Training Log Archive: simmo

Event: Nav Dash - Garvey Park
 

State League sprint event at Garvey Park. Good new map by tRicky, good course too, though about 500m too long for me. Not tRicky's fault really, SOL rules concerning class/course are just plain wrong.

Decided to go left to 1 mainly so that I could pass 2 on the way, probably a mistake as 2 was so obvious it didn't need a 'sneak peek' and 1 was way more approachable from the right. No splits up yet, but from 2 to 13 I probably lost no time except for running speed. Should have gone right to 14 because I ran 30m past the footbridge on the left route without seeing it in the low vis woods next to the drain. Hit 15 and 16 ok, then drifted left across the open area to 17, and did maybe an extra 200m rounding the end of the lake. 18-20 ok, and hit 21 perfectly except that I didn't think it was my control. I'd read the previous description and was looking for between the thickets - brain fade due to course being long? Ran another 50m before stopping to re-read the map and descriptions then slapping myself on the head before running back to the control.

Have to agree with tRicky that the tables should go on the map, but wtf is the council doing putting them in such weird, out of the way places?

Total time loss maybe 2 minutes or a bit more. Finished 1:30 down on Ian F, not sure yet if my new OY advantage will be enough. Calf muscle felt sore stretching before the run, but felt secure enough running, without me really putting it to a flat-out running test.

Medium - Splits

Around the river with PP & Chas.

Bassendean ride with PP.

Around the river, breakfast at The Daily. No rain, quite a bit of sunshine in fact, though the sun not high enough to warm me up.

Via East Perth & Burswood to Mt Henry, back though Elizabeth Quay and East Perth.