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Thursday Apr 25, 2013 #
Running 30:00 [3]
Morning session was a 3km time trial with a Dave Meyer twist.
Warm up was about 10mins, just running and then some drills.
Then the 3km! We started two at once and there were two 'courses'. So we got descriptions for our course which told us how far to run before punching a control. There was a control at each 100m and each time we got to a control we had to turn and run in the other direction for the next distance. I think I had like 7 controls, distances were like 300m, 700m, etc, adding up to 3km if you did it all right. It was a really good idea, because you actually really had to concentrate to remember where to turn and it did make things a little more fun than just running in circles. It was a bit harder to know when to kind of amp up the speed but it was also nice to not be just focussing on that. Got a time of 14:02, and I like to think that without punching and turning and stuff that would've been quicker. Then about a 5min warm down and some stretches were needed too!
Warm up was about 10mins, just running and then some drills.
Then the 3km! We started two at once and there were two 'courses'. So we got descriptions for our course which told us how far to run before punching a control. There was a control at each 100m and each time we got to a control we had to turn and run in the other direction for the next distance. I think I had like 7 controls, distances were like 300m, 700m, etc, adding up to 3km if you did it all right. It was a really good idea, because you actually really had to concentrate to remember where to turn and it did make things a little more fun than just running in circles. It was a bit harder to know when to kind of amp up the speed but it was also nice to not be just focussing on that. Got a time of 14:02, and I like to think that without punching and turning and stuff that would've been quicker. Then about a 5min warm down and some stretches were needed too!
Orienteering 15:00 [3]
Contouring exercise on black mountain. Unfortunately I didn't have much luck with my ankles because contouring is definitely something I want to work on. But I rolled it on the way to the first one, and it was alright for the next few controls but I stepped on a rock funny later on and it didn't feel too good so I made my way back.
Orienteering 5:44 [3]
A fun relay around the Carotel just before it started to get dark. Was pretty fun and fast paced! My ankle felt alright warmed up, and it was just on grass and roads so all was good :)