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Sunday Jun 2, 2013 #
9 AM
Orienteering race (Day 2) 2:39:42 [4] 9.93 km (16:05 / km) +359m 13:37 / km
ahr:153 max:187 20c shoes: Salomons XR Mission
Emma, Polly, Barney and I came out for day 2.
I went out with Emma today (took me out of toberlone contention :(... )
Started super slowly wasn't expecting it to be quite so hilly and i knew Emma would have that and the rockiness... Had some difficulty finding 1 but not too bad 2,3,4 was fin - Polly and Barney right behind us.
Tracked nicely across to number 5 almost got took out by some stray sheep on the way across though! lots of Roo's out there too - was it just me or did others think that they seemed redder than normal today? anyhow #5 was a bit tricky to find in fact there was quite a few people searching when I found the tiny gully it was near. heads spun as the all telling beep went off...
6,7,8 all went pretty well then came 9... Emma and I had lost Polly and Barney on 8 but on #9 we overshot to the south and hit the granite plain... when we back tracked we punch #9 and there was Polly and Barney right behind us again...
10,11,12 we nailed and moved well however Polly and Barney dropped us on way to 11 and we didn't see them from then for a while.
after picking up 12 Emma was over it. So dropped her on the road on the way to 13 just south of the camp - much to her relief!. I then opted to pick up the pace to try catch up to Polly and Barney. Nav was near perfect for 13,14,15 (despite being a tad low).
I spotted Polly and Barney on 15 and told them to follow me to 16 as I had spotted it on way to 15. 17 was a bit cheeky as we had rounded the rocks on the other side so didn't see the control wedged in the gap.
Polly and Barney went off 17 on a very different direction to me much more towards 20. made me unsure but then I hit the granite face and was stoked... then a fox dashed across in front of me which was awesome. hit 18 dead on and on way to 19 noticed Polly and Barney on 18.
Started going to 20 comfortable that I was in front of them - however I soon saw them moving really fast higher than me and thought those buggers know where point is... and just as i spotted it they came darting onto it. Damn - behind them again.
Race to finish ended in sprint... don't care if it was Polly's bday - she wasn't going to get there first. and she didn't :) i offered it though (chivalry) but she let me punch... doesn't matter really they started 4 mins after us so where faster anyway :) if it was another 25+ m though I think she would have had me - didn't have the legs to keep going!
Last bit of cake in the stall - brilliant - got it for Polly as her bday cake.
Relaxed a bit listened to the result then came home via Bilbys for lunch.
Blisters ok - bit sore in the same spots but generally pretty good, and god damn- have so many holes on my feet from the removal of the old ones - kinda funny!
Oh and managed to get boiling water on my hand this afternoon - so this is all typed one handed whilst I cool my right hand :(
Think Polly and Emma coming out to lovers lane next week - think Emma will do a easier course though - or just hit up the cake stall! Well see if Barney returns - he looked like he enjoyed himself though.
Distance and climb was reasonable... I did however have much higher heart rate from when i drop Emma off - makes sense though as was more running involved!
I went out with Emma today (took me out of toberlone contention :(... )
Started super slowly wasn't expecting it to be quite so hilly and i knew Emma would have that and the rockiness... Had some difficulty finding 1 but not too bad 2,3,4 was fin - Polly and Barney right behind us.
Tracked nicely across to number 5 almost got took out by some stray sheep on the way across though! lots of Roo's out there too - was it just me or did others think that they seemed redder than normal today? anyhow #5 was a bit tricky to find in fact there was quite a few people searching when I found the tiny gully it was near. heads spun as the all telling beep went off...
6,7,8 all went pretty well then came 9... Emma and I had lost Polly and Barney on 8 but on #9 we overshot to the south and hit the granite plain... when we back tracked we punch #9 and there was Polly and Barney right behind us again...
10,11,12 we nailed and moved well however Polly and Barney dropped us on way to 11 and we didn't see them from then for a while.
after picking up 12 Emma was over it. So dropped her on the road on the way to 13 just south of the camp - much to her relief!. I then opted to pick up the pace to try catch up to Polly and Barney. Nav was near perfect for 13,14,15 (despite being a tad low).
