Training Log Archive: Bruce

Too busy organising Mason's Pirate Birthday party.

My parents were visiting for Mason's 6th birthday, so I was able to get out for a run today. I ran around Yarra Bend golf course, and found 4 golf balls today.
My legs were quite fresh, but my groin was painful during the run, and I pulled up very sore. It took close to 24hrs to be able to walk without soreness afterwards.

Vale Willy Kullmann 1936 - 2008

My father-in-law passed away this morning after a couple of years of health problems. Willy was a proud father of my wife Anne, and JWOC 1993 representative Karl.
Born in Germany and growing up during the war, Willy moved to Australia in the late 60s and met his wife Rosemary as members of the YMCA. Willy spent most of his time in Australia at King's Park as Superintendent of the gardens, and living in the cottage near the main entrance. His opinion was always that the park was there for the enjoyment of the people of Perth and its visitors.
Willy was an instrumental member of the LOST orienteering club and helped to organise many major events. He enjoyed teaching Anne and Karl how to orienteer, as well as sailing and camping skills at Bremer Bay each summer. My earliest memory of Willy is him coaching and supporting Karl to win the M13 Australian Orienteering Champs in 1988.
Willy's concern was not living long enough to see his grandchildren grow up. He was able to spend a great couple of weeks at home with Mason, Torren and Sophie last month. In his last days Willy enjoyed watching the Tour de France and his adopted country of Australia competing in the Beijing Olympic games.



Rest in peace Willy.

C • Willy Kullmann 1

After hobbling around at home yesterday evening, my groin pain seemed to settle down a bit overnight, so I gave it a test.
For the first 10 minutes it started getting painful again, so I stopped and stetched in Fitzroy Gardens. After turning back and running on grass, it actually improved, and I was able to run a lap of Carlton Gardens without any pain at all.

I still have a head cold, and again today I was very stiff around the hips and groin. In fact it got quite painful when I tried to run.
Instead of my planned interval session, I ended up doing a few stretches in the Treasury Gardens, and jogging slowly to see if it got better. I didn't, so I returned to work early and watched the end of the men's triathalon.

Monday night run from Nicola's house.
With Blair, Nicola, Dion, Zuzana and me. We ran the "Views of the City" run highlighting the best views of the CBD lights from some of the lookout points above Yarra Boulevard.
I felt reasonable on the run, although the pace was not fast.

Neil Barr's Ironman / Hagaby / Orientshow race.

Superb event on a super large scale and detailed gold mining area.
Full marks to Neil. Outside of the major championships, this along with the BG 2 day, is the most enjoyable event on the Victorian calendar.

Description from Neil:
"Three mass start races held in complex mining terrain. The first was a 16 variation hageby of 2.1 k. The second was a five loop race, with many variations in the order of the loops. The third was an orientshow format. There were 30 controls in 2.1 kilometres. The course had two 3-loop butterflies. This produced many variations so each runner had a unique course. A feature of the orientshow format is an absence of control numbers on the control descriptions. There is a two minute penalty for each error. Half the competitors made errors, including a number of national representatives. Congratulations to club members who finished this race with a clean slate. For those who want to do the analysis, I have made a list of controls on each course, the allocation of courses to runners, the information downloaded from SI sticks, a map with all controls and a sample course.

http://neilbarr.fastmail.fm/OShow/

And don't forget RouteGadget where you can admit your stupidity after a perusal of the downloads. The usual page link goes to the final race. The other two races can also be found on the gadget."

I was not feeling 100% before the races. My hips/abdomen were still quite stiff, possibly a side effect of a cold/virus that I have had for about a week. I had to warm up for about 10 minutes before I could run without discomfort.
Rather than speed, I concentrated on compass and fine navigation. I really enjoyed the splitting of the courses which meant that I had to navigate on my own for 90% of the controls.

Race 1 (2.39 kms, actual time 14:58)
1 Arthur, Bruce 15:16
2 Neve, Max 16:15
3 Brownridge, David 16:23

Race 2 (2.89 kms, actual time 17:14, actual margin about 5 seconds)
1 Arthur, Bruce 18:01
2 Barr, Evan 18:03
3 Key, Warren 19:33

Race 3 (2.42 kms, actual time 15:16)
1 Bruce Arthur 15:57
2 Jim Russell 17:42
3 Matthew Schepisi 17:48
On the last race, I didn't see the 3rd loopon the first butterfly. I continued to the next butterfly before realising. I had to run back and complete it, and lost about 7 or 8 places. The remainder of the course was very clean, and I managed to run through everyone with no mistakes.

Event report
http://www.bendigo-orienteers.com.au/mediawiki/ind...

C • Suggestions 5

A recovery run over some undulating hills.