Training Log Archive: simmo

Event: Melbourne PAS Western Summer Series 2 - Moonee Ponds
 

Melbourne street event at Moonee Ponds, no idea of time or distance as no result up yet. 5.5 is the 'set' distance for the C course. Went there and back by train from North Melbourne, on the way out the train I had planned to catch was announced as being 7 minutes late, but eventually came in 12 minutes late, then dawdled between two of the four stations en route so I arrived at the event with barely enough time to change my shoes and glasses. Had a pretty good route, but one control was misplaced by 250m where there was a map error (map showed a non-existent laneway), and the combination of the map error and the misplacement cost me a good 2-3 minutes.

As far as I could gather at the Finish (no results display) I was 2nd, and possibly could have won without the map problem. Didn't hang around at the event, but then had to wait 20 minutes at the station for the train back.

Results up, but no times; I got 3rd.

C • Dame Edna lives in Moonee Ponds 3

Event: Sprint Into Spring Race 2 - Keilor Downs Schools
 

Sprint race in Melbourne, 5th place behind 4 Victorian juniors. Heavy showers just before I started, and a couple of others during the race, also very cold. I picked the best route to 2 and was in the lead there, but lost it after 3 where I couldn't work out the route to 4 and stopped for a good 20 seconds. Finally realised I had to go out of the school, cross a road and head into a park opposite. From there it was into an entirely different school then back across the park into the original school. This was where I made another blue on 9-10 using the wrong entrance and running into a dead end. Lost a few more seconds choosing the longest route to 17. Tricky little course and fun event despite (or because of?) the rain.

Event: Melbourne PAS Eastern Summer Series 1 - Belmore Parklands
 

Coldstream Hills ride, with an extra lap around the back of Coldstream (Killara-Boundary-Ingram Rds).