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Saturday Sep 27, 2014 #
Event: Karrak Karnival
Orienteering race 1:14:18 [4] 8.4 km (8:51 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 300
M40 at Sprice Brook WA State Champs
Started late due to Kate going missing for a bit on her course. Turns out that she had gotten cold about half way around and turned back to the start. Not to worry, we got her warm and happy again and I headed for the start.
Nice smooth start, picking up 1 and 2 with no issues. Went left on the track to 3, slightly left of 5 but corrected straight away. Glasses became an issue from here on with frequent need to defog and wiping away water.
Saw a few of the M20's through 10 and 12. A little right on 14 and wasn't too sure which way it was when I got to the main spur line. Turned right but I could clearly make out the top of the hill, so went left and straight to the control. Contoured around the track and then north to 15, slogged up the hill and finish.
Probably the smoothest I felt in a major race for a while. No head scratching moments which was really nice. Only 5 minutes down on OMT who was 3rd.
Didn't end up camping at the MD event site due to the weather and cold, wet kids.
Hopefully tomorrow is as much fun as this run.
Started late due to Kate going missing for a bit on her course. Turns out that she had gotten cold about half way around and turned back to the start. Not to worry, we got her warm and happy again and I headed for the start.
Nice smooth start, picking up 1 and 2 with no issues. Went left on the track to 3, slightly left of 5 but corrected straight away. Glasses became an issue from here on with frequent need to defog and wiping away water.
Saw a few of the M20's through 10 and 12. A little right on 14 and wasn't too sure which way it was when I got to the main spur line. Turned right but I could clearly make out the top of the hill, so went left and straight to the control. Contoured around the track and then north to 15, slogged up the hill and finish.
Probably the smoothest I felt in a major race for a while. No head scratching moments which was really nice. Only 5 minutes down on OMT who was 3rd.
Didn't end up camping at the MD event site due to the weather and cold, wet kids.
Hopefully tomorrow is as much fun as this run.
Note
Very surprised to see that I was leading for the first four controls, not so surprised to see that that was as far as it got.
Tuesday Sep 23, 2014 #
Running 32:00 6.23 km (5:08 / km)
shoes: Brooks Glycerin 8
Mostly a cruise plus 2km in 8:26. Looking forward to the weekend.
Sunday Sep 21, 2014 #
Event: FootO - Marginata
Orienteering 47:00 [2] 1.6 km (29:22 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 300
VE with Lachlan.
He had fun and is starting to pick up some good techniques.
As a note to setters of VE's - avoid watercourses where possible, especially overgrown or very steep ones. They look easy on the map, but kids just can't work them out very well.
He had fun and is starting to pick up some good techniques.
As a note to setters of VE's - avoid watercourses where possible, especially overgrown or very steep ones. They look easy on the map, but kids just can't work them out very well.
Orienteering 1:09:00 [5] 7.4 km (9:19 / km)
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 300
H2 at Marginata
Nice clean start, apart from a rolled ankle. Bit of a boring slog through some parrot bush to 5. Some very old school control sites. Perhaps the course was a bit straight forward at times, but that didn't stop me from making a parallel error at 12. Nice run for the most part.
Nice clean start, apart from a rolled ankle. Bit of a boring slog through some parrot bush to 5. Some very old school control sites. Perhaps the course was a bit straight forward at times, but that didn't stop me from making a parallel error at 12. Nice run for the most part.
Orienteering 20:00 [1]
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 300
Freezing cold whilst control collecting.
Walking 3:00:00 [2]
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 300
Took part in the grid searches for a lost junior. Did a couple of sweeps north on the start and then we did the full width of the map just south of the start area. Polair was sweeping the area as we were finishing and then the best of news that the boy was found about 10 minutes before we got back.
Bit of a tiring afternoon.
Bit of a tiring afternoon.