Training Log Archive: RobBIn the 1 days ending Jul 23, 2007:
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Monday Jul 23, 2007 #
Running warm up/down 20:00 [1]
Quite a bit of warming up before hand, not very much afterwards.
Orienteering race 2:00:00 [5]
WC classic mass start. Pace at the start was brisk but not stupid, and was able to stay with everyone around me comfortably for the first 2 loops. Got a bit scared on the way to number 1 on the first loop where I was completly on my own for about 1 minute and had flashbacks to Jukola where I cocked up. Luckily just before the control everyone else in my loop popped up - phew.
Ran pretty steadily around loop 3 which I ran the first half alone but joined up with some others on the second half. Started the 10 k non gaffled with a number of runners, including Launstein, Fraser, Losman and Jonnason.
Felt ok for first 3 k but got aware of lactate building in my hamstrings and then calves as the race went on. Got to about 5k and realised that I just couldn't hang on any longer - was really scared about cramping up and throwing the race away completely. I slowed down and got caught up by another slower moving pack which I stayed with until the end.
Mixed feelings about the race - technically it went ok, but was annoyed that my legs let me down, particularly as I felt I was fit as some of the guys who made it into the top 40. Maybe my lack of long runs recently let me down.
Ran pretty steadily around loop 3 which I ran the first half alone but joined up with some others on the second half. Started the 10 k non gaffled with a number of runners, including Launstein, Fraser, Losman and Jonnason.
Felt ok for first 3 k but got aware of lactate building in my hamstrings and then calves as the race went on. Got to about 5k and realised that I just couldn't hang on any longer - was really scared about cramping up and throwing the race away completely. I slowed down and got caught up by another slower moving pack which I stayed with until the end.
Mixed feelings about the race - technically it went ok, but was annoyed that my legs let me down, particularly as I felt I was fit as some of the guys who made it into the top 40. Maybe my lack of long runs recently let me down.
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