2022 Australian Championships Long Distance
Nuggety Range
M45A
2nd place, 25 seconds behind Rob Walter.
A couple of small mistakes, but happy that I got the most physically out of myself on the day that I possibly could given my injury interrupted preparation in August.
Great to have a new map and another quality area within driving distance of Melbourne. Thank you to all involved.
The event would have been even better if...
#1 Water shall be placed at control points. It is very clear in the rules. The rules have been written for several good reasons and need to be followed for any event, but especially an Australian Championship.
The water point between 15 and 16 was misplaced by a significant amount. Although this did not cause me any issues, it did have an impact on many competitors.
#2 The map near control #2.
Unfortunately I could not see the brown earth banks under the rocky ground black screen, even with my magnifier. After zooming in on the map on my computer the map finally made sense.
I would suggest that the black screen needs to be finer or further dispersed if there is critical contour details underneath. If that is the mapping standard and cannot be changed, then I would suggest moving the control away from an area where the map is unclear.