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| # Posted 2008-04-27 19:28:06 | |
| Tooms: | Your time isn't bad considering the last course I can remember you doing was an "M" on the same map about 5 years ago!!! You'll pick-up heaps more with a few runs actually with some of us so we can talk you through how to do it on the run... I reckon you'll improve heaps, can't wait! |
| # Posted 2008-04-28 20:29:09 | |
| Evo: | Wasnt too bad in parts ta.Do need to do some compass work for sure.Just not confident when i set the compass its in the right direction to trust it so i run where i think it is most of the time.Enjoyed yesta though. |
| # Posted 2008-04-29 06:07:04 | |
| MTBjen: | Did you take a GPS? |
| # Posted 2008-04-29 15:09:10 | |
| Evo: | Did but didnt use it in the end.Thought i had enough to worry about.Parts of it would of looked funny if put on G earth,tail chasing.Your coming along well. |
| # Posted 2008-04-29 21:02:23 | |
| simmo: | You blitzed everyone on the long leg - by over 2 minutes! And you were fastest on 14-15 which indicates your compass accuracy isn't too bad at all.
Except for 3 of the short legs you'd be in the top 3. On 1-2 if you didn't immediately find the control, then quickly relocate on the high point of the saddle at the road bend, or on one of the obvious features on the hilltop (bare rock & large boulder at the W end, or Boulder Cluster on a knoll at the E end), and use a bearing and pace counting*. On 8-9 the clearing with bare rock half-way is the key - if you hit that, you keep going and should hit the control - take a rough pace count from the clearing for added security. On 12-13 again there is a half-way check - the head of the N-S watercourse, restart your pace count from there. * I don't use pacecounting much myself, after 30 years I have an inbuilt distance guage, especially as I've slowed down a lot with extreme age. With your running speed, you can easily overshoot, so pacecounting is probably a good idea. |
| # Posted 2008-04-30 13:58:22 | |
| Tooms: | GPS would really help you (and us Wise Advisors) see where you go AWOL and give you some tips to short-cut the learning process. Wear it at Umuna, whatever course you do and it'd be great to analyse. If I can still move I'll come for a run with you afterwards and give you some tips, although Craig is bound to be fresher...
Are you able to send me your .gpx track from Sunday so I can have a look? *I only ever pace count if I have a dodgy leg into nothing and really need to know when to stop and look ie. no other features at all around. |
| # Posted 2008-04-30 18:41:14 | |
| Evo: | On the long leg it was pretty easy though and didnt even need a compass for it and as i said earlier i didnt use the compass on any leg as didnt trust id set it right.Short legs i stuffed up i thought when i set off these are easy,plenty of features to use so should be no prob.On 9 ran to bare rock but then went sideways to creek some how and on 13 did what you said with the 2nd water course but then looked for the fence that didnt seem to be there.Thanks for helpful tips.
John didnt use my gps in the end last week as we had tags for splits so didnt think i needed it.Need to find out if you can show me how to use it to G earth.Will wear it Sunday.Ta all for helping.Gunning to beat you in the Bush Simmo :)then you JT :) |
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