Training Log Archive: marieke

O-Ringen Day 5 -- I sat this one out. Just as well because the whole place was a swamp after all the rain.

My overall place was 45th (out of 49) at the end of Day 4.
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O-Ringen Day 4: Kägleborg. D21M course. Supposed to be the 'fast' running day and it was! Came in 45th out of 52.

1 13:51 -- Off to a bad start! Oops.
2 3:26
3 4:40
4 7:06
5 2:57 -- Best split overall -- 18th!!!
6 27:49 -- Really long running leg (took the path), plus a bit of a mistake at the end.
7 7:05
8 12:59
9 5:18
10 8:17 Some dumb thrashing in the green.
11 1:21
Fin 1:34

Got stung by a wasp in between number 9 and 10, and it was incredibly painful! I'm surprised it didn't affect my time more.

The monsoon started after I finished, and it rained torrentially for about 8 hours. Got totally soaked waiting for the bus for about 45 minutes in useless waterproofs.

I think it was this night that my legs were both 'cramping' with severe pain running up the back of both legs to my butt. It kept waking me up all night but didn't seem so bad the next day.

Was it all the walking and running we did this week? Or was it the carrying large bags? Or sleeping in a wet tent? Or getting stung by a wasp?

Walked around Stockholm and enjoyed the sights. Felt my feet getting pretty tired.

O-Ringen Day 3: Dovra sjöar. D21M course. Came in 42nd out of 51. Sunny and warm.

1 2:23
2 5:34
3 11:42
4 12:08 -- A lot of thrashing around in slashy stuff, beating off flies
5 20:27 -- Big horrible mistake here, really tough terrain
6 9:04
7 17:03
8 8:37
9 2:09
10 9:29 -- Best split -- 27th.
11 5:06
Fin 1:06

Overall easier technically than yesterday and more routes on paths, but I managed to get lost a couple times anyway. The pesky flies were also a distraction, as was the heat and thirst.

O-Ringen Day 2: Dovra sjöar. D21M course. Super technical, middle distance day. Came in 51st out of 51 finishers. Light rain.

1 8:18
2 7:08
3 11:47
4 11:22
5 3:18 -- best split -- 38th!
6 6:38
7 17:37 -- had a horrible time with this tiny marsh
8 23:44 -- had an even worse time with this wee reentrant
9 4:30
10 5:01
11 6:43
12 1:59
Fin 1:02

Lots of people (and controls) out there made it harder.

O-Ringen Day 1: Kilsbergen. D21M course. Came in 48th out of 53. Heavy rain.

1 12:07
2 22:52 -- Slow but OK
3 9:39
4 13:52
5 12:18
6 21:26
7 11:56
8 3:44
9 4:50
Fin 1:23

Found the stream crossings distracting and difficult.

Event: O-Ringen Örebro 2010
 

Training map: Tisaren. Went with Malc and Liz Campbell and Andy. Picked bilberries afterwards.