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Saturday Oct 5, 2013 #
11 AM
Run race ((orienteering)) 50:13 [4] **** 5.0 km (10:03 / km) +270m 7:54 / km
spiked:21/25c
Australian Middle Championships. Was vaguely encouraged by yesterday's run but only to the point that I was reasonably confident I would get around the course, which is not the same as expecting to do it with any great speed or strength. As it turned out I was sort-of-reasonable in the rough stuff, but the ribs hurt whenever it came time to go faster (i.e. downhill, and going around the bottom from 18 to 19).
Dropped about 45 seconds going wide and a little low on 2, a control which seemed to give a lot of people trouble. Briefly caught David Brownridge there but Nick Hann caught us, and David could make use of that and I couldn't - never saw him again. Settled down after that, although never quite got the hang of which rocks were mapped as big rocks and which ones weren't. Some hesitations going around the big slopes, and wasn't sure of myself climbing into 19, but not really something I'd describe as a mistake. Spent a few legs with Nic Cherry, who'd obviously lost a lot of time early (he did 80) but was moving all right while I could see him, and was also with Tracy for a bit.
Ended up a bit below halfway, which I can live with (though a long way from the points - it's nice to see a field of 76, counting the juniors), and in the middle of the old men's bunch also featuring Liggo and Hoggster. (Greg Barbour was a bit further back despite his pre-start sledging - I threatened to start mentioning the America's Cup if he kept at it).
Dropped about 45 seconds going wide and a little low on 2, a control which seemed to give a lot of people trouble. Briefly caught David Brownridge there but Nick Hann caught us, and David could make use of that and I couldn't - never saw him again. Settled down after that, although never quite got the hang of which rocks were mapped as big rocks and which ones weren't. Some hesitations going around the big slopes, and wasn't sure of myself climbing into 19, but not really something I'd describe as a mistake. Spent a few legs with Nic Cherry, who'd obviously lost a lot of time early (he did 80) but was moving all right while I could see him, and was also with Tracy for a bit.
Ended up a bit below halfway, which I can live with (though a long way from the points - it's nice to see a field of 76, counting the juniors), and in the middle of the old men's bunch also featuring Liggo and Hoggster. (Greg Barbour was a bit further back despite his pre-start sledging - I threatened to start mentioning the America's Cup if he kept at it).