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Monday May 31, 2010 #
MTB (Not O) 25:00 [2]
Secret commuter ride.
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
Sunday May 30, 2010 #
Running 1:01:35 [3] 10.5 km (5:52 / km) +60m 5:42 / km
shoes: Nike Trail
Late evening run around the Maiden Gully bush, waiting for the phone to ring with emergency Windows rebuild request from no. 2 daughter. It didn't ring. Maybe she has solved her problem. Unlikely I suspect.
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Spent 90 minutes trying to get Julie's Garmin 405 to talk to a computer. It kept causing the computer to freeze. I hate the 405. Give me the direct USB cradle any day.
C • x05 5
Saturday May 29, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
Real Orienteering race (One Tree Hill) 1:11:39 [4] **** 9.24 km (7:45 / km) +285m 6:43 / km
ahr:123 max:155 spiked:9/11c shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
7.3 straight line
Craig took the tracks off themap and demonstrated that bendigo orienteers are used to navigating with many tracks on the map, but fall over when there are few, even in spur gully. Shades of Inverary Easter 2002 when we were presented with spur gully maps without tracks. In that case there were no tracks on the ground either. I tried to maintain a high heart rate, and when I succeeded on this I failed on the navigation. Lost 6 minutes on those two errors. Not sure how much I lost on the decision to run to 10 instead of 7. Perhaps another 3-4 minutes.
Looking forward to when Craig puts up the RouteGadget.
Craig took the tracks off themap and demonstrated that bendigo orienteers are used to navigating with many tracks on the map, but fall over when there are few, even in spur gully. Shades of Inverary Easter 2002 when we were presented with spur gully maps without tracks. In that case there were no tracks on the ground either. I tried to maintain a high heart rate, and when I succeeded on this I failed on the navigation. Lost 6 minutes on those two errors. Not sure how much I lost on the decision to run to 10 instead of 7. Perhaps another 3-4 minutes.
Looking forward to when Craig puts up the RouteGadget.
Orienteering support (Newsletter) 4:00 [0]
Thursday May 27, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.4kg
Wednesday May 26, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:80kg
Running warm up/down 30:00 [2] 5.15 km (5:50 / km) +60m 5:30 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Darkness running round Maiden Gully.
Tuesday May 25, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
I don't really want to drive to Mornington this morning.
Monday May 24, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 5:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
Running warm up/down 37:57 [2] 5.4 km (7:02 / km) +145m 6:12 / km
shoes: Nike Trail
Another chapter in my quest to visit, run through and photograph all the unmapped terrain in various reports by Alex Tarr or that have been discovered in my travels through rural Victoria. Maybe its material for the next AGM?
Today I had a work committment in Glenrowan. On the trip back to Bendigo I visited Reef Hills Park (near Benalla). It was not worth getting into running gear. Next was the area immediately to the south of Rushworth. This was much much better. Alex assessed it as suitable for an international short-O. We don't have short-O's now. But I ran 5+ k without revisiting anything and was in visible contact with surface mining features most of the time.
Later in week I have a drive to Hamilton. I might manage to visit some sluicing near Staffordshire Reef or the other Deep Lead near Stawell. Hoping for at least one. I don't have any aspirations for tomorrow's trip to Mornington.
Today I had a work committment in Glenrowan. On the trip back to Bendigo I visited Reef Hills Park (near Benalla). It was not worth getting into running gear. Next was the area immediately to the south of Rushworth. This was much much better. Alex assessed it as suitable for an international short-O. We don't have short-O's now. But I ran 5+ k without revisiting anything and was in visible contact with surface mining features most of the time.
Later in week I have a drive to Hamilton. I might manage to visit some sluicing near Staffordshire Reef or the other Deep Lead near Stawell. Hoping for at least one. I don't have any aspirations for tomorrow's trip to Mornington.
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Sunday May 23, 2010 #
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Mount Korong
Have noted a few loving comments in AP logs aboutthe Mt Korong terrain.
More to come. This shows the area to be considered inside the green line. We have photogrammetry for all this. The grey and yellow areas are public land. Yellow is currently leased.
Parts that could be mapped:
Yellow. Only a small add on, but a massive area of grey in the middle of it. Best for novice courses. Would be quite an incredible novice area.
Grey: This includes most of the current map. The south of the peak is yet to be mapped. Some tough country including some significant cliffs, areas of green, and interesting terracing effects. the granite on the ridges is stepped, with cliffs between some of the terraces. It would make the area suitable for a long style course. See photo link below. Have made a small start to mapping this. See segment in album.
The north east. Significant area of granite on private land. A small area wa sused for the Aus Middle in 2006, forming the assembly area. Most is still unmapped. Change of owner means we need to renegotiate access. Very different terrain. Not too much steepness. Lots of smaller granite with some very rough areas scattered through faster running. Good access point from north. See photo link below including photogrammetry.