I spotted Polly and Barney on 15 and told them to follow me to 16 as I had spotted it on way to 15. 17 was a bit cheeky as we had rounded the rocks on the other side so didn't see the control wedged in the gap.
Polly and Barney went off 17 on a very different direction to me much more towards 20. made me unsure but then I hit the granite face and was stoked... then a fox dashed across in front of me which was awesome. hit 18 dead on and on way to 19 noticed Polly and Barney on 18.
Started going to 20 comfortable that I was in front of them - however I soon saw them moving really fast higher than me and thought those buggers know where point is... and just as i spotted it they came darting onto it. Damn - behind them again.
Race to finish ended in sprint... don't care if it was Polly's bday - she wasn't going to get there first. and she didn't :) i offered it though (chivalry) but she let me punch... doesn't matter really they started 4 mins after us so where faster anyway :) if it was another 25+ m though I think she would have had me - didn't have the legs to keep going!
Last bit of cake in the stall - brilliant - got it for Polly as her bday cake.
Relaxed a bit listened to the result then came home via Bilbys for lunch.
Blisters ok - bit sore in the same spots but generally pretty good, and god damn- have so many holes on my feet from the removal of the old ones - kinda funny!
Oh and managed to get boiling water on my hand this afternoon - so this is all typed one handed whilst I cool my right hand :(
Think Polly and Emma coming out to lovers lane next week - think Emma will do a easier course though - or just hit up the cake stall! Well see if Barney returns - he looked like he enjoyed himself though.
Distance and climb was reasonable... I did however have much higher heart rate from when i drop Emma off - makes sense though as was more running involved!
Saturday Jun 1, 2013 #
Event: Foot-O - Two Day Classic
1 PM
Orienteering race (Day 1 (2 day classic)) 1:08:38 [4] 5.25 km (13:04 / km) +115m 11:47 / km
ahr:164 max:184 25c shoes: Salomons XR Mission
So decided to go down to both days after all. Managed to miss 3 turnoffs on the way there today - blah terrible start what kinda nav is that! - on entry into the event wasn't expecting the bumps past the 2nd gate - almost took out my front bumper - hahah whoops - lucky I have a 4wd of sorts - otherwise would've been in trouble. still managed to get it to kiss the dirt though.
Took a new friend along (Polly) who was a first timer and new to WA too.
Jumped straight onto the Expert 1 as a team of two.
However before even getting on the way managed to meet Tooms and Jen who most conveniently parked right next to my car. After a 2 minute chat we set off. See - thought he would be a good bloke and he was (Jen your word can be trusted)
1:5000 gosh its not hard to overshoot - luckily enough we didn't and quickly adjusted - Polly's last map was the romaine training so I think it was a bit of a readjustment for her but she was right on it once she realised on point 1.
Started nicely and the course was great - plenty of rocks to roll your ankle (did try a few times but survived) on but not much annoying stuff - could have gone sans the gaitors certainly. (in before someone points out I should master english before using french in my posts).
Realised on the way to 4 (I think) that I didn't start - GPS and HRM so got them going - so I have added about 200m above and 5 in climb (close enough).
Progressed really well from this point- Polly's Nav was quite good and using almost no compass both of us agreed and moved pretty quickly point to point.
8 to 9 we way overshot and had to back track about but fixed up the mistake within a suitable (by my standards) time frame. Was right behind Andre (I think) then. and watch him contour around to 10 as we straight lined it he was obviously putting some ground on us but as we watched we saw him shoot over 11 towards 16 (whoops andre). we grabbed the lead back from him but only for a moment as he steam rolled back past us.
13 to 14 we went south of the boulders after contouring most of the way there (bet my routegadget will show otherwise) - bad choice - should have gone up the hill like we first thought. Ended up searching around and those for a while then going down towards the fence line before correcting back up to the point.
From this point onwards nav was spot on hit pretty much every point with ease and jogged most of the way around the whole course.
Went way east of 23 whoops and then proceeded to run across the rock outcrop at a reasonable pace - here is where I managed to catch my right foot in what was a slow motion visit to the ground for the first 3 or so steps was a thought of maybe I could recover this - that quickly became a no chance in hell situation - I started to extend both arms to brace for impact but realised if I face plant on this my wrists are gone and so is a lot of other possible areas. Initiate a Parkour roll over right shoulder - swear I almost came back to my feet but was back up within seconds anyway. Got away lucky that time a graze on the shoulder but the backpack took the grunt - well the camelpac did and I soon felt water gushing down my legs :( oh no - but wasn't that bad the orange holder had come off thats all - so reasonable result.
