Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

Pseud-O race 38:20 [4] ** 5.59 km (6:51 / km) +35m 6:39 / km
spiked:20/20c shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Another Pseud-O event. I fear I was beaten by spouse this time. The only navigational challenge was actually finding the semi hidden controls. I may have been outdone in this element, in addition to the running. Will see when the 2-D rerun comes live.
Confirmed.
http://3drerun.worldofo.com/2d/index.php?idmult[]=...

Walking 2:10:00 [1] 8.1 km (16:03 / km) +200m 14:17 / km

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

Running 34:42 [3] 5.12 km (6:47 / km) +200m 5:40 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Running warm up/down 22:40 [3] 3.82 km (5:56 / km) +40m 5:38 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Running tempo 15:20 [4] 3.01 km (5:06 / km) +10m 5:01 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Back, core and achilles 40:00 [1]

Running warm up/down 5:28 [2] 0.86 km (6:21 / km) +5m 6:11 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Walking 1:30:00 [1] 7.0 km (12:51 / km)

Walking 2:45:00 [1] 10.2 km (16:11 / km) +100m 15:25 / km

Bendigo has its very own little bit of Cyanide Dam. Some discontinuous gullies, some quite shallow.

Real Orienteering (McIvor Range) 55:44 [3] *** 7.16 km (7:47 / km) +110m 7:14 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Day 2 Hagaby.
I was again reminded how much speed I have lost.Couldn't keep up with Julie in the first loop. She did have a shorter variation, but this didn't explain all the distance between us. Jim gave me a rousing ribbing as I came through the changeover, letting me and everyone else around that I was being beaten by my spouse. Finally got a sight of her just before we entered the second traverse of the McIvor Range. Somewhere in this I overtook her, but with all that coffee bush, I can't say I noticed. I think the strategy of maintaining height and traversing horizontally into 14 on the hill side was the reason for the change in positions. It was nothing to do with fitness or speed. Most who tried traversing seemed to lose height and ended up with a significant climb to the control. It would have been better to drop to the road and run along it. I also think the green was thinner higher up.
http://3drerun.worldofo.com/2d/index.php?idmult[0]...
Impressed by the 6 second gap between Ralph and Leon, despite having opposite variants.

Back, core and achilles 20:00 [3]

Walking 1:30:00 [1] 6.0 km (15:00 / km)

Real Orienteering race (Heathcote) 20:06 [4] 4.1 km (4:54 / km) +10m 4:51 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Somewhere between Real-O and Pseudo-O. Sprint around Heathcote. The creek controls tipped the balance in favour of real-O.
For some reason the GPS failed to record the first part of the race, despite showing satellites received prior to starting. So it missed my full speed collision with a wire fence between 9 and 10. Put a foot through the fence before hitting it at a reasonable speed. As a result I was wrapped up in it after doing a 180 degree vertical spin. Lovely linear bruises on the upper thigh now.
Not sure about the distance.
Most impressive feat of the day was a single person running Victoria's first event with SI Air. Well done Jim.

Back, core and achilles 25:00 [1]

Walking 1:30:00 [1] 7.0 km (12:51 / km) +120m 11:51 / km

Running 32:24 [3] 3.86 km (8:24 / km) +70m 7:42 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Walking warm up/down 20:00 [1] 1.6 km (12:30 / km) +10m 12:07 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Running hills 13:36 [4] 4.0 km (3:24 / km) +160m 2:50 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

Running 43:00 [3] 6.84 km (6:17 / km) +145m 5:41 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Walking 1:30:00 [1] 6.0 km (15:00 / km)

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [1]

Running 23:05 [3] 3.8 km (6:04 / km) +35m 5:48 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Running tempo 15:49 [4] 3.0 km (5:16 / km) +5m 5:14 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Running warm up/down 5:33 [2] 0.86 km (6:27 / km) +5m 6:16 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Walking 1:45:00 [1] 5.0 km (21:00 / km)

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [2]

Pseud-O 41:48 [3] 6.15 km (6:48 / km) +50m 6:32 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

A return to Bendigo by Pseud-O after quite a few years. The decline in running speed in the intervening years made quite apparent at the point when I was passed by someone who was half my height.
Clssic dilemma experienced. Do I go for that last control. It was tight and decided discretion was the better part. Arrived at finish 3.15 early. Calculations reveal I would have taken 4.10 to get the extra control. So would have been back 55 seconds late, and lost the value of that control. Might have been worth the extra run to get that panic sprint at the end.
Looks like a good chance that in a a year or so the club will have a single map of all Bendigo and the forests surrounding it.

Walking 2:30:00 [1] 10.0 km (15:00 / km)

Walking 50:00 [1] 3.35 km (14:56 / km) +100m 12:59 / km

Taking some time this section.

Back, core and achilles 20:00 [1]

Running 44:43 [3] 4.7 km (9:31 / km) +270m 7:23 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Walking 1:15:00 [1] 6.5 km (11:32 / km)

Technical training (Kooyoora) 1:01:40 [3] **** 5.7 km (10:49 / km) +140m 9:38 / km
spiked:15/20c shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Korong Spur. Middle distance course designed by the visiting Brits. Good reminder of the coming season and the need to concentrate in granite.
Started at 8- late compared with golf... but it is a 60 minute drive to get there.
After once exercise most decided it was too warm to do the next two. So I will return mid week to have a go.
Rn the course with Nigel. At most controls we looked for alternate routes on the next leg and ran them, hopefully emerging together at the next control. That generally happened.

Walking 45:00 [1] 3.0 km (15:00 / km) +90m 13:03 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Walking 1:30:00 [1] 6.0 km (15:00 / km)

Walking 1:51:00 [1] 6.6 km (16:49 / km) +200m 14:36 / km

Walking 2:45:00 [1] 11.0 km (15:00 / km) +190m 13:48 / km

Real Orienteering race (One Tree Hill) 59:04 [3] 7.7 km (7:40 / km) +230m 6:40 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

And so the season starts. Somewhat ignominiously. Besides being slower with each progressing year (due to the greater time spent injured with each progressing year), I also made a couple of poor control selections. A little tuning up is required to pass the ignominious threshold to just plain ordinary.

Walking 1:30:00 [1] 6.0 km (15:00 / km)

Running 48:21 [3] 6.88 km (7:02 / km) +110m 6:30 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Running 40:16 [3] 5.6 km (7:11 / km)
shoes: ASICS Kayano white

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

Walking 1:30:00 [1] 6.0 km (15:00 / km)

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [1]

Running 1:10:00 [3] 10.31 km (6:47 / km) +50m 6:38 / km
shoes: ASICS Kayano white