Training Log Archive: ondrejpavlu

Event: NSW School Sprint Championships, NSW Sprint Championships + State League #9
 

Quite a lot of running before, between and after the sprints:
4.5km to Bart's in the morning
2km warm up and picking up controls after 1st sprint
7.7km from the 1st sprint to Revesby to meet the others for a quick lunch
3km cool down after the 2nd sprint to Revesby train station

NSW Sprint Champs, race 1 - Garrison Point

Dead flat, fast and easy course ... and yet I managed to make two massive mistakes. Despite a slight absinth hangover, the speed was not a problem at all, averaging 3:45/km in the first 2km, 8 best splits and leading at the 10th control. Then a very stupid 30 sec mistake on the way to 13 - overrunning the bridge (was reading ahead and thought I need to turn left after the little creek, well not). On the 19th 18 sec behind the lead and 4sec to 2nd when did my second 30 sec mistake - overrunning 20 - did not see the power line... This should really not be happening and a lack of orienteering practice is not an excuse.

NSW Sprint champs, race 2 - WSU Bankstown campus

Legs not so fresh anymore, tiredness from the last night kicked in and I also had ran like 17km before I started the sprint. Struggled to read the map in full speed (mostly the yellowgreen/ yellow - so got caught a couple of times by oob) and did a lot of smaller mistakes

#5 - 10 sec - first wanted to go from right then hesitated if I can (seemed like oob) and then rather ran from left
#8 - 14 sec - went from right into the garden beds so had to reverse
#13 - 20 sec - the same as 5 - again hesitated and as I was still not sure, ran from right, avoiding the quicker but confusing bit
#16 - 20 sec - lost a contact with the map here - punched an additional control and then got confused by a control without an SI unit and punched it manually (wtf me)
#21 - 8 sec - underlining my performance by punching yet another additional control in the cnaopy close to 20

Very meh performance in both sprints. I have to re-learn when to slow down to be able to read a map properly...

C • 5 and 8 4

Race 2 - WSU H1 - Splits

Race 1 - Hard 1 - Splits

Long commute, changed things a bit and ran via Lane Cove and North Sydney. Wanted to spend more time on trails but forgot a head torch and they were pretty wet anyway (my yellow Kayanos are not yellow anymore).

A few new boardwalks between the bakery and Blackman reserve

Legs still not quite fresh but getting there

Rainy/rest/lazy day

Easy Shrimptons lunchie with Chris.