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Monday Jun 8, 2015 #
10 AM
Run race ((orienteering)) 47:13 [4] *** 6.7 km (7:03 / km) +130m 6:25 / km
spiked:19/21c
A middle distance (not a championship one) on terrain unlike anything I've ever run on in Australia - flattish limestone country, with low irregular hills (a bit sand-duney, though without quite the intricacy in the contours) with a bit of rock on them, and lots of coastal vegetation with gaps in between, rather like Cantara before the gaps disappeared. (Cantara was perhaps the most similar experience, although the contour features here were more subtle).
I'm well aware that my record in flat technical terrain leaves something to be desired and was concentrating particularly hard to stay in contact. Rarely felt completely in control but got through most of the course successfully, the only wobble being at 10 where I misread a flat knoll as being on a ridge rather than off to its side and lost a minute or so. Fairly smooth physically, without a great deal of speed, and was again the standard distance behind Simon (although John was much closer today).
This weekend was definitely well worth coming over for, particularly today; not sure if it can be made to work, but it would be great to see a national carnival out this way someday, perhaps in 2018 (and I think Port Lincoln, like Broken Hill, is one of those places a lot of people have always meant to go to but never quite got round to it). Excellent show put on by the local club, as well - I think Port Lincoln is the only town under 20,000 in Australia that has managed to sustain a local club long-term. (Smaller places have had clubs but none have lasted - mostly they've folded once their founder(s) move on).
And flat limestone terrain with lots of vegetation detail is very relevant to certain types of Hungarian terrain, which may or may not end up being something of interest to the considerable number of talented M/W16s who were here this weekend.
I'm well aware that my record in flat technical terrain leaves something to be desired and was concentrating particularly hard to stay in contact. Rarely felt completely in control but got through most of the course successfully, the only wobble being at 10 where I misread a flat knoll as being on a ridge rather than off to its side and lost a minute or so. Fairly smooth physically, without a great deal of speed, and was again the standard distance behind Simon (although John was much closer today).
This weekend was definitely well worth coming over for, particularly today; not sure if it can be made to work, but it would be great to see a national carnival out this way someday, perhaps in 2018 (and I think Port Lincoln, like Broken Hill, is one of those places a lot of people have always meant to go to but never quite got round to it). Excellent show put on by the local club, as well - I think Port Lincoln is the only town under 20,000 in Australia that has managed to sustain a local club long-term. (Smaller places have had clubs but none have lasted - mostly they've folded once their founder(s) move on).
And flat limestone terrain with lots of vegetation detail is very relevant to certain types of Hungarian terrain, which may or may not end up being something of interest to the considerable number of talented M/W16s who were here this weekend.