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Training Log Archive: camd

In the 11 days ending Oct 2, 2017:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Orienteering	7	4:21:57	29.83	(8:47)	48.0	(5:27)	1142
Running	6	3:40:13	21.38	(10:18)	34.4	(6:24)	1437
Total	9	8:02:10	51.2	(9:25)	82.4	(5:51)	2579

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Sunday Oct 1, 2017 #

Orienteering race (Aus Relay 1st M21E) 36:30 [5] **** 7.0 km (5:13 / km) +162m 4:40 / km

Ending on a high! Ran first leg for an elite team with matt and cam (a NWOC team too!). Was running comfortably with the pack and then lost them on some rubbish long splits (managed to get all the long ones it seemed!). Was apparently just within sight of the leaders through the spectator with some good micros but dropped ~1min in the last loop with some errors and hesitations. But it was enough in the end with many states putting the strongest on 1st and 2nd, Matt was able to catch the leader and Cam drop him in the last loop! Victory yay!

Running warm up/down 25:00 [1] 4.9 km (5:06 / km) +50m 4:51 / km

combined with previous days warmup

Saturday Sep 30, 2017 #

Orienteering (Aus Champs long (?)th) 1:11:12 [3] **** 12.4 km (5:45 / km) +301m 5:07 / km

I found this terrain quite tricky. First few long legs were way too simple however and I wasn't aggressive enough through them. Got to the long leg, started upping the aggression.. and inexlicably turned into some gullies losing 2 minutes or more. Than made a mistake on the next control which I didn't understand at all losing another 3mins. A few small misses mainly through a lack of map understanding but a big problem was a lack of pace.

Sidenote - thought the course setting was quite rubbish, the long legs were boring and had no different route choices. Of course this didn't impact my result (probably would have screwed it up more) but a shame at such a big event (who makes the only viable routechoice on a leg back through the start line??)

Aus Long Course 2 - Splits

Thursday Sep 28, 2017 #

Orienteering (Mass start) 28:13 [3] *** 4.6 km (6:08 / km) +190m 5:05 / km

Went hard on the first split and spectator hill leg to spin the legs a bit then jogged and did only half the course to conserve myself for this weekend. Nice, easier pine forest with some solid features, felt like home

Bathurst 3 Day - Day 3 Middle - C1 H1 MenA - Splits

Wednesday Sep 27, 2017 #

Orienteering race (Public Sprint) 15:21 [5] **** 3.7 km (4:09 / km)
shoes: Saucony Endorphin Racer

Just behind the big boys in a tight twisty but not too tricky sprint. Made one mistake which might have nabbed me Martin. Probably not quite a 100% effort being a non counting race but another classic example of performing better when it matters less.

Running warm up/down 25:00 [1] 4.8 km (5:12 / km)
shoes: Saucony Endorphin Racer

Threw in yesterdays warm up cos I'm lazy like that

Bathurst 3Day - Day2 Sprint C1 H1 MenA - Splits

Tuesday Sep 26, 2017 #

Orienteering race (Disasterous Disaster) 1:06:04 [4] ***** 11.2 km (5:54 / km) +328m 5:09 / km
shoes: Icebug Acceleritas4 (no3)

Vague rocky terrain (public race after the schools race). My first mistake was not following my normal warm up routine (one of the keys to being in the best mental space). I started without my head in the game and didn't have a plan.. by the second control I had made a massive parallel mistake. Reset, nailed next few controls then lost focus again up a hill and veered off the map (seriously). Reset, decided there was no point in giving up when I paid for the race, started smashing the long leg but crossed a track at the end without seeing it and so couldn't even claim a good split there. Made another big howler, by which time I was in disbelief that I could be this rubbish. Take out? Head space! And I was probably rusty asf in that sort of vague gully spur

Bathurst 3day - Day1 C1 H1 MenA - Splits

Monday Sep 25, 2017 #

Running (Snakey in the blue mtns) 1:42:42 [3] 12.3 km (8:21 / km) +1175m 5:39 / km
shoes: Icebug Acceleritas4 (no3)

Nice little run with the Brits in the Blue Mountains (which are actually really spectacular canyons). Turned back a little prematurely when we encountered a Red Bellied snake on the track and Matt got the fright of his life! (ok we all did)

Sunday Sep 24, 2017 #

Orienteering race (Aus Champs Middle. 2nd) 27:52 [5] **** 5.0 km (5:34 / km) +131m 4:56 / km

A better race. Had the aggression going nicely through the first section but misses on two of the legs (30secs) before the long leg cost me my lead. One was just a bad decision on the fly, the other a reckless plan for a vague leg.

The long leg I was 55sec down on the leader (who admittadly was 25sec ahead on the next best time). A bad route probably cost around 15-20secs but most of the time was lost through not being aggressive - I snapped into long distance mode. Had some more misses towards the end costing 30-40 seconds but the earlier stuff I think was the main factor which lost it for me.

Running warm up/down 17:00 [1] 2.9 km (5:52 / km) +20m 5:40 / km

Middle Dist Champs Course 2 - Splits

Saturday Sep 23, 2017 #

Event: Australian Orienteering Carnival 2017

Orienteering race (Aus champs sprint (4th)) 16:45 [5] 4.1 km (4:05 / km) +30m 3:56 / km
shoes: Saucony Endorphin Racer

Wow. Made a hash of this sprint, was leading (2nd in mens elite too) for the first few controls. Then I started suffering (or rather, letting myself suffer) with the dry air. Then made some mistakes and poor decisions. Lost 30-40sec through largely little silly things that kept adding up, and I am questioning my mental/emotional performance (did I push my limits? no) A trend across every major sprint this year unfortunately for myself, need to get confidence and agression back up over the summer.

Running warm up/down 16:00 [1] 3.0 km (5:20 / km)
shoes: Saucony Endorphin Racer

Aus Sprint Champs Course 1 - Splits

Friday Sep 22, 2017 #

Running (Mt panorama) 34:31 [1] 6.5 km (5:19 / km) +192m 4:38 / km
shoes: Saucony Type A6

Suprisingly steep climb up the mt going the wrong way. Descent was beautiful, dropped 95m over 1km alone and could just sit back spinning the wheels. I can run downhills really well at the moment, easily dropped the other guys even at a really easy effort.

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