The west: Open paddocks with granite. Not sure we could get access. Conservation covenants etc.
The Mount Photogrammetry
The larger cliffs and terracing.
Great view means a bit of climb!
More photos inalbum link.
Now the north
Photogrammetry
Obviously more gentle
Smaller granite
Something to look forward to.
For good measure. stopped on the way home to take some photos of Glenablyn Historic Features Reserve. Potential for a mining terrain sprint map?
Have noted a few loving comments in AP logs aboutthe Mt Korong terrain.
More to come. This shows the area to be considered inside the green line. We have photogrammetry for all this. The grey and yellow areas are public land. Yellow is currently leased.
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| From Korong |
Parts that could be mapped:
Yellow. Only a small add on, but a massive area of grey in the middle of it. Best for novice courses. Would be quite an incredible novice area.
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| From Korong |
Grey: This includes most of the current map. The south of the peak is yet to be mapped. Some tough country including some significant cliffs, areas of green, and interesting terracing effects. the granite on the ridges is stepped, with cliffs between some of the terraces. It would make the area suitable for a long style course. See photo link below. Have made a small start to mapping this. See segment in album.
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| From Korong |
The north east. Significant area of granite on private land. A small area wa sused for the Aus Middle in 2006, forming the assembly area. Most is still unmapped. Change of owner means we need to renegotiate access. Very different terrain. Not too much steepness. Lots of smaller granite with some very rough areas scattered through faster running. Good access point from north. See photo link below including photogrammetry.
The west: Open paddocks with granite. Not sure we could get access. Conservation covenants etc.
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| From Korong |
The Mount Photogrammetry
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| From Korong |
The larger cliffs and terracing.
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| From Korong |
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| From Korong |
Great view means a bit of climb!
More photos inalbum link.
Now the north
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| From Little Mount |
Photogrammetry
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| From Little Mount |
Obviously more gentle
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| From Little Mount |
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| From Little Mount |
Smaller granite
Something to look forward to.
For good measure. stopped on the way home to take some photos of Glenablyn Historic Features Reserve. Potential for a mining terrain sprint map?
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| From Glenalbyn |
Running long 1:21:50 [3] 12.52 km (6:32 / km) +200m 6:03 / km
weight:78.6kg shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Easy run mainly off tracks in Stumpy Gully. Followed ridge and escarpment lines. The map will now have four new watercourses, one new track and four new cairns. Not sure if I should log rock lugging. None of the cairns is where I really want one. That will take a wheelbarrow. I ran through the target zone and couldn't see a rock in any direction.
Saturday May 22, 2010 #
Real Orienteering race (Korong Spur) 1:09:48 [4] ***** 8.93 km (7:49 / km) +200m 7:02 / km
ahr:131 max:164 spiked:16/21c shoes: Nike Trail
A wonderful day on a wonderful map in magnificent terrain. I think Mt Korong is becoming my favourite bushland within striking distance of home. The day was notable for being Evans first course setting on granite. Mt Korong is a bit of a baptism by fire. He left too little time to scout controls before the day, so re-used control sites from the past 3 events. I calculated that I knew two thirds of the controls on the A course... or thought I did. Most of my errors were on controls i supposedly knew. Hubris effect! I didn't navigate but ran towards where I thought it would be on more than one occasion, and each time I came a cropper. I blew 5 controls of 21. I'll take responsibility for 4 of those. The fifth was placed a little off centre, as Evan underestimated how long it would take him to place 37 controls... 3 hours was a little too close for comfort. I'm happy he appears to have learnt a lesson about granite course setting. I look forward to his next courses when he knows how long it will take to do a good job. These ones were really well shaped and other than one control, everyone had a grand time out there. Thanks Ev.
Attendance was down- only 45. It will be interesting to determine the relative influence of distance from Melbourne, fear of granite and competing SS event on Sunday. I suspect the paint brush will keep me away from the SS tomorrow. I will scan the results to try and answer the question.
Impressive feat of the day. Two very novice orienteers completed a short hard course. Each had done only a couple of events before today. It took each of them a fair time, and I suspect they felt they were slow. I'll make sure they comprehend what an achievement this was. The control sites were mostly in common with last years Vic Champs and they were quite hard.
Attendance was down- only 45. It will be interesting to determine the relative influence of distance from Melbourne, fear of granite and competing SS event on Sunday. I suspect the paint brush will keep me away from the SS tomorrow. I will scan the results to try and answer the question.
Impressive feat of the day. Two very novice orienteers completed a short hard course. Each had done only a couple of events before today. It took each of them a fair time, and I suspect they felt they were slow. I'll make sure they comprehend what an achievement this was. The control sites were mostly in common with last years Vic Champs and they were quite hard.
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And yes, RouteGadget is up, together with splits for those that did the double download.
