Training Log Archive: katieinnit

Aus middle champs

Aus long champs

walked round the model event

Aus champs relay, in 2nd team on 2nd leg.
so this went really, really badly. Sent oout in 4th, like 4mins behind shallot. Got #1 and #2 alright, then #3 proved to be literally impossible to find. I was in the open flat bit just before the control.. i just couldn't make any sense of the vegetation mapping as on the ground, the open was a lot wider than on the map, so I kept convincing myself i was too low.. so i kept taking bearings in, and just for the life of me couldn't find it. was there for about 20mins, and realised at this rate, my 3rd leg was never going to get a run! so i just came back and got the last few controls.. Emily was out for 90mins anyway, so I don't think we would have ever contended for a podium...
Turns out every person i spoke to who had that control also had big problems and another woman also had to come back because she couldn't find it.. so it made me feel sliiiiightly better lol. but still. mare lol.

Event: Australian Orienteering Championships 2016
 

After our morning trip to Byron Bay for a swim in the sea and humpback whale spotting (WOOO), we eventually made it to the Aus sprint champs!! :) :)
round Gold coast uni campus, actually very tricky and i really wasn't very clean with the nav.. very hesitant and was also v slow in seeing/making route choices. pushed hard on the legs that you didn't have to check your map all the time, but there weren't many of those! In total about a minute of mistakes, particularly no.8. Didn't expect to come 2nd..!
Beaut sunny day anyway, and really enjoyed it!!

wd/wd

Warrumbungles morning run!!!
awesome day with really fun trails through the forests all the way up to a peak where you had amazing views of all the surrounding mountains and volcanic rock!! was sweeeeeet! so so fun! finished off with a swim in the river at the end :D