Training Log Archive: ShotRat

Shadowing Kate on Starter 1. She's making all of the decisions, didn't even speak to her, except to talk about how to climb over fences, as she'd never done it before. She was pretty chuffed to win the course over the weekend.

E1 @ Hill Park Dale GPS = 9.3km

Started steady with the intent of not making a huge error early in the complex detail. Lost a bit of contact around 5 - 8 when I caught the OBB train. Dufty Snr managed to sell me a dummy around 8, but I punched (the control, not him) and got out ahead of him and stopped worrying about other people. Smooth enough, although noticeably tired, through the rest.

Got followed by a new born lamb out around 15, which didn't my concentration levels much. Had to stop and give it a gentle nudge to get it to go the other way. He must have heard tales of my circle work yesterday and wanted to see it first hand (hoof?).

Happy enough with a reasonably clean run. Good technical course.

C • Lamb 9

Expert 1 - Splits

Event: Foot-O - Two Day Classic
 

Shadowing Kate on Starter1. Good straight forward, yet interesting course. Kate scooted around, no help required, except for getting over/through fences.

E1 @ Pre-Frazzle GPS = (an impressive) 5.99km

Really enjoyed this up until 14. I chose to go up and over from 13, but never really stayed in contact after climbing out of 13. Over-ran the spur I needed and dropped down the next one. Took a little while to convince myself I had overshot the control by that far, but relocated straight back to the right rock.

And here's where it all went pear shaped. I read the description correctly, but in my mind the control was going to be on the right of the rock, when in reality it was around to the left. No big deal? The wrong side of a 6m monolith is very much the WRONG side! I searched three quarters of the base of the rock (spot a problem?) and with a large WTF, then tried to work out where the hell I was. Couldn't place the rock detail anywhere else on the map (mainly because I was in the right spot!) and decided to drop all the way down to the fence corner. Checked very carefully that it was indeed the right fence corner, took the bearing and WTF, I was just at those rocks! Back up the hill and beyond the rocks to go hunting elsewhere.

Enter OldManTooms. He spots poor ShitRoute scratching his head and yells "You're near the knoll at the top." Well der, ShitRoute thinks to himself, but which one? OMT bounds over to ShitRoute and says "You're here!" Another 'Well der", but where is the control. OMT says "It was around this side" indicating the opposite side to all of my fruitless searching. ShitRoute take 3 steps in that direction and there the bloody thing is! ShitRoute must check compass!!

Ran off towards 15 with the laughter of OMT, MTBJen and Tooms2 ringing in my ears. Overshot it a bit, but nothing drastic.

Clean through the rest and eventually back to the finish.

Kate says "You were gone a long time!" - thanks Love!

Apart from the Epic Fail at 14, it would have been a reasonable time. Good, fast, technical course. Pity ShitRoute can't navigate or run fast!

C • Sledging 4

Expert 1 - Splits

3 km in 12:45.

BLOODY COLD morning!