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Friday Feb 9, 2018 #
7 AM
Running 24:52 4.51 km (5:31 / km) +13m 5:26 / km
ahr:139 max:161 shoes: Adidas Supernova Glide
Shakeout jog with strides
6 PM
Urban Orienteering race 1:04:21 *** 12.44 km (5:10 / km) +48m 5:05 / km
ahr:163 max:175 spiked:24/25c shoes: adidas terrex Agravic
Wessex Night League, Gillingham
Pretty poor performance if I am honest, mainly down to poor strategy - which is what I often do in score events. I was kinda hoping I was getting better in that in the last few events, but this one was planned well in that there were lots of options and the choices did make a lot of difference.
Looking at the order of controls, I was the only one going with the order like this. It didn't help that I also missed out a control at the edge of the map so I never visited it...
I got there late anyway due to work and left my dibber+compass at home so had to borrow them also.
There were also a few errors I have made throughout the run, didn't see a few of the lines properly (is my eyesight getting worse?) during running so ended up having to double back a few times - those errors lost me about 3 minutes even within the strategy I was following.
By the time I was near the 1st of the 2 50 pointers that I left last (with a hope to get bonus points... hahaha), I had about 3 minutes left and seriously thought if I should not even bother going to the last 50 pointer. I did my quick calculation and I figured it is about 50-50 whether I would lose out point wise due to the minutes over the hour, or if I would be better. So I thought - sod it, I'll just give it everything I have and ran on a red line to the 50 pointer and back. This was my fastest section, and in fact at least I did that calculation right: I was just a bit more than 4 minutes over the hour, so if I had been about 10 seconds faster it would have been more points getting the last 50 pointer. As it happens I ended up with exactly the same amount of points than if I didn't go for the last control - but I got a bit more training out of it for myself.
This will drop out in the scheme of the League - Dan also didn't quite get the run to win and Alan couldn't go, so Dan collected another 500 and the League gets yet more tight at the top. I hope I can clean my act up for the next one, I will miss out a few afterwards.
Pretty poor performance if I am honest, mainly down to poor strategy - which is what I often do in score events. I was kinda hoping I was getting better in that in the last few events, but this one was planned well in that there were lots of options and the choices did make a lot of difference.
Looking at the order of controls, I was the only one going with the order like this. It didn't help that I also missed out a control at the edge of the map so I never visited it...
I got there late anyway due to work and left my dibber+compass at home so had to borrow them also.
There were also a few errors I have made throughout the run, didn't see a few of the lines properly (is my eyesight getting worse?) during running so ended up having to double back a few times - those errors lost me about 3 minutes even within the strategy I was following.
By the time I was near the 1st of the 2 50 pointers that I left last (with a hope to get bonus points... hahaha), I had about 3 minutes left and seriously thought if I should not even bother going to the last 50 pointer. I did my quick calculation and I figured it is about 50-50 whether I would lose out point wise due to the minutes over the hour, or if I would be better. So I thought - sod it, I'll just give it everything I have and ran on a red line to the 50 pointer and back. This was my fastest section, and in fact at least I did that calculation right: I was just a bit more than 4 minutes over the hour, so if I had been about 10 seconds faster it would have been more points getting the last 50 pointer. As it happens I ended up with exactly the same amount of points than if I didn't go for the last control - but I got a bit more training out of it for myself.
This will drop out in the scheme of the League - Dan also didn't quite get the run to win and Alan couldn't go, so Dan collected another 500 and the League gets yet more tight at the top. I hope I can clean my act up for the next one, I will miss out a few afterwards.