Training Log Archive: MCrone

Event: South African Orienteering Championships
 

Had a reasonable race but still with some considerable mistakes. Speed started off really well, but battled in the middle with some of the climb.

Tried to keep the fact that I had to wait 15 minutes for my map out of my mind. May have been able to catch Alex early and push on from there, but wasn't able to in the end. First win at a WRE event :).

1: Unexpected easy start. Ran as hard as I could across the open with undergrowth. Control description said rootstock but it was actually a porcupine hole in the end, but the placing of the control allowed me to see it without much of an issue.
3: Slowed down unnecessarily so as not to miss it, but it was a rather large feature in the end, just wasn't sure that I was right on track.
4: Went slightly too far right, but again saw the control so I could compensate.
10: Played around a bit in the undergrowth close to the control, for some reason thought that the control was on top of a hill, so climbed the saddle next to the re-entrant unnecessarily and was forced to proceed through the brambles below very slowly...
12: Missed the clean open strip through the open area and went on the road so lost a bit of time here. Slog up the hill to 13 and then 14.
15-18: Enjoyed these slightly more technical controls because this is where I usually battle, took it slowly and spiked them all.
19: Silly routechoice that could have cost me the race, decided to go along the road instead of straight because I was extremely tired. Didn't find the control very easily after that either...

Things to improve on:
Strength for next season
Slow down and focus in the difficult sections (every time)
Read inside the circle

Course 1 - Splits

Really great session planned by Nico, makes you think about every leg even when you know the place that you are running really well. I'm sure that this could be applied to all other maps as well. Really looking forward to doing more of this!

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