Friday May 21, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
Running warm up/down 30:00 [2] 5.0 km (6:00 / km) +20m 5:53 / km
(injured) shoes: Nike Trail
Took it easy with many stops to massage my calf. I wanted to know if it would get better or improve with use, with an eye on Mt Korong tomorrow. It improved, so I guess I'll at least start a course. Which one. I really like the look of Long Hard...
Thursday May 20, 2010 #
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(injured)
Calf too sore. Hopefully better by saturday. Looking forward to running at Mt Korong so taking today easy.
Wednesday May 19, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.8kg
Running 38:00 [3] 6.87 km (5:32 / km) +30m 5:25 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
A circuit of Lakes Neangar and Tom Thumb. On the third pass an unexplainable pain in the left calf ended the session. It was more painful to keep running than accepting the ignominy of stopping.
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Intergenerational transfer?
Spent the night talking to Ilka about the role of organising the upcoming Sprint Champs, and in email contact over the night with Evan about the event he is organising at Mt Korong on Saturday. They will be good courses.
Spent the night talking to Ilka about the role of organising the upcoming Sprint Champs, and in email contact over the night with Evan about the event he is organising at Mt Korong on Saturday. They will be good courses.
Monday May 17, 2010 #
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Seems no one wants to put up NOL results. Given it was in essence a SL event, I can understand organisers might be recovering from the day. Perhaps NOL competitors might take it on themselves to publish results, official or otherwise?
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.2kg
Was slack about back exercises on the weekend. Back into them again as the back was stiffening up already. Must be a sign of advancing crockdom.
Running 30:17 [3] 5.4 km (5:36 / km) +20m 5:30 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Lakes Neangar and Tom Thumb. Not an inspiring effort.
Sunday May 16, 2010 #
Running 45:00 [2] 7.43 km (6:03 / km) +95m 5:42 / km
ahr:116 shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Took it easy today as yesterday's run was still obvious in the legs. The observant may note that I have given an average HR for the first time in months, and I can confidently predict that Ev's log for the big race in NSW will give no HR. The two phenomena are connected. We spent most of today cleaning up the detritus in Evs room, left behind after he 'moved out'. I found his missing Garmin heart monitor behind a cupboard. Then I found it again... heh, that will be mine. No wonder I lost track of it!
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Local event attendance. I under-counted last week. We had 102. I think this may be the first time we have cracked the 100 for a normal local event.
It looks like yesterdays low attendance of 63 may not be far off the 'state' hagaby at Musk today. I didn't go as I have learnt by now I will be disappointed by the moderate navigation style hagaby that Bayside puts on. Not saying its bad, just not to my taste. Reports from the one family attendee left me satisfied with my choice.
It looks like yesterdays low attendance of 63 may not be far off the 'state' hagaby at Musk today. I didn't go as I have learnt by now I will be disappointed by the moderate navigation style hagaby that Bayside puts on. Not saying its bad, just not to my taste. Reports from the one family attendee left me satisfied with my choice.
Saturday May 15, 2010 #
Real Orienteering race (Bullock Creek) 46:06 [4] *** 8.2 km (5:37 / km) +90m 5:20 / km
spiked:9/9c shoes: Nike Trail
Great day. Good weather... about perfect. New map... Bullock Track. It was fast open and vague orienteering. If you walk it is relatively easy. But there is no excuse for walking. Its fast running from start to finish. At that speed the navigation on some of the legs was challenging. The main N-S long leg offered a safe route over three saddles and around four knolls. The temptation was to run to the right of this line and avoid the climb through vaguer country. The two who told me they took this route both then made parallel errors coming over the ridge and into the wrong gully/spur system. I took the run hard, taking confidence that I drew the map (although in the important parts this was two years ago). I didn't recognise much on the important legs. Not much to recognise I suppose. Finished just 30 seconds slower than the 6 min/k mark, which tells you something about the terrain. It would have been rewarding to run a 5 min/k time but it will have to wait for next year. As it was, I finished the race with that euphoric feeling that comes from running pretty hard, navigating and feeling just on the edge of control.
I did notice a few features out there that need to be mapped. Two thickets, a track cleared of leaves by the recent wet weather, and a cairn. I'll have to actually wheelbarrow the cairn into place from the nearest road. But when it is there, it will open up a very challenging route possibility for the course setter.
I did notice a few features out there that need to be mapped. Two thickets, a track cleared of leaves by the recent wet weather, and a cairn. I'll have to actually wheelbarrow the cairn into place from the nearest road. But when it is there, it will open up a very challenging route possibility for the course setter.
Friday May 14, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
Note
Perhaps a record last week at the local event. I counted 98 people on courses in the results. It may have even topped the 100, but I made conservative assumptions about group composition. I think we will top the 100 this year. There is an advertising campaign yet to come. This week will not reach the 100 as there will be a strong contingent of the Bendigo elite in Sydney for the WOC Selection trials. Its a pity in a way, as the terrain is super fast... the fastest in Bendigo. We would have seen some speed records set.
