Training Log Archive: PowA

Beechworth. Rail trail down to Flame Trees. Around the full Flame Trees track and then back up the rail trail. Legs a bit tired from last few days.

ACT MTBO Champs - Long
2nd about 6 minutes behind Craig. Was about 9 behind original 1st place but he and others crossed/climbed over a fence and ended up DSQ.
No real issues with route choice or navigation. Had to slow a few times to spot the vague tracks but everyone did. Route choice out of 14 was hard to follow, was taped but not well.

Long Course 3 - Splits

ACT MTBO Champs - Middle
3rd but 9 & 8 minutes bit behind 1st and 2nd.
Few route choices and a bit of dodgy navigation made up for 2/3 of the gap. My slower hill climbing made up the rest.
Turn I was looking for to 4 looked like a creek bed so overshot.
Missed dotted track and open area route choice to 5.
Brain fade at start of route to 6, two false starts, one in wrong direction and the other only noticing no way to cross fence after I was part way up the hill on main track.
Took track all the way to 12 as wasn’t sure if clear area joined track. It did.

Middle Course 3 - Splits

Event: ACT MTBO Championships
 

ACT MTBO Champs - Mass Start
First ever mass start. Sliced tyre sidewall on down hill after control 4. Walk back for I think my first ever real DNF. I have had a flat in a score course before and walked back but you still get a score for that.

C • Relief for me 3

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