well off the pace of the Belgian. Good thing people from countries named after waffles don't count.
Thursday Oct 4, 2012 #
Running - Trail warm up/down 30:00 [1]
Running - Trail 31:52 6.02 km (5:18 / km) +150m 4:42 / km
ahr:156 max:179 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
Note to self, bring water if I'm going to do a tough session before ARK. The 10 minutes I just spent writhing on the floor with cramp was not enjoyable.
Trix helped by licking my elbow and Tracy was upstairs using the amenities and couldn't hear my wails of agony.
Wednesday Oct 3, 2012 #
Orienteering 20:14 [1] 1.48 km (13:40 / km) +24m 12:39 / km
Tuesday Oct 2, 2012 #
Running - Trail 41:04 [3] 7.47 km (5:30 / km) +39m 5:21 / km
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
Mincing princess on the way out, so gave myself a talking to and upped the pace on the way back.
Sweet section of trail, awesome conditions too. No complaints.
Core & Strength 25:00 [2]
Monday Oct 1, 2012 #
Running - Trail 55:23 [2] 7.44 km (7:27 / km) +105m 6:57 / km
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
Nothing new as I'd run this a lot for GRR but I'd forgotten how technical this section of trail was. Lots of slippery limestone. There is no water in any of the streams. Louth Falls (the one people crossed from CP3 to 4 in the race) was totally dry.
Sunday Sep 30, 2012 #
Running - Trail 1:08:24 [3] 11.24 km (6:05 / km) +269m 5:26 / km
shoes: NB Minimus MT20
The Valley was in fine form this morning. Must have rubbed the trail head the wrong way and stubbed my toe on a root, fell and had a slight knee related panic. Forgot how much it hurts to bash your foot in minimal shoes.
Pretty disappointed when it was over, could have happily kept going - but the lure of fresh waffles was too great.
Cycling 44:23 [3] 10.0 km (13.5 kph) +101m
Lots of great spots, but unfortunately marred by lack of parking for many of them.