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Wednesday Mar 14, 2012 #
11 AM
Orienteering race 1:04:07 10.32 km (6:13 / km) +85m 5:58 / km
ahr:176 max:203 shoes: Inov8 MudClaw 333
BAOC Dibden Purlieu
Having had Paul C trail me last week, I think I've started to put into practice a lot of what I learnt from him. This felt like a good run. One mistake at the end, which I still don't quite understand, but quite fast otherwise.
I spent about 30s at the start looking at the map. There weren't any in the start funnel, and I wanted to get a feel for it. Then off to #1, choosing to run on a track initially to get my sense of distance, then cutting across woodland to the control.
Bearing to #2 - no issues - and tracks to #3, which was allegedly a thicket behind some gorse, but I'd call it an excuse for a bush. I stopped about 5m beyond it and saw it behind me.
Path then bearing to #4, but ended up being distracted by other runners too far north. Pleased at least to be the one leading the correction here. Fast up the hedge (and through gorse!) and on a bearing into woodland to #5 - spotted to my right - then round the wood, and bearing to a good attack point for #6 - slightly further north than I'd expected, but I'd lined it up that way.
Into the wood for #7, slightly cautious and hence slower looking ahead for the thicket but nailed it. Consciously planning ahead on the tracks to #8, deciding on my route through to #10's attack point. Good route into #8, but should have paid more attention on the actual control location - lost 20s?
Straight to #9, steady run up towards #10, carefully through mixed vegetation and almost nailed #10 (5m down the hill, but pleased with that!). Straight through more detailed vegetation to #11 and over contours to #12. The planner did a good job with those two legs.
Steady out of #12, looking ahead to #13 and #14. Stopped very briefly (<5s) a track too early on #13, then bearing, aware of contour detail, to #14 - slightly further in than I'd anticipated - contours went a bit AWOL on the map. Good to the vicinity of #15 about 100m away, where 2-3 people were looking then saw it out of the corner of my eye slightly further north. A photographer caught me leaving this one - interested to see how my first action photo comes out. It felt like a very fast in/out.
Chose to follow longer tracks to #16 rather than risk a boggy valley. I messed the track pattern up - I'd taken the wrong fork earlier (east, not middle) and although I was checking bearings on the climb being on the wrong track didn't help and so I ended up a segment too far north. Quick spot and correction but probably 90s lost.
OK through higher heather to #17 and on to #18 tucked down on a vegetation boundary. Decided to cross open scrubland which turned very marshy - should have remembered - and that with the heather before was very tiring. Slowed on the climb to a very easy #19, but sped up with the end almost in sight.
Two mistakes coming up. First, located a control one section north of where I needed to be for #20, despite trying to run on a bearing from my attack point. No more than 15s. Then round to within 100m of #21 and off on another bearing. They'd worked fine all day, but now I was 25m north of where I needed to be. I'd run north of east, not south. Utterly confused as I thought I was right, but followed David May in to the right control eventually and sprinted to the finish.
Ran 10.32km on an 8.5km course, 21% over. Race pace was 7'33"/km.
21st out of 45. Disappointed. Where did I lose so much time?
Having had Paul C trail me last week, I think I've started to put into practice a lot of what I learnt from him. This felt like a good run. One mistake at the end, which I still don't quite understand, but quite fast otherwise.
I spent about 30s at the start looking at the map. There weren't any in the start funnel, and I wanted to get a feel for it. Then off to #1, choosing to run on a track initially to get my sense of distance, then cutting across woodland to the control.
Bearing to #2 - no issues - and tracks to #3, which was allegedly a thicket behind some gorse, but I'd call it an excuse for a bush. I stopped about 5m beyond it and saw it behind me.
Path then bearing to #4, but ended up being distracted by other runners too far north. Pleased at least to be the one leading the correction here. Fast up the hedge (and through gorse!) and on a bearing into woodland to #5 - spotted to my right - then round the wood, and bearing to a good attack point for #6 - slightly further north than I'd expected, but I'd lined it up that way.
Into the wood for #7, slightly cautious and hence slower looking ahead for the thicket but nailed it. Consciously planning ahead on the tracks to #8, deciding on my route through to #10's attack point. Good route into #8, but should have paid more attention on the actual control location - lost 20s?
Straight to #9, steady run up towards #10, carefully through mixed vegetation and almost nailed #10 (5m down the hill, but pleased with that!). Straight through more detailed vegetation to #11 and over contours to #12. The planner did a good job with those two legs.
