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Saturday Apr 15, 2017 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 1:09:42 [4] 7.58 km (9:12 / km) +187m 8:11 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212 b
Oceania Long Champs at Rototoa (Woodhill).
Started poorly. Went for the conservative route around the tracks on 1 but misjudged the scale badly and stopped way short for a while. Eventually convinced myself I just had to keep going and found it ok but slowly. Probably lost a bit over a minute. Feeling pretty nervous after that so was very stop start through the next few but no real problems. Started to gain in confidence after a while and the rest of the course was pretty clean although I was starting to struggle a bit physically towards the end.
When I first looked at the results and saw my time would put me third I assumed there must be more to come in, then I remembered I was last starter and thought they must be having a problem with the results system, but in fact it was correct. I was a long way behind Darren and Carsten but also a long way ahead of Scott in 4th. The part I was most pleased about is that Aston Key was the only M18 to beat me.
Started poorly. Went for the conservative route around the tracks on 1 but misjudged the scale badly and stopped way short for a while. Eventually convinced myself I just had to keep going and found it ok but slowly. Probably lost a bit over a minute. Feeling pretty nervous after that so was very stop start through the next few but no real problems. Started to gain in confidence after a while and the rest of the course was pretty clean although I was starting to struggle a bit physically towards the end.
When I first looked at the results and saw my time would put me third I assumed there must be more to come in, then I remembered I was last starter and thought they must be having a problem with the results system, but in fact it was correct. I was a long way behind Darren and Carsten but also a long way ahead of Scott in 4th. The part I was most pleased about is that Aston Key was the only M18 to beat me.
Friday Apr 14, 2017 #
Event: Oceania Championships 2017
10 AM
Tennis 30:00 [1]
Had a little hit with Liam and Rachel at Western Park until my heel started to hurt a bit and I left them to it and helped Amy climb a tree instead. Nice playground with flying fox and some big slides.
2 PM
Orienteering race 17:39 [5] 3.22 km (5:28 / km) +14m 5:21 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212 b
Oceania Sprint Champs at Unitec Auckland.
Pretty clean run. Lost a bit of time when I slipped, put my hand down, stepped on my map and then slipped again standing on my map so spent the next couple of legs concentrating more on trying to wipe the mud off the map than racing. Lost a few more seconds at 13 because I thought it was going to be on the other side of the building but it wasn't far to go around. Pretty happy with how I felt physically, never really felt fast but didn't feel as though I was struggling either. Didn't really notice the heel until after I finished. Ended up 4th, close to 2nd but a long way off Carsten.
Pretty clean run. Lost a bit of time when I slipped, put my hand down, stepped on my map and then slipped again standing on my map so spent the next couple of legs concentrating more on trying to wipe the mud off the map than racing. Lost a few more seconds at 13 because I thought it was going to be on the other side of the building but it wasn't far to go around. Pretty happy with how I felt physically, never really felt fast but didn't feel as though I was struggling either. Didn't really notice the heel until after I finished. Ended up 4th, close to 2nd but a long way off Carsten.
Thursday Apr 13, 2017 #
1 PM
Tennis 1:30:00 [1]
Booked an hour on the indoor courts at Albany to give Liam a fix of tennis as we won't get many opportunities on this trip and he wasn't very happy about missing all the April tournaments at home. Started a bit early and kept going a bit late to try to get better value for our money.
Monday Apr 10, 2017 #
6 PM
Running 30:18 [2] 4.96 km (6:06 / km) +21m 5:59 / km
shoes: Saucony Triumph ISO 2 Blue
After work run in KP with Rachel. Heel sore but getting better by the end.