Training Log Archive: PowA

Event: Newcastle OY 6 - BELFORD
 

NOY Belford NP.

Open area, good for the runners, good area to go straight most of the time. I’m not a runner. Usually good at going straight.

1. Plan was straight, very clear bush. Got to a major creek line/depression and read that as the one I was needed to cross and control would be in next little depression/creek line just a little across the spur. Wasn’t there. When next starter ran past decided I probably hadn’t gone far enough. My excuse is the contours on the map didn’t appear to accurately reflect the size of the depression I ran through. Lost 2 minutes.
2. Straight, was 20 m too high when got to correct gulley.
3. Straight.
4. Straight, bit high approaching but another competitor running in from other side.
5. Straight.
6. Across road, down fire road to water course crossing, straight.
7. Head straight, found a good kangaroo trail through light green so followed that, hit water course high and followed down. Caught by GT here.
8. Straightish, skirted to west of light green.
9. Straightish, followed main water course for a bit.
10. Straight, as I reached cherry tree just before control GT was sprinting away and assumed he had just left control so headed to where he had been but he hadn’t and I took a little bit of time to refocus. Found and left control before GT.
11. Back across road to 5. GT overtook and the way.
12. Planned to go over top of rise and down west of spur but drifted a little east due to slightly thicker vegetation and seeing GT way off to my left. Got to control just ahead of him.
13. Straight
14. Straight
15. Straightish, around south of first erosion ditch, along road a little.
16 . Straight, arriving same time as GT, though last I saw of him until download.
17. Straight, slowed down on the hill.
18. Straight
19. Straight
20. Track.

Hard Medium - Splits

Barnsley

Glenrock