Thursday May 13, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [3]
weight:79kg
Wednesday May 12, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78kg
Running 23:00 [3] 4.0 km (5:45 / km) +30m 5:33 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Tuesday May 11, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.2kg (injured)
Might try running again today.
Running 28:41 [3] 5.35 km (5:22 / km)
Back into laps of the lake again. Took it easy and had no problems with the hamstring.
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RANKINGS
After the posting of Samatha Saeger international ranking comments, I had a good look through the Australian world rankings and compared them with the Australian rankings. They tell two different stories. It would be interesting to do a bit of a comparison with and without M/W17-20E runners. Of interest would be the relative preponderance of sprints in the Australian rankings versus Australian world ranking events.
After the posting of Samatha Saeger international ranking comments, I had a good look through the Australian world rankings and compared them with the Australian rankings. They tell two different stories. It would be interesting to do a bit of a comparison with and without M/W17-20E runners. Of interest would be the relative preponderance of sprints in the Australian rankings versus Australian world ranking events.
Monday May 10, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
Note
(injured)
Sunday May 9, 2010 #
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(injured)
Another outcome of yesterday's event. The almost repaired hamstring has torn again. It happened about when Jymbo ran past me.
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
Saturday May 8, 2010 #
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Orienteering today on Diamond Hill South. Brilliant weather. Brilliant courses. I managed to mp for the second week running. Just put the courses up on Route Gadget so they can qualify for an award at the end of the year. One of the best I have run in a while.
C • mp 2
Real Orienteering (Diamond Hill) 1:04:25 [4] 8.65 km (7:27 / km) +230m 6:34 / km
shoes: Nike Trail
Until recently I would have said a rare mp. But two weeks ago I misdrew a control circle. Today I just forgot about a control mid-course. Great courses. Perhaps the best this year. One would expect no less from Daryl. That and the weather might explain the 90+ attendance. We had over 60 cars so its getting time to think about the looming issue of parking. The more we have turning up, the fewer suitable assembly areas we can choose from. Interesting to see what our attendances are in the next two weeks. Next week its a new map. The elite runners will be in NSW though. The week after its an event at Mt Korong, followed the next day by a SL at Balt camp. For Melb its a choice between proximity and quality terrain.
Friday May 7, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.2kg
Running 23:35 [3] 4.3 km (5:29 / km) +35m 5:16 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Back to the lunchtime circuit of the Dodder Track. Only four minutes behind a good time. :-{
Thursday May 6, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79kg
Wednesday May 5, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.2kg
Tuesday May 4, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
Running hills 25:00 [3] 4.2 km (5:57 / km) +120m 5:13 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Well, easy hills. Did a slightly extended Welsford Hill loop before the rain. Perhaps this was the last experienc eof summer running for the season.. in May! Maybe next experience won't be till late July?
Monday May 3, 2010 #
Running warm up/down 35:00 [2] 4.5 km (7:47 / km) +10m 7:42 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
For much of the last two months I have had the strategy of running fewer days and running harder when I do run. Well, given the high injury rate, I have decided on some more junk kilometres in the hope it lessens the injury risk. Today was junk. Real slow, but hopefully it helps recovery. Maybe tomorrow will be hills.
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg
Sunday May 2, 2010 #
Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.2kg
Running long 1:16:31 [3] 11.6 km (6:36 / km) +280m 5:53 / km
shoes: Saucony Xodus 9.5
Back into running. Lasted over an hour without calf or hamstring pain. This has to be a good sign. But do I run tomorrow?
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Have re-conceptualised the Ironman handicap problem. I think I know how to solve it more elegantly now.
Orienteering support (Website) 2:00 [3]
Sorting out Ironman results
Saturday May 1, 2010 #
Course setting (Fiddlers Green) 7:00 [3]
The Ironman. Lots of work, but not as much as the Orientshow.
Seemed to go well. But problems are plain.
Gone are the days of having the whole club run in the event. The pressure to cater for novices and the newer members means normal courses are offered. Lots of work, and few turn up anyway. Maybe next year I run it on a Sunday without VOA or AV events, publicise it more widely and forget the local series aspect. The locals don't seem all that interested other than a core of regulars. There might habe only been about 18 running in the event in part or full, but its enough to have a good time.
Seemed to go well. But problems are plain.
Gone are the days of having the whole club run in the event. The pressure to cater for novices and the newer members means normal courses are offered. Lots of work, and few turn up anyway. Maybe next year I run it on a Sunday without VOA or AV events, publicise it more widely and forget the local series aspect. The locals don't seem all that interested other than a core of regulars. There might habe only been about 18 running in the event in part or full, but its enough to have a good time.