Training Log Archive: GraceEIn the 7 days ending Apr 2, 2013:
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Tuesday Apr 2, 2013 #
Note
(rest day)
Monday Apr 1, 2013 #
Orienteering race (Middle) 36:01 [5] *** 6.5 km (5:32 / km) +145m 4:59 / km
15c
Day 3 - Crusoe.
Super-fast spur-gully area with some erosion features later in the course. The first control was so easy (along a fence) that I got worried that I was following the wrong fence or something, and then saw a depression so had a peer in, nothing, so I started peering in 10 or more depressions until eventually I came to the one with a flag in it. Doh! So already 1min down I raced as hard as I could to see how far I could get before Lizzie caught me a minute. I got most of the way to c6. The rest of the course was also very fast and I could catch glimpses of Lizzie for the remainder, although she remained 30secs or so ahead of me the whole way. Flags were hung high so no further mistakes on the course. Finished 3rd on the day and 2nd overall for the carnival.
Super-fast spur-gully area with some erosion features later in the course. The first control was so easy (along a fence) that I got worried that I was following the wrong fence or something, and then saw a depression so had a peer in, nothing, so I started peering in 10 or more depressions until eventually I came to the one with a flag in it. Doh! So already 1min down I raced as hard as I could to see how far I could get before Lizzie caught me a minute. I got most of the way to c6. The rest of the course was also very fast and I could catch glimpses of Lizzie for the remainder, although she remained 30secs or so ahead of me the whole way. Flags were hung high so no further mistakes on the course. Finished 3rd on the day and 2nd overall for the carnival.
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
Sunday Mar 31, 2013 #
Orienteering race (Long) 1:09:09 [4] *** 7.2 km (9:36 / km) +350m 7:44 / km
19c
Day 2 - Mt Alexander.
Really fun area on the side of a rocky slope, with potential for big mistakes if concentration was to waver. I had a steady run. Just some hesitation/standing still on the way to c7 and c10. Pleased to finish 2nd ahead of faster runners who made bigger mistakes, but still a sizable 6mins down on the very in-form Lizzie!
Really fun area on the side of a rocky slope, with potential for big mistakes if concentration was to waver. I had a steady run. Just some hesitation/standing still on the way to c7 and c10. Pleased to finish 2nd ahead of faster runners who made bigger mistakes, but still a sizable 6mins down on the very in-form Lizzie!
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
Saturday Mar 30, 2013 #
Orienteering race (Middle) 31:42 [5] *** 4.6 km (6:53 / km) +90m 6:17 / km
21c
Day 1 - Yorkshire Hill.
Good race in some really fun gold-mining terrain. Maybe didn’t start out at 100% speed as has heard it was pretty tricky, but actually it wasn’t that tricky if you were reading well, and the terrain was super-fast for running. Small hesitation into c6 (20secs). Passed Aislinn here, then Lizzie caught us at c10. We caught Kathryn at c12. By c14 I had been dropped by the other three so did my own thing to c15 and got this first as they all missed it. I tried harder this time to stay in the group til the end, which I managed because the course got a little more technical with controls closer together. 2nd, 2mins down on Lizzie.
Good race in some really fun gold-mining terrain. Maybe didn’t start out at 100% speed as has heard it was pretty tricky, but actually it wasn’t that tricky if you were reading well, and the terrain was super-fast for running. Small hesitation into c6 (20secs). Passed Aislinn here, then Lizzie caught us at c10. We caught Kathryn at c12. By c14 I had been dropped by the other three so did my own thing to c15 and got this first as they all missed it. I tried harder this time to stay in the group til the end, which I managed because the course got a little more technical with controls closer together. 2nd, 2mins down on Lizzie.
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
Friday Mar 29, 2013 #
Event: Easter 2013
Orienteering race (Sprint Prologue) 18:08 [4] *** 2.9 km (6:15 / km) +90m 5:25 / km
22c
La Trobe Uni, Bendigo.
Not a good race. Lost 45secs to c5 through the green - followed the wrong gully up (to c6) and stuffed up the correction. Biggest mistake in a sprint ever I think. (also during this leg I stacked it badly tripping over some wire on a broken fence). My performance over the rest of the course was pretty poor; no flow and just not on the ball. 5th and over 2mins down!
Not a good race. Lost 45secs to c5 through the green - followed the wrong gully up (to c6) and stuffed up the correction. Biggest mistake in a sprint ever I think. (also during this leg I stacked it badly tripping over some wire on a broken fence). My performance over the rest of the course was pretty poor; no flow and just not on the ball. 5th and over 2mins down!
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
Thursday Mar 28, 2013 #
Note
(rest day)
At work in the morning, then we drove down to Bendigo in the arvo/evening.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2013 #
Running (mostly streets) 47:00 [3]
From Lizzie's house with Lizzie and Matt to Mt Ainslie. Around there a bit then back through Ainslie/Downer.