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Saturday Jan 4, 2014 #
Warm up run/stretch 10:00 [3] 1.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Salomon Speedcross 3
10 AM
Orienteering race (Big5 O Day 5) 20:30 [5] 2.8 km (7:19 / km) +110m 6:07 / km
shoes: Salomon Speedcross 3
Sprint at Lowveld Botanical Gardens, Nelspruit. 1:4000 scale. Not my favorite O discipline, but really enjoyed it nonetheless. My nav was too slow on the intricate paths in the forest, and I lost big time at 10 and 11. Looked in the wrong place for 10 and then ran to an uncross-able fence before 11, and had to go around. Also slow running from 14-16. Need to work on punching faster and coming into and leaving controls faster as well. Fair run otherwise, just no leg speed to do really well.
4 PM
Note
Big 5 O week summary:
Day 1 middle distance: 18th place
Day 2 long distance: 2nd place
Day 3 middle distance: 16th place
Day 4 long distance: 4th place
Day 5 sprint: 22nd place
M21E - 8th overall, and 4th South African overall. Goals before the start of the week were top 10 overall and top 5 SA, so very happy to have achieved these. Need to work hard on my finer navigation skills to improve on the middle distance events.
Highlight of the week: Podium on Day 2 long distance.
Low-light of the week: Getting "lost" in the rocks on Day 1...
Thoroughly enjoyed the week! Thanks Big 5 O committee!
Day 1 middle distance: 18th place
Day 2 long distance: 2nd place
Day 3 middle distance: 16th place
Day 4 long distance: 4th place
Day 5 sprint: 22nd place
M21E - 8th overall, and 4th South African overall. Goals before the start of the week were top 10 overall and top 5 SA, so very happy to have achieved these. Need to work hard on my finer navigation skills to improve on the middle distance events.
Highlight of the week: Podium on Day 2 long distance.
Low-light of the week: Getting "lost" in the rocks on Day 1...
Thoroughly enjoyed the week! Thanks Big 5 O committee!