Training Log Archive: Dooby

Event: JK 2012
 

Warm-up for Sprint Race. Cold afternoon and really struggled to get warm. So don't think I started the race warm, thankfully it didn't affect the race so much or cause any trouble afterwards.

JK 2012 - Sprint
Livingstone Almondvale

Race started off badly by missing the path into the first control. Think the next few went alright. Not the best route to 5 and some hesitation going to 7. Coming out of 11 i'd been caught by my 1 min man, things not going good, obviously. Left this control in a direction that wasn't correct, had to stop and figure out what was going on, had gone a bit right. Then going to 14 i ended up at 10, very smart.

Also got distracted by another control at 17, more seconds lots. Then across the bridge. Again I missed the path into 19 before being hesitant to 20. 21 was ok but next few controls after 22 I wasn't sure what was going on. Got caught by my 2min man around here. Runners were struggling for grip on the slippy grassy banks which didn't help my cause. Was pleased with leaving 25 and going the route i'd seen was better while scouting out the finish. Got ahead of my 2min man again here but let him past me on the run-in, decided there was no point in pushing my legs as it could cause damange. Nothing to lose apart from a few seconds.

Overall a very scrappy race. My lack of sprint racing really showed.

Garmin distance = 4.11km

Short warm-down back to the car.

1 - Splits

Travelling to Scotland this evening. Looking forward to the weekend, not going with any problems like I did to Portugal so can concentrate on racing rather than survival.

Officially now on the exec until AGM, where unless someone else comes out of the woodwork i'll take the role on until Mishortkut returns.

Any squad problems I need to know about?

This evening,
Run/Cycle/Run/Cycle/Run/Cycle/Run/Cycle/Run/Cycle/Run/Cycle

Not sure, got an hour or so to make my mind up.

C • Rest 2

Upper Torc

Dug out old pair of runners as current pair are packed for the JK, using them for Sprint rather than bringing racing shoes. Bringing them and my Icebugs, might also invest in a new pair of oshoes at the JK, we'll see how much spare room I end up with in my bag.

Legs felt ok. Taped my left ankle, glad I did as probably not strong enough for independant running yet. Saw around 8 deer this evening, 1 red and 7 sika. All running away from me, although 1 of them tried to stare me down, but turned tail and legged it as I got closer.

No snow here, but colder than recently. Car was even iced over this morning and frosty, nothing else though.

After driving around the car for most of the day I couldn't be arsed doing anything this evening. Rest will do me no harm anyways, legs felt a small bit tired going up stairs this morning, was in no way tempted to run up them!

Added a map for Saturdays training on Crohane.

So JK next weekend, therefore will take a very easy week in the build-up. Body is a bit tired after last few weeks, not feeling that bad, but want it fresh for the weekend.

Monday - Turbo Trainer (40mins)
Tuesday - Run (easy)
Wednesday - Turbo Trainer (40mins)
Thursday - Rest (Travelling)
Friday - JK (Sprint)
Saturday - JK (Middle, WRE)
Sunday - JK (Long)
Monday - JK (Relay, running with 2 Corbetts, think i'm on entry list to run 1st, happy with that)
Tuesday - O training, whatever Magic serves up (Still in Scotland)
Wednesday - O training
Thursday - O training and travelling home
Friday - Rest
Saturday - may get to train, may not
Sunday - Rest (plan to visit Fota Wildlife Park)

Will definitely need those days of rest when I get back from Scotland, I imagine i'll be pretty tired. Also wondering whether daylight will have extended enough to allow me to start back cycling with the Chain Gang on Thursday nights by the middle of the month.

C • Day of Rest 4

1 episode of Big Bang Theory and 1 of Modern Family, seems to be a pattern recently, the one time I wanted to watch something different I didn't have an hour to spend on the bike.

Body feeling ok, made life easier after a while when I realised I didn't want to push things too much.

Looks like i'm taking on a new job, unless there are any other volunteers, until mishortkut gets back from New Zealand.

C • oooooooh!! 6

High Loop around Upper Torc

Managed to finish the loop I didn't do on Tuesday. Body didn't feel great today, slow to warm-up after feeling tired before I started. Blood Sugars too low to begin with, topped them up with an energy gel while running but still not good enough. Didn't feel fantastic coming home.

Had the idea of possibly extending the run to take in Torc, with the decision to be made at the bridge but decided against it due to how I was feeling, correct decision.

Didn't think it was going to be this nice this morning running.

Crohane

Course I set which included controls from training weekend afternoon course plus an extra bit uphill. The first few controls I knew but after that it was all new. Started after Danny & Gearoid so had Danny caught by 7, after a bit of a miss at 5. Wasn't moving too well up to this point. Then from 10-15 it was uphill. 11-12 was a tricky leg, caught all of us. Didn't think it was going to be tricky, just the control site was, navigated the first part of the leg fine. The other lads had fun with this one too.

Always hard with no controls but thought I was doing alright. I definitely think the contours are a bit off at where 18 was, control was supposed to be a re-entrant but didn't really exist on the ground.

After 18 it was some nice downhill legs, longish. Back to the finish, felt a bit better running downhill.

Garmin distance = 7.57km

Map

Back down to the car which was at the forest barrier. Did stop on the way down to excavate some earth/mud onto a flat rock. Kieran wanted a picture of some funny phenomenon we spotted at the training weekend. Forgot a camera so brough the phenomenon to the camera. Tough running while carrying a map and a rock!