MTB Orienteering race (Aus Champs) 28:39*** 7.2 km (3:59 / km) +55m3:50 / km ahr:141 max:163 spiked:14/17c weight:77.4kg
Wingello Village, Sprint, M60, 4th. Fitter than I thought I was going to be and the street/trail format suited me (no technical single track). But my nav was off today with three major mistakes at 4, 8 and 11 losing 30, 45 and 30 secs. 4 was riding too hard and losing track of direction; 8 was misreading map and going to 9 first and 11 was not assessing the route choices properly which lead to having to lift the bike over two fences at the oval.
MTB warm up/down 37:43 6.53 km (5:46 / km) +60m5:31 / km ahr:100 max:141
Shadowing Aoife
2 PM
MTB Orienteering race (Aus Champs) 55:27 11.96 km (4:38 / km) +227m4:14 / km ahr:145 max:170
Wingello Quarries, Middle, M60, 3rd. This was a good effort - attacked the course and the high average HR is indicative. Probably could have/ should have won this one but let down by the sore right knee and some poor routes.
Started well but but couldn't get going up the steep hill out of 1 - not enough power in the right leg. The GPS gave me a 48 second pause for that: given the 2:11 margin for the win that is an awful lot.
Climbed well to 4 and took the lead. Got stuck behind an old lady on the single track to 6: GPS gave me a 20 second pause, AP a 30 second mistake and I lost the lead.
Missed a possible better route to 8 (out to the bigger track). Went around the back for 9 which was good, but didn't even look at the steep descent options out of the control: Rob took one and gained a minute on me there.
Lost some more time just on single track riding to 11 (30-45 secs) before a decent effort on the cruel finish leg.