Training Log Archive: Jay-T

Event: CompassPoint Scottish Orienteering League 2
 

Trossachs Black

Started off steadily - precisely as I meant to continue. Still took a little while to settle; not reading enough detail at #2 (too high) [25] or #3 (too low) [40]

Took a fairly suicidal route to #4 but wasn't going to be defeated by an impassable crag [90]

Settled in a little thereafter; happy with routes to #9 and #11.

#14 Stopped mid leg as unsure of exact position (surely I'd climbed enough!) but persevered and hit it ok thereafter [30]

#19 Contours north of control didn't fit with my expectations and couldn't find the boulders that I could physically see higher up the valley on the map (now see black triangle on power line...) Thus hesitant attacking, compounded by flag being tucked away behind small crag [60]

#20 Lost height along powerlines thinking I could avoid climb magically. Actually created more [50]

#23 Lost time leaving previous control down unmapped crags [60]. Possibly also quicker to take route further west but not sure.

#27 Climbed too much / control a little lower than expected [30]

Overall fairly happy; no disasters and the sun was shining :)

https://routegadget.fvo.org.uk/rg2/#41&course=...

Event: Double Dukes Middle Distance Race
 

South Achray Middle

First start to permit maximum tourist time in the afternoon :)

Didn't see anyone on my course which was nice. Technically not too bad - miss at #5 (drifted to marsh to west) [30], poor route to #21 (dropped low to path) [30] and hesitant at #23 (not quite sure of position and flag was tucked away amongst greenery) [40]

Physically well off the pace by even more than usual! Tracks / packs / poor sleep / something else?

https://routegadget.fvo.org.uk/rg2/#40&course=...

Event: Dark Thistle
 

Touristing in the morning.

Dark Thistle Short Course
Fairy Knowe & Doon Hill

Great fun! Not as epic as last year, partly because I was on the Short and partly because this area is no Craig a Barns.

At the back of (what was presumably) the Long pack to #1 and #2; dropped back a little on track run to #3, then had short gaffled loop first. Managed to overshoot #4 (194), probably due to Long runners having a control further on [2m 30s]. Possibly still punched first of Short runners on this gaffle as the unit seemed to be asleep. Big pack of Short runners around now though and I lost further time getting stuck in windblow to #5 [45] and #6 [20]

Made up a little time on #7 after finding a good river crossing and hit 'the front' at #8 when those ahead missed.

Very lonely for the next section. Went around to #12 which was probably a good choice, but missed east in the circle slightly and bounced off the open beyond [60]

Confused by the tapes leading off to the river crossing en-route to #13 but eventually found path [90]. Llewellyn came in to the control just after me (but having already done the last small gaffled loop).

Came into #16 and suddenly there were loads of lights around below. Wobbled around looking for #17 [50] and #18 [20] having already been to both before, but just managed to finish ahead of the chasing pack!

https://fvo.org.uk/events/2017/mar/31/scottish-woo...

Travel north; visiting.

Struggled with 'effort' tonight. Left quad still not right after running into single strand wire fence across a path on Sunday.

Wrong shoes but a nice evening for tennis - quite a few down tonight.