Training Log Archive: Bruce

Event: 2013 Oceania Carnival & WC Races
 

Oceania Race 1
Near Bulls NZ



M35
I had a fantastic race except for #15, losing 4 minutes from not checking my compass carefully. Otherwise I was very fast and very clean.
I beat the M20s and a but 2 of the w21Es.

An easy 13 minute win in M35

W10 shadowing Sophie

Event 1 C 2 - Splits

Training Log Archive: Bruce
In the 366 days ending Dec 31, 2012:

activity # time km +m
Running 205 192:44:43 2196.04 (5:16) 20955
Cycling 207 98:25:17 1723.29 (3:26) 8962
Orienteering 104 91:05:02 823.06 (6:38)
Catching Features 9 9:15:00
Walk 8 5:46:17 26.17 (13:14) 191
Stair Climbing 2 27:30 2.1 (13:06) 100
Total 500 397:43:49 4770.65 42324
averages - weight:68.9kg

2012 was an injury interrupted year. Major injuries including a calf tear after Easter and Knee medial meniscus tear from July to September kept me out of competitions or restricted my performances in them.

I was keen to run the 2012 Melbourne Marathon and I was in great form in July. However it was the excess of long hard runs that resulted in my knee injury. Although another marathon has appeal to me, I would prefer to prolong my orienteering career and preserve my knees for many years to come.

The highlights of the year were;
Top 5 NOL results in NOL Sprint Ballarat, Brisbane and Darwin
6th place NOL night race, Darwin
2nd place SA Badge and SA Middle, Wilpena.
2nd place in Vic Sprint Champs, Haileybury College
14th Elite, 2012 Sprint The Bay NZ
Top 10 Easter overall
2nd place in 5Ms Relay, March
2011/12 Park & Street A course winner

My most enjoyable races were the Wilpena races and Sprint The Bay.
The most painful was definately the 2km limp back from the Queensland NOL multi loop race with a torn calf, and subsequent 16 hours in the car back to Melbourne.

Christmas 5 Days
Day 5 Beechworth

Christmas 5 Days
Day 4 Rowdy Flat

Christmas 5 Days
Day 3 Kangaroo Crossing, Eldorado, VIC


I was happy with my run today. I started well in the low visibility technical section, and I seemed to take good route choices. I lost one minute at 7. I didn't look at the map carefully and I failed to see the cliff under the NW edge of the circle and then I got confused.