Back on a trot and finished nicely - wanted to do another but regos had closed and as it was 14:30 on the dot didn't want us to start and E2 - oh well - went back to car - had another chat to Tooms - who had cruised past us on his was to 21. Then off homeward bound.
Bit of road kill as some parrots decided to stay on the road :( hate that so much. but car was fine.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Toenail was all good today - a few little blisters forming on my big toe side of foot so may need to tape for romaine - also decided to surgically remove 1 old blister when I got home - but as i cut it i found out that it had refilled ... oh well :(
All in all a very good day - Polly was a keen marine so we may have another BO member in western suburbs soon. I think Emma is going to come out tomorrow with Polly and I and maybe 1 extra so could be up to a team of 4 of us. Looking forward to it.
Took a new friend along (Polly) who was a first timer and new to WA too.
Jumped straight onto the Expert 1 as a team of two.
However before even getting on the way managed to meet Tooms and Jen who most conveniently parked right next to my car. After a 2 minute chat we set off. See - thought he would be a good bloke and he was (Jen your word can be trusted)
1:5000 gosh its not hard to overshoot - luckily enough we didn't and quickly adjusted - Polly's last map was the romaine training so I think it was a bit of a readjustment for her but she was right on it once she realised on point 1.
Started nicely and the course was great - plenty of rocks to roll your ankle (did try a few times but survived) on but not much annoying stuff - could have gone sans the gaitors certainly. (in before someone points out I should master english before using french in my posts).
Realised on the way to 4 (I think) that I didn't start - GPS and HRM so got them going - so I have added about 200m above and 5 in climb (close enough).
Progressed really well from this point- Polly's Nav was quite good and using almost no compass both of us agreed and moved pretty quickly point to point.
8 to 9 we way overshot and had to back track about but fixed up the mistake within a suitable (by my standards) time frame. Was right behind Andre (I think) then. and watch him contour around to 10 as we straight lined it he was obviously putting some ground on us but as we watched we saw him shoot over 11 towards 16 (whoops andre). we grabbed the lead back from him but only for a moment as he steam rolled back past us.
13 to 14 we went south of the boulders after contouring most of the way there (bet my routegadget will show otherwise) - bad choice - should have gone up the hill like we first thought. Ended up searching around and those for a while then going down towards the fence line before correcting back up to the point.
From this point onwards nav was spot on hit pretty much every point with ease and jogged most of the way around the whole course.
Went way east of 23 whoops and then proceeded to run across the rock outcrop at a reasonable pace - here is where I managed to catch my right foot in what was a slow motion visit to the ground for the first 3 or so steps was a thought of maybe I could recover this - that quickly became a no chance in hell situation - I started to extend both arms to brace for impact but realised if I face plant on this my wrists are gone and so is a lot of other possible areas. Initiate a Parkour roll over right shoulder - swear I almost came back to my feet but was back up within seconds anyway. Got away lucky that time a graze on the shoulder but the backpack took the grunt - well the camelpac did and I soon felt water gushing down my legs :( oh no - but wasn't that bad the orange holder had come off thats all - so reasonable result.
Back on a trot and finished nicely - wanted to do another but regos had closed and as it was 14:30 on the dot didn't want us to start and E2 - oh well - went back to car - had another chat to Tooms - who had cruised past us on his was to 21. Then off homeward bound.
Bit of road kill as some parrots decided to stay on the road :( hate that so much. but car was fine.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Toenail was all good today - a few little blisters forming on my big toe side of foot so may need to tape for romaine - also decided to surgically remove 1 old blister when I got home - but as i cut it i found out that it had refilled ... oh well :(
All in all a very good day - Polly was a keen marine so we may have another BO member in western suburbs soon. I think Emma is going to come out tomorrow with Polly and I and maybe 1 extra so could be up to a team of 4 of us. Looking forward to it.
