Training Log Archive: StephCourtnage

Course 2 - W21E - Splits

The long event. Well... I actually really enjoyed the event today :) Normally the long events are a nightmare for me! The area was really well mapped. I was alone till num 11. And I hardly had any trouble with any of those controls. I was relaxed and was pacing myself. I caught up to Jess, Lisa and Zoe on the way to control 11 I had focused so much on catching up to them that I lost contact with the map. I lost about 1 min. I kept trying to get away from the group, so I would get ahead but then mess up the navigation. So i lost 30 sec at 13 and about 2 min at 14. I finally managed to pull away. I made a bad route choice to 19 - about 2 min. and a careless error in the circle at 20 ( 30 sec). I was expecting 21 to be hard to find so I took it super slow. Othe rthan that there were a couple of 15 sec errors, but nothing major. Overall it was a lot of fun, and not a physically demanding as I thought it would be. I think I shoud have started a bit faster. I was the 1st South African:) I don't know where I placed with the foreigners.

Course 2 - W21E - Splits

It was so hot!!! I messed up number 1, which really threw me off. After that till number 5 they all went ok. 5-6 was this super long leg. I chose to stick to the tar road, i still think it was the best route choice, it was just damn depressing running. At times i felt like i was going backwards. I lost about 2 min in the dark green around num 6. The rest of the course was all ok.

Course 2 - W21E - Splits

Event: Big 5 Orienteering Week (WRE)
 

Ahhh I had the most terrible weather ever. As a started running the rain started. I was soaking wet before the first control. There was also insane thunder and lightning. And to round it all off, it started to hail. I was the last starter so I didn't want to get lost and be stuck alone in the storm so I took it a bit slower to make sure I didn't have any big mistakes. I ended up 6th overall and the 2nd South african.

Course 2 W21E - Splits

Downhill training in another part of Tokai. Christie got chased by a baboon... She picked up a stick and fought it off ;) screaming like a girl the entire time.

Second exercise. For this exercise Colin took away my compass. I was a bit freaked out cause I really rely on my compass. But it turned out ok. I found most of the controls easily.

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