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Saturday Sep 28, 2019 #
1 PM
Orienteering race 16:27 **** 2.8 km (5:53 / km) +70m 5:13 / km
ahr:163 max:178 (sick)
2019 Oceania Championships - Sprint Distance
Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga
M45A
My preparation was excellent until a couple of weeks ago. I had trained well, and stayed lean, but things fell apart in the lead up.
I had to overcome a number of obstacles just to get to the start line.
First my hip and hamstring were tight all week and just getting out of bed was painful earlier in the week.
Second, my chest infection was making breathing difficult, particularly when exercising. I noticed this by about control 4, and all uphill legs were particularly difficult. I felt short of breath, and tired more quickly than I should have with my training preparation.
I also had to manage and drive a bus full of the Vic Schools Team and make sure that they were all ok.
My race started well. I picked the best routes in the uni terrain before the spectator control and built up a lead.
Then the forest section was tricky. I decided to go up and over the hill as I didn't have top speed today to go around. It turned out ok, with the 2nd best split on the long leg out of 144 competitors on the course. I ran conservatively in the forest section. I was not the fastest in this section, but also didn't loose any significant time. I felt if I was able to be careful and avoid time loss, then no one would catch me in the urban terrain.
I lost 10 seconds on a bad route choice to 17, but otherwise there were no issues.
My hip/hamstring injury was good. I was just restricted with my breathing.
Given this, I was super pleased with 40 second win over Carsten, along with all of the M45, M16, W20E, and W21Es.
Winners of those other classes all got IOF diplomas and medals. I just got a paper road sign and a mug :-)
Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga
M45A
My preparation was excellent until a couple of weeks ago. I had trained well, and stayed lean, but things fell apart in the lead up.
I had to overcome a number of obstacles just to get to the start line.
First my hip and hamstring were tight all week and just getting out of bed was painful earlier in the week.
Second, my chest infection was making breathing difficult, particularly when exercising. I noticed this by about control 4, and all uphill legs were particularly difficult. I felt short of breath, and tired more quickly than I should have with my training preparation.
I also had to manage and drive a bus full of the Vic Schools Team and make sure that they were all ok.
My race started well. I picked the best routes in the uni terrain before the spectator control and built up a lead.
Then the forest section was tricky. I decided to go up and over the hill as I didn't have top speed today to go around. It turned out ok, with the 2nd best split on the long leg out of 144 competitors on the course. I ran conservatively in the forest section. I was not the fastest in this section, but also didn't loose any significant time. I felt if I was able to be careful and avoid time loss, then no one would catch me in the urban terrain.
I lost 10 seconds on a bad route choice to 17, but otherwise there were no issues.
My hip/hamstring injury was good. I was just restricted with my breathing.
Given this, I was super pleased with 40 second win over Carsten, along with all of the M45, M16, W20E, and W21Es.
Winners of those other classes all got IOF diplomas and medals. I just got a paper road sign and a mug :-)
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019 #
9 AM
Cycling 31:35 9.82 km (18.7 kph) +62m
ahr:154 max:183
4 PM
Cycling 35:08 9.45 km (16.1 kph) +85m
ahr:151 max:185
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019 #
9 AM
Cycling 37:03 9.83 km (15.9 kph) +64m
ahr:132 max:176
5 PM
Cycling 35:20 9.62 km (16.3 kph) +79m
ahr:154 max:184
Sunday Sep 22, 2019 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:43:15 *** 16.61 km (6:13 / km) +271m 5:45 / km
ahr:154 max:184 (injured) (sick)
2019 Victorian Championships - Long Distance
Chinaman's Flat
M21E 4th
I was running quite well on tracks, but I couldn't get a lot of power from my left leg in the forest. My hip flexor was ok, but I felt tight in my upper hamstring and groin area when lifting my left leg over logs or pushing through bracken. Unfortunately there was a lot of that in the forest today, and I tired lifting my left leg in the last half of the course.
I will try to see my physio in the next couple of days and get some more treatment to try to release that tightness.
I was satisfied that the left route choice on the 3km long leg from 3-4 was a good one for me. I did a couple of super fast kms on the road, which I would not have been able to do in the forest. I drew a course for Mason last night, with an almost identical leg, so luckily I already had a good idea of the route choice options. Others may have been able to go faster straight, but I'm not sure that I would have been able to do that today.
Chinaman's Flat
M21E 4th
I was running quite well on tracks, but I couldn't get a lot of power from my left leg in the forest. My hip flexor was ok, but I felt tight in my upper hamstring and groin area when lifting my left leg over logs or pushing through bracken. Unfortunately there was a lot of that in the forest today, and I tired lifting my left leg in the last half of the course.
I will try to see my physio in the next couple of days and get some more treatment to try to release that tightness.
I was satisfied that the left route choice on the 3km long leg from 3-4 was a good one for me. I did a couple of super fast kms on the road, which I would not have been able to do in the forest. I drew a course for Mason last night, with an almost identical leg, so luckily I already had a good idea of the route choice options. Others may have been able to go faster straight, but I'm not sure that I would have been able to do that today.