Training Log Archive: buboIn the 11 days ending Aug 6, 2006:
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Saturday Aug 5, 2006 #
Road running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Orienteering race (64th place/92) 55:34 [4] *** 5.0 km (11:07 / km)
ahr:126 shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
An over-all very bad race on the map bordering to the WOC Relays. We ran in the morning before the relays started.
My problems started right away when I couldn´t get into my head that the best route to #1 went back through the starting grid!!!
It took me a long time to get going from the starting point after sorting out my bearings and I made a terrible route choice - losing several minutes (3-4 maybe?). Then the big mistake came on #2 where Tommy S (started ? min´s behind) and I got together and screwed up badly. When I eventuelly found the control it was placed in a relatively open reentrant no more than 20 m from the original spot where my problems began :(
After the first two controls I had lost most of my motivation, but kept going anyway and finished with a decent second half of the race, but still with a few more - this time minor - mistakes.
Friday Aug 4, 2006 #
Other club activities (6:00) 1:00 [0]
Trail running warm up/down 5:00 [2] 0.6 km (8:20 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Orienteering race (14th place/99, 1st 27 min) 33:22 [4] **** 3.2 km (10:26 / km)
ahr:133 max:144 shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
A very good race on the same map as the WOC Middle Final. I only had a few very small time losses: - Veered off a little bit too much to the right going to #9 costing 15-20 sec's at the most and then 30 seconds lost as I passed #12 to the left before I turned back.
Thursday Aug 3, 2006 #
Trail running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 1.5 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Orienteering race (28th place/97, 1st 43 min) 1:00:13 [4] *** 5.7 km (10:34 / km)
ahr:137 max:150 shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
In Löndal Skov, the same area as the WOC Long Distance Finals yesterday. The weather was overcast with some light showers when I started at 9:01 (as #2 on my course).
Passed the first runner just before the second control - saw him for a few controls more, but was probably leading the field all the way to the second last control when a Finn passed me (he had started 8 min´s behind).
The run was a success orienteering-wise with no real mistakes. I may have lost maybe 15-20 seconds on poor execution on two occasions, but knew where I was all the time. I think I picked good route choices - even though there were a lot of alternatives that were probably equal in time.
My running pace could definitely be better since I´ve had a hard time to even get under 10 min/km the whole week here in Denmark. The terrain should really make for some faster running than what is common back home, but I guess that I presently am better in difficult orienteering terrain than on 'runner´s courses'.
Other club activities 1:00 [0]
Wednesday Aug 2, 2006 #
Other club activities 1:00 [0]
Working with the WOC Online team...
Tuesday Aug 1, 2006 #
Other club activities 1:00 [0]
Working with the WOC Online team...
Spent the whole day in Mindeparken in Århus - our schedule was a bit too tight to get out to the WOC Tour event in time so we went downtown for lunch instead between the races.
Monday Jul 31, 2006 #
Trail running warm up/down 5:00 [2] 0.5 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Orienteering race (40th place/66) 48:35 [3] 4.7 km (10:20 / km)
ahr:132 max:154 shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Sunday Jul 30, 2006 #
Other club activities 1:00 [0]
Working with the WOC Online team - mostly taking pictures for the Online Picture Gallery.
Trail running warm up/down 5:00 [2] 0.8 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Orienteering race (38th place/70, 1st 42 min) 1:06:02 [4] *** 5.0 km (13:12 / km)
ahr:132 max:151 spiked:12/14c shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Same map as the Long Qualification, interesting and demanding terrain. Very hilly and also a lot of vegetation on the ground to take into account.
Weather was very warm and sunny and I felt rather tired after working all day in the sun. Running felt terribly slow and sluggish while my orienteering went mostly OK with only a few minor errors on execution of route choices. At #9 I couldn´t locate to well on the rides and trails along the leg and spent some time reassuring that I was really in the right place. To #10 I spent a long time before deciding on my route choice and also went very slowly.
The only two control misses came close to the end. #11 was a little clearing in a dense area that I passed and messed around the first time losing maybe two minutes. The second last control #13 was a reentrant where the control marker was hidden in some very dense bushes, where I spent some minutes extra (3½) before finding it.
Saturday Jul 29, 2006 #
Other club activities 1:00 [0]
Working with the WOC Online team - mostly taking pictures for the Online Picture Gallery.
Road running warm up/down 12:00 [3] 2.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Orienteering race 52:51 [4] *** 5.0 km (10:34 / km)
ahr:140 max:150 spiked:11/14c shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Orienteering was quite OK with no major mistakes (controls #3, 7 and 9, maybe 30 sec's each). Route choices is another story though - I made several stupid/lazy/bad choices to save my poor legs, but I suppose they were not even then the best at all times. Physically I was very tired and even considered DNF when I passed close by the finish area for the first time - but I kept going and survived in the 30C+ temperatures.
Friday Jul 28, 2006 #
Other club activities 1:00 [0]
(rest day)
Thursday Jul 27, 2006 #
Trail running warm up/down 36:10 [3] 4.7 km (7:42 / km)
ahr:125 max:144 shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)
Her training consisted of three small orienteering loops plus warm-up, cool-down and some running between start/finish for the different loops.
Orienteering 38:41 [3] *** 3.2 km (12:05 / km)
ahr:120 max:138 shoes: VJ Falcon (2006:1)