Training Log Archive: Uncle JiM

Sprint final, went the long way once to often, couldn´t have run the winning time

Event: Maribyrnong Maxi
 

Sprint qual, took it easy in the ruined castle, then went a little harder, made a very silly mistake near the end, shouldn´t have won

Event: WMOC 2008
 

nice warm up on a model map/open race 1

At San Pedro de Moel for the last few days, before breaky run through the local forest

Heading of to Portagul today, need some rest after a heavy week of training

Ran last leg of the relay with Leon, Nick, much better today, was able to race a few places and planing ahead so much better

Better today, read the map and slowed down when needed, still not good enough to get the Moook

Event: Norsk O Festivalen
 

Took to long, made a couple of silly errors trying to run to fast, then loosing contact with the map, dont know real time

Event: Jukola 2008
 

Event: Forssa Games
 

From BJ's around the local forest checking out some of the war relics

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With the Moook along some of the lit ski trails near BJ's. Very nice to run on, mostly made of sawdust

C • Innovation 2

Garmin 10.65k. Good fun event, started of with a 5 control score course, then back to pick up map 2. I got the same split as Dave from the start, and we were 1st back, so 1st out on the A loop, caught up to Dion at 10, Captian Melville at 11, Clara at 14, then I tried to lead everyone astray on the way to 15, they followed, silly people. Leon caught up on the way to 16, so I knew it was going to be very hard for me to win A, he was fast but just scappy enough for me to stay in contact through to 21, dave was still sitting in waiting his chance, I tried to go around the green on 22, but gave it away and tried to get back on Leon, a slight miss, and a slack exit from the last gave me a slimmer of hope, so as he went around the hill, I kicked in over the top, he had me, but then he took the walking track, so I went again hard out to the bitumen Rd and went for it, but Leon cruised throught the car park and got me by 20m. Very happy with my race today, that is apart from 15 )-;

C • Jukola 5

Took the soft option (road) to 1, through to 3 OK, then lost time on the way and at 4, got caught by Simon, we stayed together till 12, then went different ways to 13, got him by 2 mins, bit scrappy on 15 but it turned out Simon was much worse, caught upto Dave at 16 and stayed together to the finish. Lost 4 mins to Bruce on 4 and 15? Good race and felt fine, should be good for the coming weeks, contact was alright, but still needs getting use to

Event: Winter Classic, Kooyoora/Mt Korong
 

Putting out the SI and flags at Kooyoora. Thought I got it done with time to spare, but when I got back to the car, the 1st punters were allready there. New record for a Bendigo Local event, 122 starters. Help by a number of Melb Orienteers up here for tomorrows State event

PS Tried out the 1 contact idea, might get use to it. Good to be able to read the map on the run, even if my long vision is a little fuzzy

C • 1 contact 3

Bringing in controls etc, and searching for the last competitors. As always, when you organise a search, they turn up just as you start

Before the int session

C • Jukola? is there an Oz team? 7

Mona ints at Wildflower, didn't go to hard, focus was on keeping the right technique, felt very good, happy how it all went

Went into town to finalise a few things, got a appointment with the Optometrist for 1645, and I still had to get to Kooyoora, so home I went, worked out the controls to get in the car, had something to eat and headed of. Haven't run this hard putting out controls in along while, got them all done and time to get back to Bendigo for the appointment. Aren't we lucky that Kooyoora is close enough to Bendigo that we can nick up there for the afternoon, lovely day to be out there as well, hope it will be just as nice on Saturday

C • are your eyes getting worse... 5

Was meant to be my Sunday long run, but after putting it of for most of the day, finally got out at 4. After 10 mins, I couldnt be bothered any longer, so came home.

C • Trip 3