Training Log Archive: PowA

Event: Qld MTBO Championships
 

Queensland MTBO Champs Sprint. Probably a no result race as a control was missing for most competitors. Was apparently locked to small tree but was removed and thrown in bush. Found by a later competitor and put back.

Compared valid splits with Tony and Duncs and would have won by about 1 min based on those.

Disappointing that people do that. Wonder why anyone was at the location anyway.

Two poor route choices. One not seeing uncrossable fence 20s to Duncs, the other much further than it looked at first glance 40s to Duncs.

C • No result 1

QLD MTBO Champs Middle. GPS says 49.56 but official time was 51.55 so I think the start times were 2 minutes out.

First about 2 minutes ahead of Duncs.

Very windy, hilly and complex single track. Confused a few times about where I was. Probably lost 2 minutes going to 6, didn't pay enough attention to one way tracks and discovered half way through route I couldn't get there legally the way I planned, had to plan a different way. Lost another 30s missing a vague/hard to see turn on way to 8.

25 minutes stop/start ride with Duncs to check track mapping in one of the confusing areas where he made a mistake. Tracks are not mapped correctly.

Afternoon ride at Bom Bom. On way to Qld for MTBO champs.

Morning ride down Fernleigh track and back.

Event: Newcastle OY #7 - Congewai
 

NOY 7 at John Elm Creek. Second to Burgo again by 3 minutes. No real errors, poor route choice and decisions to 1 and bit vague going to 9.

1 across paddock, onto track, was going to go straight up creek but grass looked bit long/thick so kept on track past and then up, steep and slow, stopped momentarily for a Rockman photo.
2 straight
3 straight, was expecting it to be further of edge of ridge
4 contour around crossing creek just below junction
5 straight, drift slightly SE, corrected when crossed creek at rock/boulders
6 straight, N of hill top, hit track, followed S short distance, into creek end
7 straight
8 straightish, pushed around a little by vegetation
9 straightish, trying to match map and rock/boulders, past SB, TInytoes and CJ all heading generally right direction, CJ led me into control
10 headed between hills, down gully, to track, along track to end, straight to boulder
11 straight
12 back to track, along track to bend/creek, straight, spotted control in creek quicker than expecting
13 along contour to track/gate, straight but veered off to higher group of trees
14 straight, was bit high had to drop down
15 straight, zigzagging down slope to creek
16 under fence in creek, straight
17 straight to cow feeder
F straight

C • stopped momentarily 1

Collecting some easy controls.

Course Hard Medium - Splits