Training Log Archive: R Anderson

EUGHSADFaskdjf. Want to forget about this one quickly.

Wasn't awake at all today. Maybe my Gat nav. skillzz got messed up after the easier terrain at West Point. Was focusing way too much on getting through the woods and not reading my map or compass at all. Made a big and stupid 5min mistake on control 3, which was an easy ctrl. 10min in total probably.

My two main mistakes today came from leaving controls in a non exact direction heading towards a) a large trail and then b) a stream crossing. When I got to the trail I wasn't exactly sure where I was (left or right of the line) and I assumed I could keep going and recover off a feature in the woods. The visibility is not good though and I wasn't able to identify anything significant and floundered around for a while. In the case of the stream I headed way off to the right out of the control without knowing it, and then had to go all the way back to the left.

Interestingly I can think of two similar mistakes to this that I made last weekend. I need to keep in mind to leave the control checking the compass better or to aim off, and that proper direction is more important than fast flow through a control.

Two other mistakes today came from attacking the control. Also made some mistakes like this last weekend and well, probably in most races in the past. Maybe my 'not choosing attackpoints habit' is catching up with me, or i'm just not being careful enough.

On a positive note, my speed felt good, and was running fast on the easy legs and up the hills. Oh but my right shoe is falling a part, and my left foot (ball) hurts now, roflcopterzz...

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5min sprints included.

Tired and sore today. Planned to do an intensity session but my left calf was getting sore, and I have the meet tomorrow, so decided not to.

40min run + 20min plyo

Bonked 30min in due to no breakfast. The rest of the training was then really hard.

Managed to maintain an A average in my 4th and craziest year! WHOOO!

Bumped into my friend Nic, and he joined me for intervals. Did 6 x 1k on an awesome new loop I set in the arboretum. Times are about right, watch was full though so cant look back on splits. Went hard on the last 2 and didn't see my times, but I think they were equal to or faster than the others. Nice having someone to do this with.

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Run with Stu along the canal and the arboretum.

Along the river.

Nice morning run. Felt good, glad I took a rest day yesterday.

Sprints 1, 2 and 3, which I ran at an easy pace.

Sprint 5 which I raced against Jeff who was doing it in the opposite direction.

Some time added for stretching and jogging between courses.