Training Log Archive: Shep

QB3 sprint, at Coffs Campus. I started OK but got real dumb at 4 and started reading the map as though I was at 5, nothing made sense of course and I lost at least 1.5mins - annoying. Went OK after, except lost a bit on 15 and 20s or so at the 2nd last where it wasn't clear on the map where it was on the upper or lower level (we approached from the middle level) and the description didn't help. I guessed wrong. Who doesn't love sprint orienteering.

Hard 1 Day 3 - Splits

At Oppys Gully. Pretty cool area with some decent erosion detail, unfortunately the course didn't really use the good bits (maybe cause we were using 1:15000 map for whatever reason). Still good fun, and otherwise the course was good, no real route choice but it's often the way in spur gully. Rolled my ankle a couple of times, the last time I felt something pop and I could only hobble to the finish. It's got pretty stiff and sore but hopefully it's OK.

I borrowed this idea off the internet, so here I am returning it...

C • QB 2

Hard 1 Day 2 - Splits

Event: Queen's Birthday QBIII
 

QB3 middle distance at Boambee Beach, a strip of forested dunes between the beach and the airport. Awesome! One of the best new maps/areas in a long time. Good course too. I made a couple of small errors but on a map that difficult it's hard not to. Got the win over some genuine NSW Stingers.

Can't wait to race there again, and I'm hoping this will kick start orienteering on the coast (and sand dunes!) where there's stuff to do and it isn't snowing (unlike eg Lithgow, Dubbo and other regular QB3 locations).

C • Next year... 4

Hard 1 Day1 - Splits

Cruisy lunchtime run.