Split Analysis
Newcastle Bush Series (NOY) #5: Moderate Long
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median leg score: 89.3
calculated time lost: 7:41 (+15.6%)
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| # | dist | time | place | delta | score | lost* | pace | dist | time | place | delta | pace | comments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 265m | 3:44 | 2 | +1:04 | 40% | 93.6 | 15 | 14:05 | 265m | 3:44 | 2 | +1:04 | 40% | 14:05 | Made a small mistake when the track turned and I continued for 5m, I corrected that quickly. I wasn't sure where the pinnacle of the turn was. I should have used my compass. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | 347m | 4:32 | 4 | +1:04 | 31% | 84.6 | 13:03 | 612m | 8:16 | 2 | +2:08 | 35% | 13:30 | My plan was to run to the first track, and head further NE until I hit the second track - run along until I spotted the control. I always hesitate when my plans are that vague, I spend the first leg second guessing myself. I was fairly confident that I knew my location at all times. Found the control okay. I think I need to stop weaving around and just pick a bearing. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 400m | 15:46 | 5 | +10:55 | 225% | 53.6 | 8:00 | 6:17 | 39:25 | 1012m | 24:02 | 4 | +11:08 | 86% | 23:44 | Really made a meal of this control. Bill made a much better route choice and was 10 minutes faster then me. I faffed about a lot. My plan was to head south of the unrunnable section of trees that followed the water crossing. I began quite well and then turned off. Route choice was difficult and the appearance of another runner always throws me. He looked like he had a way through the thicket so I followed - dumb. I didn't realise my bearing was changing so significantly, I thought I was just taking an easier path through the trees. If I had held my original bearing then I would have gotten through easily, instead after a minute I realised that this track was awful and veered off, back on my original bearing, which was now sending me through the trees... ugh. When I finally hit the track I had no idea where on the track I was. I ended up running south (wrong direction) and spend a lot of time trying to identify features to work out my location. I managed, but then still overshot the control, confusing the tracks on the map, thinking I was on the minor track, but I wasn't. Bill ran North to the track and then took a bearing at the water - a much better choice. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 383m | 6:53 | 5 | +2:32 | 58% | 71.1 | 2:00 | 1:24 | 17:58 | 1395m | 30:55 | 4 | +13:33 | 78% | 22:09 | I picked a good route, had a good picture in my head of the leg/control, but I made a mistake as I left the main track. My plan was to follow a little track through the marsh until it came close to the service road, then follow it. Easy and simple. However I immediately ran along a south bound track instead of a north one. Compass compass compass!!! Wasted a lot of time running through awful terrain. At one point I spotted the start flag so took a bearing off it to work out roughly what direction I lay in, tried to run in the right direction (but the terrain was unrunnable and the tracks loop wildly around). Eventually found a nice track and was on my merry way again. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | 87m | 1:06 | 4 | +18 | 38% | 81.3 | 12:38 | 1482m | 32:01 | 4 | +13:51 | 76% | 21:36 | I recognised the area from the xmas 5-day, that certainly helped here. I think I could almost see the control from the previous control. There was a good track to follow at any rate. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | 930m | 12:43 | 4 | +3:00 | 31% | 89.3 | 13:40 | 2412m | 44:44 | 4 | +16:51 | 60% | 18:32 | I took a long pause when I saw this control. My first thought was to head to the fence line and follow it around to control #8, then attack from there. However I wasn't confident that it would be runnable. My second plan was to head to the start flag (which I knew was visible), follow the track to #8, then #7, and then #6. Taking advantage of the checkpoints to confirm my location, but also meaning the run in reverse would be quicker. At this stage I was wondering if the course was going to take me 2hrs and wether I should head back so Bill could have his run (turns out the second half of the controls took only 10minutes, which made for a nice ending). 1.5km of running! | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 156m | 1:17 | 2 | +5 | 7% | 128.1 | 10 | 8:13 | 2568m | 46:01 | 3 | +16:56 | 58% | 17:55 | My strategy here was to just run back the way I had come, relying on my memory rather than the map. I ended up 10m south of the control. I could have paid a little more attention to the contours and not let myself get so low. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | 252m | 3:04 | 1 | -4 | -2% | 104.9 | 12:10 | 2820m | 49:05 | 3 | +16:52 | 52% | 17:24 | Again, just running back the way I came. I was nominally heading back to the track, with the idea of staying on a direct bearing to the control for as long as the terrain would allow. I never ended up on the track (so something was wrong), but I still (re)found the control easily. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | 300m | 2:23 | 2 | +9 | 7% | 99.3 | 7:56 | 3120m | 51:28 | 3 | +15:12 | 42% | 16:29 | Plan was to run along the track and then cut across the marsh. Found the marsh easily, saw a bit of pink tape on the far corner which I headed towards, followed the watercourse easily to the control. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | 63m | 36 | 1 | -1 | -3% | 105.6 | 9:31 | 3183m | 52:04 | 3 | +15:11 | 41% | 16:21 | Could (almost) see the control from the previous control. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | 56m | 52 | 3 | +14 | 37% | 83.3 | 15:28 | 3239m | 52:56 | 3 | +15:25 | 41% | 16:20 | Same again, enjoying this bit of zig-zagging after the previous controls. Headed on a slightly off bearing - letting the trees etc throw me around. Found the control quickly though. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | 198m | 2:57 | 2 | +34 | 24% | 98.5 | 14:53 | 3437m | 55:53 | 3 | +14:59 | 37% | 16:15 | Rushing toward the end didn't have a great plan - other than a general bearing and a thought to hitch a ride on any tracks I ended up on. I found the track cross roads and spend a bit too long confirming my location before I moved on. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | 61m | 15 | 3 | +4 | 36% | 86.7 | 4:05 | 3498m | 56:08 | 3 | +14:57 | 36% | 16:02 | The control was about 20m away from the previous control, I nearly ran past it. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. | 84m | 47 | 1 | 0% | 100.7 | 9:19 | 3582m | 56:55 | 3 | +14:56 | 36% | 15:53 | Tape to the finish... Had lots of fun running hard through those trees!! (Seriously). Please to finish in under an hour - not two hours like I was worried it would take!! | |||||||||||||||||||||
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