Training Log Archive: BillenicusIn the 7 days ending Jan 6, 2013:
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Sunday Jan 6, 2013 #
Orienteering race 45:30 [4] 6.0 km (7:35 / km)
Oceania middle distance H21E. Fairly awful run. Minor misses at 2, 5, 17 (1 min total). More major mistakes at 7 (45 sec), 13 (3 mins), 14 (2 mins) and lost time en route to 12 (45 sec). Mostly my fault - not careful enough, particularly on 13. On no. 14, the map was at fault - coming in from the beach the control was the far side of a major ridge that just wasn't shown correctly.
Felt generally rusty technique-wise for this level of difficulty, not helped by the heat. Physically coped OK, but was finding the big dunes tiring late in the course.
Felt generally rusty technique-wise for this level of difficulty, not helped by the heat. Physically coped OK, but was finding the big dunes tiring late in the course.
Saturday Jan 5, 2013 #
Orienteering 49:59 [2] 6.0 km (8:20 / km)
Oceania Day 2
Just jogging parts of the course since I'd been on the area at the World Cup trials. Took the shortest route up through the runnable stuff and did the whole of the second half (5.7Km of 7.8 Km). Treating it as practice for tomorrow and handled it pretty well apart from one 1 min mistake in the dunes when I looked in a depression but didn't see the control.
Would have liked to have raced it.
Just jogging parts of the course since I'd been on the area at the World Cup trials. Took the shortest route up through the runnable stuff and did the whole of the second half (5.7Km of 7.8 Km). Treating it as practice for tomorrow and handled it pretty well apart from one 1 min mistake in the dunes when I looked in a depression but didn't see the control.
Would have liked to have raced it.
Friday Jan 4, 2013 #
Orienteering race 40:57 [4] 8.0 km (5:07 / km)
Oceania Day 1 - Fusilier
Nice fast sand dune forest.
Felt a bit weird doing a proper race again after such a long break, and no idea how it was going to go. First 3 controls tricky so took them more slowly than usual to try to get back into it. Thereafter course was mostly trying to keep going hard on the red line. A few wavery bits and hesitations and some fairly small misses (6, 7, 14) but otherwie fairly clean - glad to see I can still do this.
Physically, probably went a bit too hard after 3, and found it tough to keep pushing. Felt like I was too slow for much of the course, but the result suggests I wasn't going too badly. Forgot about the knee, which is a very good sign (though it didn't feel so good later in the afternoon).
Nice fast sand dune forest.
Felt a bit weird doing a proper race again after such a long break, and no idea how it was going to go. First 3 controls tricky so took them more slowly than usual to try to get back into it. Thereafter course was mostly trying to keep going hard on the red line. A few wavery bits and hesitations and some fairly small misses (6, 7, 14) but otherwie fairly clean - glad to see I can still do this.
Physically, probably went a bit too hard after 3, and found it tough to keep pushing. Felt like I was too slow for much of the course, but the result suggests I wasn't going too badly. Forgot about the knee, which is a very good sign (though it didn't feel so good later in the afternoon).
Wednesday Jan 2, 2013 #
Running 43:52 [3] 8.0 km (5:29 / km)
Ran the Matamataharakeke Stream loop againg but in reverse (i.e. anticlockwise this time). A bit shorter as didn't go to viewpoint. Feeling much stronger, and knee less of a problem, though still holding back downhill.
Monday Dec 31, 2012 #
Running 48:15 [3] 8.0 km (6:02 / km)
From Waikawau Bay camp site (NE Coromandel). Ran the Matamataharakeke Stream loop with Alistair, Martin and Charlie. Feeling pretty awful - got far more tired than expected, possibly as legs still a bit heavy from the cycling. Had to protect knee on the descent. Great route.