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Wednesday Apr 19, 2017 #
Event: Middle Earth Championships
10 AM
Orienteering Meet race 57:35 **** 6.47 km (8:54 / km) +105m 8:14 / km
ahr:119 max:163 spiked:17/19c shoes: Icebug green #5
Middle Earth Long event. I was doing well until I made 2 mistakes going to 11. Instead of taking the big trail to the east, I took a minor trail to the west that would run into the eastern trail. Well I messed that up and on the approach offthe trail I dived in too soon. Losing 5+ minutes on this control.i got a little shaky on two more controls near the end.
This was a very cool Redwood forest with lots of trails tourists and ferns.
Very middle earth!
This was a very cool Redwood forest with lots of trails tourists and ferns.
Very middle earth!
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017 #
Hiking 3:00:00 [3] 12.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
shoes: Silver Solomon
2 different hikes up from where we are staying in Rotoura. Like hiking in a fern forest. Super clean and clear water in the lake and streams. Weather is cool and the warm sun is welcome. A bit more then I should on a day off, but always good to be out.
Monday Apr 17, 2017 #
11 AM
Orienteering Meet race 38:43 3.4 km (11:24 / km) +107m 9:51 / km
ahr:143 max:168 spiked:12/14c shoes: Icebug green #5
Middle distance event. From the road we were watching all these runners either go straight up or around a big hill. After control 2 I knew I did it have that route on my course whew! This was a lot like Wyoming with open areas and rock cliffs and ledges. But this area was hit days earlier by Cyclone Cook. So it was super muddy and slippery. Really fun fast paced run except on no 13 I went through the cliff rock area when I should of stayed low. Lost a few minutes. I think maybe the mud on my map didn't help either. Fun downhill finish to the go control. This is the kind of terrain I like more than the jungle stuff.
Sunday Apr 16, 2017 #
12 PM
Orienteering Meet 47:16 ***** 4.8 km (9:51 / km) +79m 9:06 / km
ahr:136 max:166 spiked:9/18c shoes: Icebug green #5
Relay race with Team Chaos, Rick Breseman and Rich were the other members of the team.
I ran leg 3
It rained on and off the whole morning. I mean it rained then the sun came out and then it changed. At the last second I took off my rain visor. BIG Mistake.
It poured on me after I started. It was like the night O with a pen flashlight all over again. Once again some really tough terrain and handicapped with wet reading glasses that hurt visibility if the map.
I finished but was not proud of my stupidity.
I ran leg 3
It rained on and off the whole morning. I mean it rained then the sun came out and then it changed. At the last second I took off my rain visor. BIG Mistake.
It poured on me after I started. It was like the night O with a pen flashlight all over again. Once again some really tough terrain and handicapped with wet reading glasses that hurt visibility if the map.
I finished but was not proud of my stupidity.
Saturday Apr 15, 2017 #
10 AM
Orienteering Meet race 1:18:38 [5] ***** 6.84 km (11:30 / km) +214m 9:56 / km
ahr:133 max:164 spiked:9/15c shoes: Icebug green #5
Oceania Long event. Well the walk to the start was totally thick jungle woods.
I was careful at first but trying to get no 3 was really tough in this jungle type terrain.
I had to relocate to the road and go back in to get it. 6 min lost ouch.
Then 5,6,7. Were in this dense area with fallen logs and poor visibility. Bailed out to a trail to get no 7
Way off on 9 and then this became survival. Fortunately the last 4 control were in a totally different area that was actually quite nice woods.
This was a very tough area with low visibility in spots.
I was careful at first but trying to get no 3 was really tough in this jungle type terrain.
I had to relocate to the road and go back in to get it. 6 min lost ouch.
Then 5,6,7. Were in this dense area with fallen logs and poor visibility. Bailed out to a trail to get no 7
Way off on 9 and then this became survival. Fortunately the last 4 control were in a totally different area that was actually quite nice woods.
This was a very tough area with low visibility in spots.
Friday Apr 14, 2017 #
Event: Oceania Championships 2017
2 PM
Orienteering Meet race 14:52 ** 2.22 km (6:42 / km) +25m 6:20 / km
ahr:120 max:156 spiked:17/18c
Oceania Sprint. A little jet lagged, not the fastest but good for 15 th out of 103 in age group.
Sprint was on a campus that started out with the first 5 controls by buildings.
Then it switched to trail junctions , fence corners and thickets.
I had to borrow some shoes since my luggage did not make it with me from the US
Nice start to the trip.
Sprint was on a campus that started out with the first 5 controls by buildings.
Then it switched to trail junctions , fence corners and thickets.
I had to borrow some shoes since my luggage did not make it with me from the US
Nice start to the trip.