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Saturday Jun 1, 2013 #
Event: Foot-O - Two Day Classic
1 PM
Orienteering race (Day 1 (2 day classic)) 1:08:38 [4] 5.25 km (13:04 / km) +115m 11:47 / km
ahr:164 max:184 25c shoes: Salomons XR Mission
So decided to go down to both days after all. Managed to miss 3 turnoffs on the way there today - blah terrible start what kinda nav is that! - on entry into the event wasn't expecting the bumps past the 2nd gate - almost took out my front bumper - hahah whoops - lucky I have a 4wd of sorts - otherwise would've been in trouble. still managed to get it to kiss the dirt though.
Took a new friend along (Polly) who was a first timer and new to WA too.
Jumped straight onto the Expert 1 as a team of two.
However before even getting on the way managed to meet Tooms and Jen who most conveniently parked right next to my car. After a 2 minute chat we set off. See - thought he would be a good bloke and he was (Jen your word can be trusted)
1:5000 gosh its not hard to overshoot - luckily enough we didn't and quickly adjusted - Polly's last map was the romaine training so I think it was a bit of a readjustment for her but she was right on it once she realised on point 1.
Started nicely and the course was great - plenty of rocks to roll your ankle (did try a few times but survived) on but not much annoying stuff - could have gone sans the gaitors certainly. (in before someone points out I should master english before using french in my posts).
Realised on the way to 4 (I think) that I didn't start - GPS and HRM so got them going - so I have added about 200m above and 5 in climb (close enough).
Progressed really well from this point- Polly's Nav was quite good and using almost no compass both of us agreed and moved pretty quickly point to point.
8 to 9 we way overshot and had to back track about but fixed up the mistake within a suitable (by my standards) time frame. Was right behind Andre (I think) then. and watch him contour around to 10 as we straight lined it he was obviously putting some ground on us but as we watched we saw him shoot over 11 towards 16 (whoops andre). we grabbed the lead back from him but only for a moment as he steam rolled back past us.
13 to 14 we went south of the boulders after contouring most of the way there (bet my routegadget will show otherwise) - bad choice - should have gone up the hill like we first thought. Ended up searching around and those for a while then going down towards the fence line before correcting back up to the point.
From this point onwards nav was spot on hit pretty much every point with ease and jogged most of the way around the whole course.
Went way east of 23 whoops and then proceeded to run across the rock outcrop at a reasonable pace - here is where I managed to catch my right foot in what was a slow motion visit to the ground for the first 3 or so steps was a thought of maybe I could recover this - that quickly became a no chance in hell situation - I started to extend both arms to brace for impact but realised if I face plant on this my wrists are gone and so is a lot of other possible areas. Initiate a Parkour roll over right shoulder - swear I almost came back to my feet but was back up within seconds anyway. Got away lucky that time a graze on the shoulder but the backpack took the grunt - well the camelpac did and I soon felt water gushing down my legs :( oh no - but wasn't that bad the orange holder had come off thats all - so reasonable result.
Back on a trot and finished nicely - wanted to do another but regos had closed and as it was 14:30 on the dot didn't want us to start and E2 - oh well - went back to car - had another chat to Tooms - who had cruised past us on his was to 21. Then off homeward bound.
Bit of road kill as some parrots decided to stay on the road :( hate that so much. but car was fine.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Toenail was all good today - a few little blisters forming on my big toe side of foot so may need to tape for romaine - also decided to surgically remove 1 old blister when I got home - but as i cut it i found out that it had refilled ... oh well :(
All in all a very good day - Polly was a keen marine so we may have another BO member in western suburbs soon. I think Emma is going to come out tomorrow with Polly and I and maybe 1 extra so could be up to a team of 4 of us. Looking forward to it.
Took a new friend along (Polly) who was a first timer and new to WA too.
Jumped straight onto the Expert 1 as a team of two.
However before even getting on the way managed to meet Tooms and Jen who most conveniently parked right next to my car. After a 2 minute chat we set off. See - thought he would be a good bloke and he was (Jen your word can be trusted)
1:5000 gosh its not hard to overshoot - luckily enough we didn't and quickly adjusted - Polly's last map was the romaine training so I think it was a bit of a readjustment for her but she was right on it once she realised on point 1.
Started nicely and the course was great - plenty of rocks to roll your ankle (did try a few times but survived) on but not much annoying stuff - could have gone sans the gaitors certainly. (in before someone points out I should master english before using french in my posts).
Realised on the way to 4 (I think) that I didn't start - GPS and HRM so got them going - so I have added about 200m above and 5 in climb (close enough).
Progressed really well from this point- Polly's Nav was quite good and using almost no compass both of us agreed and moved pretty quickly point to point.
8 to 9 we way overshot and had to back track about but fixed up the mistake within a suitable (by my standards) time frame. Was right behind Andre (I think) then. and watch him contour around to 10 as we straight lined it he was obviously putting some ground on us but as we watched we saw him shoot over 11 towards 16 (whoops andre). we grabbed the lead back from him but only for a moment as he steam rolled back past us.
13 to 14 we went south of the boulders after contouring most of the way there (bet my routegadget will show otherwise) - bad choice - should have gone up the hill like we first thought. Ended up searching around and those for a while then going down towards the fence line before correcting back up to the point.
From this point onwards nav was spot on hit pretty much every point with ease and jogged most of the way around the whole course.
Went way east of 23 whoops and then proceeded to run across the rock outcrop at a reasonable pace - here is where I managed to catch my right foot in what was a slow motion visit to the ground for the first 3 or so steps was a thought of maybe I could recover this - that quickly became a no chance in hell situation - I started to extend both arms to brace for impact but realised if I face plant on this my wrists are gone and so is a lot of other possible areas. Initiate a Parkour roll over right shoulder - swear I almost came back to my feet but was back up within seconds anyway. Got away lucky that time a graze on the shoulder but the backpack took the grunt - well the camelpac did and I soon felt water gushing down my legs :( oh no - but wasn't that bad the orange holder had come off thats all - so reasonable result.
Back on a trot and finished nicely - wanted to do another but regos had closed and as it was 14:30 on the dot didn't want us to start and E2 - oh well - went back to car - had another chat to Tooms - who had cruised past us on his was to 21. Then off homeward bound.
Bit of road kill as some parrots decided to stay on the road :( hate that so much. but car was fine.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Toenail was all good today - a few little blisters forming on my big toe side of foot so may need to tape for romaine - also decided to surgically remove 1 old blister when I got home - but as i cut it i found out that it had refilled ... oh well :(
All in all a very good day - Polly was a keen marine so we may have another BO member in western suburbs soon. I think Emma is going to come out tomorrow with Polly and I and maybe 1 extra so could be up to a team of 4 of us. Looking forward to it.