Thursday May 30, 2013 #
6 PM
Orienteering (Lightpole) 47:40 [3] 6.57 km (7:15 / km) +62m 6:56 / km
ahr:164 max:185 12c shoes: Salomons XR Mission
First timer at light pole - arrived with seconds to spare and ended up delaying everyone a few mins while fletch gave me the 411 - sorry all.
Should have looked at the map really first because would have opted to go north first had I thought for a few second - oh well. collected 12 - jogged a fair bit but with intermittent walking. proving fitness is definitely not where it needs to be!
First time running since 12 hr and in the Salomons - found them amazing light and very comfortable - a tiny bit of pinching on my left big toe but im sure as the shoes break in a bit more that will go - either that or blister proofing there for 24 hr.
Anyhow progressed nicely through course and as I flipped the sheet to start the second side i thought I wonder what time I am at - 43 minutes -eek legged it home from there and came in at 4740 not too bad for first time.
Big toe reassured me that its still got issues later in the night toenail still intact though so maybe the run was enough to push it over the edge - guess time will tell.
Running in the jacket wasnt pleasant by the end and in fact was more of an annoyance and turned out quite cold at the end when having a chat to shane, ricky et al.
Hardly felt I earned all the shitty food I had today - also should really stretch been feeling tight and sore and my old mans knees are letting me know about it!
Looking forward to the weekend but I have heard that Tooms clown will be there so that will take the shine off it.
edit 1 - oh also I am starting to see the benefit of Garmin over iPhone - I deny ever making this statement.
Should have looked at the map really first because would have opted to go north first had I thought for a few second - oh well. collected 12 - jogged a fair bit but with intermittent walking. proving fitness is definitely not where it needs to be!
First time running since 12 hr and in the Salomons - found them amazing light and very comfortable - a tiny bit of pinching on my left big toe but im sure as the shoes break in a bit more that will go - either that or blister proofing there for 24 hr.
Anyhow progressed nicely through course and as I flipped the sheet to start the second side i thought I wonder what time I am at - 43 minutes -eek legged it home from there and came in at 4740 not too bad for first time.
Big toe reassured me that its still got issues later in the night toenail still intact though so maybe the run was enough to push it over the edge - guess time will tell.
Running in the jacket wasnt pleasant by the end and in fact was more of an annoyance and turned out quite cold at the end when having a chat to shane, ricky et al.
Hardly felt I earned all the shitty food I had today - also should really stretch been feeling tight and sore and my old mans knees are letting me know about it!
Looking forward to the weekend but I have heard that Tooms clown will be there so that will take the shine off it.
edit 1 - oh also I am starting to see the benefit of Garmin over iPhone - I deny ever making this statement.
Monday May 27, 2013 #
6 PM
Walking 3:00:27 [2] 13.51 km (13:21 / km) +208m 12:24 / km
ahr:119 max:142 shoes: Salomons XR Mission
Decided to go for a walk.
Started walking was enjoying so kept walking :P 3hrs later got home.
3rd day in a row doing leg work - legs are definitely feeling it a bit. particularly when this walk also included 1 km up the beach from south city beach to city beach.
Bold hill was nice too.
No new blisters so I think the shoe breaking in must be getting close to done. Am struggling a little with a good tightness for the lacing but ill get there... also need some thicker socks as feeling the impact factor on my feet a bit more today.
Ankles recovering nicely after the smashing they took on Sunday - its about the only thing I am unsure on with these shoes - they don't give enough support on the ankle I think anyway.
Mmm what to do tomorrow - walking is a tad long and boring and definitely need to rest legs until Thursday and try make lighto this week.
Started walking was enjoying so kept walking :P 3hrs later got home.
3rd day in a row doing leg work - legs are definitely feeling it a bit. particularly when this walk also included 1 km up the beach from south city beach to city beach.
Bold hill was nice too.
No new blisters so I think the shoe breaking in must be getting close to done. Am struggling a little with a good tightness for the lacing but ill get there... also need some thicker socks as feeling the impact factor on my feet a bit more today.
Ankles recovering nicely after the smashing they took on Sunday - its about the only thing I am unsure on with these shoes - they don't give enough support on the ankle I think anyway.
Mmm what to do tomorrow - walking is a tad long and boring and definitely need to rest legs until Thursday and try make lighto this week.