Terrain Running
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Yes possibly. Was a bit of a habit as I ran me off a crag in Bryn Engan too when Steve Palmer was behind me (that was the heel knackered). Maybe it's just me!
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FatBoy - addict
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PorkyFatBoy wrote:thanks guys, much as I thought - I need to train more and faster. At Sennybridge I just didn't have the speed to make up for the navigational errors that I made (so came last twice).
From that I would guess that navigation rather than running ability is the limiting factor in your orienteering. By all means get fitter (lots of helpful advice already given), but use the fitness to run more comfortably, not necessarily more quickly, and make fewer mistakes.
- Neil - M35
Indeed I should Neil. I read a quote from Derek Allison the other day along the lines of "running faster will take 2 minutes off your time, learning to orienteer properly will take 20 minutes off"
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Some points
Terrain running is more effective at improving your hill running than hill running is effective at improving your terrain running - honest.
Fell runners are no use in terrain - really.
Keeping good speed in terrain requires a threshold level of fitness, particularly strength. Below the threshold you the terrain keeps stopping you, above it you keep, moving, keep flowing.
To be good in terrain train in terrain, it is a skill.
In addition to being a skill, physically it requires strength.
And no you don't need to do fast training if you are in terrain to gain the essential element which is strength. If you want to be good at terrain running get in the terrain and forget about speed. You gain strength from the extended muscle contraction required in countering a loss of balance, in compressing the moss and earth beneath your foot before lifting your weight, in taking an extended stride., its the slow prolonged contraction that does it.
So if you don't have a forest, find a field, with rough long grass, find a grass verge ( they are always crap - but don't fall under any cars ) and forget about speed, just make sure you try hard
Terrain running is more effective at improving your hill running than hill running is effective at improving your terrain running - honest.
Fell runners are no use in terrain - really.
Keeping good speed in terrain requires a threshold level of fitness, particularly strength. Below the threshold you the terrain keeps stopping you, above it you keep, moving, keep flowing.
To be good in terrain train in terrain, it is a skill.
In addition to being a skill, physically it requires strength.
And no you don't need to do fast training if you are in terrain to gain the essential element which is strength. If you want to be good at terrain running get in the terrain and forget about speed. You gain strength from the extended muscle contraction required in countering a loss of balance, in compressing the moss and earth beneath your foot before lifting your weight, in taking an extended stride., its the slow prolonged contraction that does it.
So if you don't have a forest, find a field, with rough long grass, find a grass verge ( they are always crap - but don't fall under any cars ) and forget about speed, just make sure you try hard
If you could run forever ......
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Kitch - god
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neil hit the spot there, at the begining on the season i get noticably faster, but as my training progresses i dont see as much of an imporvement in my speed, but maintaining the same speen when orienteerig becomes easier and more relaxed, this means i can think more about my navigation, and just my legs do what they do.
train on road, good at road, train short intervals, good at short intervals.
get in the terrain
train on road, good at road, train short intervals, good at short intervals.
get in the terrain
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