Training Log Archive: DoyleyIn the 7 days ending Apr 26, 2014:
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Saturday Apr 26, 2014 #
Orienteering race 1:00:02 [5] 10.2 km (5:53 / km) +260m 5:13 / km
shoes: Inov-8 x-talon 212
NSW Long - NOL
Not a great race, but not a too bad one either. I lost around 1.30 on the super vague number 6, and my rock work later in the course wasn't too great either, and a bloody uncut circle with a parallel ditch on the second last left me with very mixed feeling about the day, but as I have said before, I am quite happy with how the races these past 2 weekends have gone, and I look forward to improving more into the future and JWOC 2014
Not a great race, but not a too bad one either. I lost around 1.30 on the super vague number 6, and my rock work later in the course wasn't too great either, and a bloody uncut circle with a parallel ditch on the second last left me with very mixed feeling about the day, but as I have said before, I am quite happy with how the races these past 2 weekends have gone, and I look forward to improving more into the future and JWOC 2014
Friday Apr 25, 2014 #
Orienteering race 13:18 [5] 2.5 km (5:19 / km) +70m 4:40 / km
shoes: Inov-8 flite 195 B&R
NOL Sprint Relay - VIC Nuggets 3 - 3rd leg
I went out just ahead of Parto, Olle and apparently Lachy who was on his second loop. I had a good clean race, making sure I had a plan and kept my flow for the course, which wasn't hard due to the difficulty of the course, although that is no reason not to practice it all the same. I was mostly spared from mapping issues, although a half mm wide may-be-or-may-not-be garden bed near on the way to 22 caused me to lose ~20 seconds, which I wasn't too happy about
I went out just ahead of Parto, Olle and apparently Lachy who was on his second loop. I had a good clean race, making sure I had a plan and kept my flow for the course, which wasn't hard due to the difficulty of the course, although that is no reason not to practice it all the same. I was mostly spared from mapping issues, although a half mm wide may-be-or-may-not-be garden bed near on the way to 22 caused me to lose ~20 seconds, which I wasn't too happy about
Thursday Apr 24, 2014 #
Orienteering intervals 20:00 [5] 4.5 km (4:27 / km) +100m 4:00 / km
shoes: Inov-8 x-talon 212
We went back to the Common for some sprintervals, which resulted in some pretty hectic racing with the boys. The last one I think we ran around 3.10 min/km for it, and I don't think I have ever run so fast in the forest.
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014 #
Event: Dungeree Challenge
Orienteering race 33:30 [4] 6.2 km (5:24 / km) +110m 4:58 / km
shoes: Inov-8 x-talon 212
Dungaree Challenge
I didn't have any one to challenge :(
Anyway, this was okay, not great by any stretch of the imagination, being basically lost, if on the right line, to my second one. Pretty flat area, and only noticing it was 1:15000 when I got back didn't help.
I didn't have any one to challenge :(
Anyway, this was okay, not great by any stretch of the imagination, being basically lost, if on the right line, to my second one. Pretty flat area, and only noticing it was 1:15000 when I got back didn't help.
Tuesday Apr 22, 2014 #
Running 40:00 [2] 5.0 km (8:00 / km) +200m 6:40 / km
shoes: Nike Lunarglide+ 5
These numbers are all guesses, but this is the easy run we did at the Grand Canyon. Lots of vista, lots of stairs
Monday Apr 21, 2014 #
Orienteering race 56:00 [5] 7.1 km (7:53 / km) +410m 6:07 / km
shoes: Inov-8 x-talon 212
A great race by Henry and a large blunder by me saw me lose my 4-peat (on a M14 control no less). Really a great course on a great map. Fine through the first section and butterflies, but the straight option, despite my amazing strength, was not the right way to go, and I lost a minute on this one. Good through the second butterfly section, and really started to push it on the return journey, taking the lead, but a brain fade here on the last control that required any navigation, 22, and the panic that I was in after that saw me lose the best part of 2 minutes, and I was bitterly disappointed about it.
But, still claimed the Easter win for the first time that I can remember, in any age group, and with some really good races that I am actually quite happy with. It is such a relief to finally be able to put down some good, consistent races, where I can finally have navigation I am happy with for 4 days in a row. I've had good races and results before, but putting 4 (5 if you include the NOL Sprint relay too) of them together has eluded me in the past, and I can now be reasonably content with Easter this year, although I know there is definitely still room to improve
But, still claimed the Easter win for the first time that I can remember, in any age group, and with some really good races that I am actually quite happy with. It is such a relief to finally be able to put down some good, consistent races, where I can finally have navigation I am happy with for 4 days in a row. I've had good races and results before, but putting 4 (5 if you include the NOL Sprint relay too) of them together has eluded me in the past, and I can now be reasonably content with Easter this year, although I know there is definitely still room to improve
Sunday Apr 20, 2014 #
Orienteering race 1:11:21 [5] 11.0 km (6:29 / km) +350m 5:36 / km
shoes: Inov-8 x-talon 212
Easter Day 2 - Long
Through the rocky, steep section first, which was okay from my end without being spectacular. Lost some time on #1, finding a knee high termite mound in hashed green isn't always too easy. Found 2-5 easy enough, and had chosen the wide route to the right for 5-6, which as it turns out was a bit slower, leading to the maxim of "there is no such thing as route-choice, only weakness". Now, after this we ran into the land that time forgot, but I'm quite confident my time and route-choice to 7 was pretty good, leading a bit to the right and picking up the track along the spur and coming down the gullies into the control, if being a bit under it when I got there. Now punching this and having my SI flash very fast was a bit disconcerting, but a quick old fashioned punch and I was on my way. Went to the left around the green to 8, which upon looking at the green was a waste of time, but again the lack of a punch means this weakness will go unnoticed. 9 and 10 were fine, and straight was the only viable option I saw for 11. I had decided that slightly left and following the same track I had in the other direction for 7 was the way to go on 12, and I felt like this was a good option, although we never will know that for sure. The control finally started to make some noise at the point, and from here to the finish pretty much it was a task of letting the compass flow through you. I was planning on going straighter on 15, but drifted a little left and hit the larger track, which wasn't too bad as I saw the broken man (Dad) it provided a pretty definite attackpoint into the control. I was really tired from here, but it wasn't too difficult and I pushed hard into the finish, very happy with my run.
Through the rocky, steep section first, which was okay from my end without being spectacular. Lost some time on #1, finding a knee high termite mound in hashed green isn't always too easy. Found 2-5 easy enough, and had chosen the wide route to the right for 5-6, which as it turns out was a bit slower, leading to the maxim of "there is no such thing as route-choice, only weakness". Now, after this we ran into the land that time forgot, but I'm quite confident my time and route-choice to 7 was pretty good, leading a bit to the right and picking up the track along the spur and coming down the gullies into the control, if being a bit under it when I got there. Now punching this and having my SI flash very fast was a bit disconcerting, but a quick old fashioned punch and I was on my way. Went to the left around the green to 8, which upon looking at the green was a waste of time, but again the lack of a punch means this weakness will go unnoticed. 9 and 10 were fine, and straight was the only viable option I saw for 11. I had decided that slightly left and following the same track I had in the other direction for 7 was the way to go on 12, and I felt like this was a good option, although we never will know that for sure. The control finally started to make some noise at the point, and from here to the finish pretty much it was a task of letting the compass flow through you. I was planning on going straighter on 15, but drifted a little left and hit the larger track, which wasn't too bad as I saw the broken man (Dad) it provided a pretty definite attackpoint into the control. I was really tired from here, but it wasn't too difficult and I pushed hard into the finish, very happy with my run.