Training Log Archive: undy

To/from work the short way

NSW Long Champs - Saddleback
Brilliant granite - extended version of yesterday's map towards Mount Brown.

Was running late to the start (1km away) and halfway there and realised that I didn't have my SI stick. Got to the start as they called my name after having to run fairly hard. That proved to be good as I reduced leg 1 to mainly track run, then a good leg 2 (almost 100m climb), spiked 3, catching Freemo (still looking for 2) and Jamie.

Small mistake attacking 4 in control circle, then 5 just focussed on wrong feature and stopped short and discombobulated. Probably the worst mistake, maybe 1:20. Sloppy at 6 after a pretty good leg, Ok, but over-cautious to 7, then clean.

Tracy did 63 and I don't think anyone else cracked 70.

Livelox

Run to start.

C • hmm... 7

Long Hard 4 - Splits

Middle Hard 2 - Splits

Event: NSW Middle Distance Champs SL #3 / Long Distance Champs SL #4
 

NSW Middle Champs "Pine Tree"
Open native forest with a LOT of granite.

Great fun, but a mistake riddled run. Lots of people out making mistakes, so finding controls was mostly not too hard.
May revise this after looking at the LiveLox, but:

#1 Can't remember, but ran to the group of rocks
#2 A bit of a soft route round to left of spur, but it avoided a lot of rock
#3 Drifted too far right (25s)
#4 Lost time here too - too far right again
#6 Brain fart, picked out the thicket, went round the bottom, then dropped 3 contours instead of 1 (1:41)
#7 Lost contact en route, spotted big tor, then regained contact just in time.
#8 Was on course for control, then decided I was on wrong line of rock (old eyes) and dropped down then back up. (1:00)
#9/#10 Catching Stix
#11 Pretty good leg, did climb early then v rough contouring, but still felt lucky to spike control
#13 How did I mess this up ? (1:14)
#18 Good leg, but hesitant to commit to control, boulders so big you don't want to waste 40s running round one.

Smashed by M20 and Jock, M50 was pretty scratchy today.

livelox

Almost time to taper.

C • El Presidente 4

Refreshing GPS measure for route home (but had to divert for Loppy food).