Training Log Archive: michalmy

Event: NSW Championships
 

"Wyangala Waters". Hard 5 / M55A: 3.9km, +180m, 19c. MP - punched #19 instead of #9. Only realised when I was nearly at #19 the second time. My time would have put me 11th/13 (29:07 behind Andy Simpson). Knee sore on the downhills. 19°C.
Mostly steep rocky terrain. Fairly open but light yellow / white not clearly defined on the ground. #1 - Straight, drifted a bit right, but OK. #2 - Bad bearing and hit WC too late to see the 3m RF (lost 3:15). #3 - Slipped right coming off top of ridge (lost 2:45). #4 - Didn't realise how far above the WC the boulder would be (lost 2'). #5 - Good option to follow the dry WC and climb at the end rather than stay on the rocky hillside. #6 - Straight. #7 - Uphill track to bend, down to WC, then up to boulder. #8 - Wrong side of trees (lost 4'). #9 - Must have had my thumb over the number "9" and could only see the "9" in the "19" where the "1" was on a N-S line. Didn't check the code because the control was exactly where I expected it to be. #10 - OK from my perspective. #11 - Contour. #12 - Main road. #13 - Used goat track to get to far side of green. #14 - Straight, slight up hill. #15 - Left side of hill. #16 - Followed edge of yellow to thicket. #17 - Down to road then angle into boulder. #18 - Straight up and over hill. #19 - Up hill. Déjà vu. #F - Road. Total time losses - about 12'. Best leg: #7 (5th/13 in M55A; 16th/39 in H5). Best pos: 11th/13 (#1,6,7).
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g34612072748

Middle Hard 5 - Splits

Parramatta-Guildford loop (ACW). 22°C. TE 2.5.
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g34511100658

Parramatta-Meadowbank Bridge loop (ACW). Tailwind out; headwind back. Slight knee pain in the last quarter. 21°C. TE 2.8.
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g34464793449

Parramatta-Toongabbie loop (CW). Even warmer than yesterday. 24°C. TE 2.3.
Relive (Giro pink theme): https://www.relive.cc/view/g34421153132

Parramatta-Auburn loop (CW). Fluvax in the morning. Knee not worse. Quite warm today. 23°C. TE 2.4.
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g34367654630

"Rocky Ridges", Wallaroo National Park. Hard Medium: 5.5km, +150m, 16c. DNF after 11c. 15°C. TE 3.4.
Really bad leg to #3 but my run was virtually over when I lost my compass on the 8-9 leg. I decided to stop and take off my L shoe to remove a small stick under my heel that had been bothering me for some time. I put my thumb compass on the ground but forgot to recover it once my shoe was laced up again. I realised only a few seconds later and spent about 3' trying to find it without success. Continued with #9-11. OK, but struggled without a compass near #12. Decided to retire and look for my compass on my own time. No luck. I may have to use my old baseplate for next weekend's NSW Champs. Best legs: #2/7 (9th/23). Best pos: 9th (#2).
#1 - Made a beeline for minor E track which went closer to the fallen tree than the main track. #2 - Tracks to bend then compass. Drifted a bit left (lost 30"). #3 - Wrong tracks (-12'). #4 - WC > white area > cross track. Drifted a bit left (-20"). #5 - Followed WC. #6 - Compass to vague WC. #7 - Followed W side of ridge to pick up track near #3. Followed white down to bottom of WC. #8 - No obvious direct route. Followed tracks past ∆ then bear off to top of gully. #9 - Stopped to take of shoe, dropped compass, searched for 3', so had to use track parallel to road to find next control. #10 - Track. #11 - Down ridge to track. Turn at WC. #12 - Track to top of hill. Abandoned course.

Wood chopping & chainsawing. Mostly sleepers from our old retaining wall.

Hard Medium - Splits