Training Log Archive: NSW Stinger

Woke up early because it was so bright in the tent.
Legs were a bit stiff, but not too sore. Blistered toes were the sorest part of my body.

Day 2

Event: 7th World Rogaine Championships
 

2nd. Warrumbungles N.P. with Damon Goerke
Happy with result- though not a perfect race and we certainly could have won. My night navigation needs some improvement, but as Dave and Prong suggested- i'm convinced there were some magnetic rocks out there! Great area. Very tough and but worthy World Champs. It was bloody hot on both days, but the night was quite pleasant. Physically i felt good for most of the race. Had a down patch after making the mistakes between 1-3am but felt good by the time we got back to the Hash house at 4.20am.
Had a good feed- bacon and egg sanga, cheese toasty, pancakes. Headed off just before first light into the tough southern section of the map. As it got light i turned into a zombie and really struggled for about an hour. I was so sleepy i would have killed my grandmother just to sleep for 5mins. Keep stumbling on thinking every min i would tell Damon i needed to sleep (but fully knowing he wouldn't let me) but somehow made it thru.
At about 7am i was feeling good again and we were picking up some good points. Damon tired a bit in the last few hrs but we were still running bits and walking ok. With 90mins to go we were on a sealed road heading back. It was very hot again. I convinced him we had time to collect another 2 controls. We got them but it took a bit longer than expected. We had 25mins to run the 4kms back. It looked fliat on the map, but was actually uphill most of the way. Really had to get the whip out near the end and we made it back with 20secs to spare. Amazing to finish feeling like you had done everything possible.
Spoke to a few teams and realised some of the big guns had fallen apart. Results were posted quite quickly and i wasn't particularly surprised that it was the Fornicator who had beaten us. The heat had taken its toll on a lot of teams, and i think the reason we did so well was that we made sure to look after ourselves from the start. We were pretty conservative with our pace, but that meant i never felt like giving up.
Thanks to Damon for always keeping us moving, and Dave and Prong for keeping us company (tho you could have helped with the nav a bit more!!).
Full report and pics to follow

Only result that matters
2nd Rob Preston
111th Eric Morris

Full results
http://www.rogaine2006.com.au/results.htm

Our route on routegadget
http://www.bendigo-orienteers.com.au/WRC_Route_Gad...

C • Good Work!!! 5

very busy day at work- then drove to Warrumbungles

jogged down to the track, then 5 laps.
Calves still very sore

Calves very sore. Should have run but got home just in time for the simpsons.

C • restraint 1

After a few very enjoyable beers and a great plate of nachos at Little Creatures, caught the red-eye back to Sydney. Felt ok most of the day, but really crashed in the arvo.
Calves very sore and tight. Everywhere else seems ok.