Steady out of #12, looking ahead to #13 and #14. Stopped very briefly (<5s) a track too early on #13, then bearing, aware of contour detail, to #14 - slightly further in than I'd anticipated - contours went a bit AWOL on the map. Good to the vicinity of #15 about 100m away, where 2-3 people were looking then saw it out of the corner of my eye slightly further north. A photographer caught me leaving this one - interested to see how my first action photo comes out. It felt like a very fast in/out.
Chose to follow longer tracks to #16 rather than risk a boggy valley. I messed the track pattern up - I'd taken the wrong fork earlier (east, not middle) and although I was checking bearings on the climb being on the wrong track didn't help and so I ended up a segment too far north. Quick spot and correction but probably 90s lost.
OK through higher heather to #17 and on to #18 tucked down on a vegetation boundary. Decided to cross open scrubland which turned very marshy - should have remembered - and that with the heather before was very tiring. Slowed on the climb to a very easy #19, but sped up with the end almost in sight.
Two mistakes coming up. First, located a control one section north of where I needed to be for #20, despite trying to run on a bearing from my attack point. No more than 15s. Then round to within 100m of #21 and off on another bearing. They'd worked fine all day, but now I was 25m north of where I needed to be. I'd run north of east, not south. Utterly confused as I thought I was right, but followed David May in to the right control eventually and sprinted to the finish.
Ran 10.32km on an 8.5km course, 21% over. Race pace was 7'33"/km.
21st out of 45. Disappointed. Where did I lose so much time?
Tuesday Mar 13, 2012 #
7 PM
Orienteering race 58:22 12.0 km (4:52 / km) +152m 4:34 / km
ahr:178 max:236 shoes: New Balance MR1080BW v2.1
SLOW Crouch Hill (sic) Street-O
It's been a while since I did a Street-O, and it showed at the start of this event. First, I forgot to start my watch; second, it auto-paused at the first control, when I realised I'd left it on the cycle setting. Must have lost a minute when I changed the settings over.
Other than that a good run, I think. Decided to go for a perimeter run and I was drawn to the eastern edge over the railway line, known as "the ladder".
Worked up to the north where I started thinking about planning exits from controls (per Paul's guidance at Congo Stream last week) and keeping moving.
Tired after the hill climbs two thirds of the way round, but put in a useful final burst to make it back with 47 seconds to spare. Disappointed to have made a mistake noting down control #1 (19, not 39), but I think I should be pleased with 640 points.
Update: fourth out of 69, behind Ed Catmur, Helen Gardner and Paul Couldridge. I am pleased with that. Those extra 10 points would have made no difference.
It's been a while since I did a Street-O, and it showed at the start of this event. First, I forgot to start my watch; second, it auto-paused at the first control, when I realised I'd left it on the cycle setting. Must have lost a minute when I changed the settings over.
Other than that a good run, I think. Decided to go for a perimeter run and I was drawn to the eastern edge over the railway line, known as "the ladder".
Worked up to the north where I started thinking about planning exits from controls (per Paul's guidance at Congo Stream last week) and keeping moving.
Tired after the hill climbs two thirds of the way round, but put in a useful final burst to make it back with 47 seconds to spare. Disappointed to have made a mistake noting down control #1 (19, not 39), but I think I should be pleased with 640 points.
Update: fourth out of 69, behind Ed Catmur, Helen Gardner and Paul Couldridge. I am pleased with that. Those extra 10 points would have made no difference.
Monday Mar 12, 2012 #
10 AM
MTB Cycling 2:02:16 24.26 km (11.9 kph) +584m
ahr:144 max:193 shoes: Specialized Rockhopper Comp Al
Holmbury Hill
A very leisurely ride with Tim and Stuart. Staggered at how easy it is to get up hills these days: middle cog and I would say just grind it out, but there's no grinding - it just happens. Nice to have lost the excess weight.
Definitely aware that my old hard tail Specialized doesn't have decent travel up front (all of about 3cm) on the original 14 year-old Manitou shocks. Three descents of Barry Knows Best, Yoghurt Pots and Telegraph Road led to very tingly fingers!
A very leisurely ride with Tim and Stuart. Staggered at how easy it is to get up hills these days: middle cog and I would say just grind it out, but there's no grinding - it just happens. Nice to have lost the excess weight.
Definitely aware that my old hard tail Specialized doesn't have decent travel up front (all of about 3cm) on the original 14 year-old Manitou shocks. Three descents of Barry Knows Best, Yoghurt Pots and Telegraph Road led to very tingly fingers!