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Sunday Mar 30, 2014 #
12 PM
Running 5:15 [1] 0.7 km (7:30 / km) +50m 5:32 / km
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon (Dec' 13)
Orienteering 1:05:42 [4] 9.6 km (6:51 / km) +500m 5:26 / km
spiked:18/21c slept:6.0 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon (Dec' 13)
Pine forest Leinster League.
I'd been looking forward to this, as I thought the area could be nice, and forest is always a nice change for me.
Started fine, unfrotunately the unceccesarily large amount of track on the way to 1 meant I'd made a rough plan for every leg on the course before I had to cut up to number 1, taking a little away from the area.
The open was fine, tried to work because I know I'm weak on the uphills. And James on the green was taking time out of everyone on the Brown. Ah well.
Had a silly mistake on 6, I was just put off by the forest which was just off the eedge of the map, and a big gully to my left which was the same. I knew it was too far left, but it did enough to put me off, 20s.
Next section was fine and in control. The pine forest side as opposed to Cruagh was a bit nicer too and enjoyable. Gorgeous semi-open on the way to 13, but found it vague and couldn't pur my finger on the control, some hesitations, and relocation maybe meant a little under a minute lost, but it looks like a good few others were the same because I wasn't far behind the fastest on this.
Very nice patch of forest to 14, with some nice crags, no worries with the control. The return to the finish went fine and was a bit uneventful, little tired coming towards the end which isn't great, but I'm not worried about it, worked alright on the climbs, except 18.
Also was surprised by fastest split to 19 as I spent 20s or so helping Aidan out. I couldn't find our control on his map for ages. But maybe I was quicker because I went straight and others hit the road. Tough forest here, but I was working pretty well through it.
Anyway, nice area, could get even better use out of it too. My race was decent, navigation was my focus, and concentration was good, but probably not the hardest spot. Reasonably far ahead of the others too, just under 6mins on Ger, which is always a nice confidence booster going into the JK. Feeling good for it, and up for the long ditance. Gotta get through the Leinsters first though.
I'd been looking forward to this, as I thought the area could be nice, and forest is always a nice change for me.
Started fine, unfrotunately the unceccesarily large amount of track on the way to 1 meant I'd made a rough plan for every leg on the course before I had to cut up to number 1, taking a little away from the area.
The open was fine, tried to work because I know I'm weak on the uphills. And James on the green was taking time out of everyone on the Brown. Ah well.
Had a silly mistake on 6, I was just put off by the forest which was just off the eedge of the map, and a big gully to my left which was the same. I knew it was too far left, but it did enough to put me off, 20s.
Next section was fine and in control. The pine forest side as opposed to Cruagh was a bit nicer too and enjoyable. Gorgeous semi-open on the way to 13, but found it vague and couldn't pur my finger on the control, some hesitations, and relocation maybe meant a little under a minute lost, but it looks like a good few others were the same because I wasn't far behind the fastest on this.
Very nice patch of forest to 14, with some nice crags, no worries with the control. The return to the finish went fine and was a bit uneventful, little tired coming towards the end which isn't great, but I'm not worried about it, worked alright on the climbs, except 18.
Also was surprised by fastest split to 19 as I spent 20s or so helping Aidan out. I couldn't find our control on his map for ages. But maybe I was quicker because I went straight and others hit the road. Tough forest here, but I was working pretty well through it.
Anyway, nice area, could get even better use out of it too. My race was decent, navigation was my focus, and concentration was good, but probably not the hardest spot. Reasonably far ahead of the others too, just under 6mins on Ger, which is always a nice confidence booster going into the JK. Feeling good for it, and up for the long ditance. Gotta get through the Leinsters first though.
3 PM
Orienteering 20:00 [1] 2.0 km (10:00 / km) +50m 8:53 / km
spiked:7/7c shoes: Inov8 X-Talon (Dec' 13)
collecting controls