Training Log Archive: Angus

Back from dropping car to garage for service

IOC Summary. May not get round to more detail
Fantastic effort by WATO. A very enjoyable weekend.

I was in a panic Fri morn with onset of cold. I certainly have it but mildly in throat which gradually got worse through weekend. Don't think it impacted me on first 3 days. I think it did a little today, but there was plenty other issues.

A solid sprint. Leaked time throughout (>30secs) but ran hard and had comfortable course win. Planning made good use of limited area. Almost no route choice, but some challenging control positions. Some dodgy control descriptions and lack of line/circle breaking was an issue and I sympathise for those on M21E with that indistinct Olive area. I detoured to WIT on way home today and Zoe and myself had a look. It was unfair.

A solid middle. enjoyed it more than I was expecting and got on quite well with the map. tried to ignore the black and go by contour only. Couldn't read contour detail for rocky pit with the the black and lost a little time. Was leading course at the top, but I lost a lot of time on the descents and was making minors errors during 2nd half. 2nd M45 2 minutes down. Don't think I could have done course 2 mins faster.

Mactire Award was a bit of a shock

Satisfactory long distance. A chance to challenge Billenicus with his British win the previous day in his legs, but wasn't really close. With no woodland I put in stronger contact lens and left magnifier in bag. Mistake...as I could not read contour detail to my 2. Felt like at least a minute dropped. Previous map at 1:7500 was really easy to read with weaker contacts. Hesitant on long leg over ridge and quite slow on descent and then misread map without magnifier and left wall too early to 11. Must have been another minute dropped. Fine for rest.

Relay, I mispunched...no 1 Obviously did not read code and explained why I had to climb so much for 2. then no. 3, veg change was so horribly wrong and I never got my focus after that. (I looked at control site with Zoe afterwards) I was quite pissed off. Plenty further issues with controls and map. The event was bordering on being a shambles which is such a shame after the great middle and long days.

Event: Irish Orienteering Championships, Mahon Falls / Towers
 

Long Course4 - Splits

Course 3 - Splits

Event: Irish Orienteering Championships
 

Hit the ill button...insert expletive of choice...####

Mightn't be too bad for the sprint and hope it'll improve for following days.

Sprint course 3 - Splits

I can feel a cold trying to take me over...