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Friday Apr 18, 2014 #
Event: JK 2014
3 PM
Orienteering race 15:26 [5] 3.68 km (4:12 / km) +65m 3:51 / km
shoes: Inov-8 F-lite 230
JK Sprint - M18E - 3.0km, 65m climb - 2nd, 34s behind Simon
Waking up still feeling ill on the morning of the sprint gave me a clear picture of how the JK was going to be. A fight for some good spots but not going in to compare with Simon or such like.
Preparation was good though, and right until the WU I was feeling really explosive. But then I had an awful stitch and running around doing the breathing technique trying to get rid of it wasn't helping. Had to just ignore it and step up to the start line.
Most of us had already cunningly deduced where the first control was and what the best route was, thanks to the organisers who gave us a pretty much clear view. From looking at the map at the start, I could also pretty much figure out where number 2 was going to be, and what the best route would be. Right. I was hesitant with the hedges but battled through when I remembered the details. Spiked it but then a bit of a banana to 3. Got delirious going to 4, pushing hard, and tried to punch the traffic cone just before it (good training through). Also panicked upon exiting and was about to go the open way but then quickly corrected myself and took a short cut back. Straight still would have been quicker.
Straight to 6, but hesitant in the circle when I thought it was on a tree. Spectator, straightforward but exit was poor and route choice was poor when I saw the optimum route as being blocked by a high wall... Probably the wrong way round to 9 too.. Round the right to 10, just looking ahead, and nailed the next few short legs. However this left me dead climbing the hill to 15. Here my cold really hit my hard and I thought it was all over for me, literally felt like I was running half my normal speed. Round the right to 16 although upon analysis left could have been just as good. Glad to see Aidan and Dane leaving 17, gave me a bit of a boost.
So far in oxygen debt that I can't even remember going to 18. But chasing down Dane now and got it ok. Took a good route to 19 but then went round the gardens which were actually crossable losing time. Long route to 20 just not really thinking. Smashed out the hedge to 21, and picked up some final speed. Poor route to 21 though, and finished through the last few running legs feeling like I had blown it.
Very surprised to be 2nd behind Simon, and to beat all the 20s too. I was sure this would be the toughest race with my cold but it definitely wasn't. Splits looked normal but as I told everyone, the cold made today's race feel twice as hard.
http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#47
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Waking up still feeling ill on the morning of the sprint gave me a clear picture of how the JK was going to be. A fight for some good spots but not going in to compare with Simon or such like.
Preparation was good though, and right until the WU I was feeling really explosive. But then I had an awful stitch and running around doing the breathing technique trying to get rid of it wasn't helping. Had to just ignore it and step up to the start line.
Most of us had already cunningly deduced where the first control was and what the best route was, thanks to the organisers who gave us a pretty much clear view. From looking at the map at the start, I could also pretty much figure out where number 2 was going to be, and what the best route would be. Right. I was hesitant with the hedges but battled through when I remembered the details. Spiked it but then a bit of a banana to 3. Got delirious going to 4, pushing hard, and tried to punch the traffic cone just before it (good training through). Also panicked upon exiting and was about to go the open way but then quickly corrected myself and took a short cut back. Straight still would have been quicker.
Straight to 6, but hesitant in the circle when I thought it was on a tree. Spectator, straightforward but exit was poor and route choice was poor when I saw the optimum route as being blocked by a high wall... Probably the wrong way round to 9 too.. Round the right to 10, just looking ahead, and nailed the next few short legs. However this left me dead climbing the hill to 15. Here my cold really hit my hard and I thought it was all over for me, literally felt like I was running half my normal speed. Round the right to 16 although upon analysis left could have been just as good. Glad to see Aidan and Dane leaving 17, gave me a bit of a boost.
So far in oxygen debt that I can't even remember going to 18. But chasing down Dane now and got it ok. Took a good route to 19 but then went round the gardens which were actually crossable losing time. Long route to 20 just not really thinking. Smashed out the hedge to 21, and picked up some final speed. Poor route to 21 though, and finished through the last few running legs feeling like I had blown it.
Very surprised to be 2nd behind Simon, and to beat all the 20s too. I was sure this would be the toughest race with my cold but it definitely wasn't. Splits looked normal but as I told everyone, the cold made today's race feel twice as hard.
http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#47
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Road warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.6 km (5:33 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 F-lite 230
WU/D