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Saturday Aug 11, 2012 #
7 PM
Orienteering race (Night race) 28:55 [5] 5.25 km (5:30 / km) +2m 5:30 / km
(injured)
NOL Night Race
Bachelor, NT
Loop 1
Loop 2
Loop 3
It was great to be part of the first ever NOL night race.
My knee was very stiff in the morning, but after some swimming it was good enough to run slowly. On the first lap I couldn't keep with the leaders with some soreness. By the second loop it had warmed up nicely. On the third I tried to go faster to catch Dave Meyer, but it got sore again and I couldn't race hard to the end.
I had a good battle with Jimbo over the whole course, but he got me when it counted. Good job Jim!
Happy with 6th place given my injury.
Bachelor, NT
Loop 1
Loop 2
Loop 3
It was great to be part of the first ever NOL night race.
My knee was very stiff in the morning, but after some swimming it was good enough to run slowly. On the first lap I couldn't keep with the leaders with some soreness. By the second loop it had warmed up nicely. On the third I tried to go faster to catch Dave Meyer, but it got sore again and I couldn't race hard to the end.
I had a good battle with Jimbo over the whole course, but he got me when it counted. Good job Jim!
Happy with 6th place given my injury.
Orienteering warm up/down 10:00 [1] 1.5 km (6:40 / km)
Friday Aug 10, 2012 #
5 PM
Orienteering race 16:50 [5] *** 3.74 km (4:30 / km)
spiked:19/20c (injured)
NOL Sprint Darwin
My knee wasn't great in the warm up, but by the time I made it to the start line it was good enough to run at a solid pace. It would probably not stand up to full sprint speed though.
At this pace I nailed all of the controls in the campus, and was just 2 seconds behind 3rd. On the way to 16 I tried to increase my speed for the easy legs, but I jarred my knee. I had to hobble through the last 1500m, and it hurt through the soft sand dunes. Luckily I was able to hang on to 4th, but I lost significant time in running speed.
My knee wasn't great in the warm up, but by the time I made it to the start line it was good enough to run at a solid pace. It would probably not stand up to full sprint speed though.
At this pace I nailed all of the controls in the campus, and was just 2 seconds behind 3rd. On the way to 16 I tried to increase my speed for the easy legs, but I jarred my knee. I had to hobble through the last 1500m, and it hurt through the soft sand dunes. Luckily I was able to hang on to 4th, but I lost significant time in running speed.
Orienteering warm up/down 15:00 [1] 2.0 km (7:30 / km)
Wednesday Aug 8, 2012 #
8 AM
Cycling 21:42 [2] 6.65 km (18.4 kph) +36m
Tuesday Aug 7, 2012 #
Note
It's a pity about Michael Diamond overnight in the trap shooting medal round. He made Adam Scott's last 4 holes at the British Open look good. Diamond shot 125/125 in qualifying, and then went on to shoot only 20/25 in the final and lose by one target.
8 AM
Cycling 25:00 [2] 6.5 km (15.6 kph)
A funny article from The Onion which reminds me why my non-running friends' eyes glaze over if I start talking about running:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/im-truly-sorry-fo...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/im-truly-sorry-fo...
12 PM
Running 1:00:29 11.21 km (5:24 / km) +138m 5:05 / km
4 x 1500m at 80%
I wanted to try to run at orienteering race speed to see what may be possible this weekend. I managed to get through the session, but I was restricted in the first part of each rep as my knee didn't like stopping.
I now plan to rest for the next couple of days to give myself the best chance of starting on Friday. I should be able to run, but the question will be how hard I can push myself without too much pain.
I wanted to try to run at orienteering race speed to see what may be possible this weekend. I managed to get through the session, but I was restricted in the first part of each rep as my knee didn't like stopping.
I now plan to rest for the next couple of days to give myself the best chance of starting on Friday. I should be able to run, but the question will be how hard I can push myself without too much pain.
5 PM
Cycling 24:12 [2] 6.59 km (16.3 kph) +26m
Monday Aug 6, 2012 #
8 AM
Cycling 27:15 [2] 6.33 km (13.9 kph) +6m
5 PM
Cycling 25:00 [2] 6.5 km (15.6 kph)
Sunday Aug 5, 2012 #
11 AM
Orienteering 41:13 [4] *** 6.98 km (5:54 / km) +168m 5:16 / km
MelBushO Event 6
You Yangs
Fitness test for Darwin.
After another few days rest my knee was about 80%. It is much stronger and I could run at a solid pace with little discomfort.
It is still a little sore when jumping over logs or having to lift my right leg high. It's not ideal, but it should be good enough to get on the plane to Darwin on Thursday.
The course was ok. The mapped vegetation was only a rough guide for what to expect in the terrain. I tried to find the fast running sections on the ground which didn't always take me through the corresponding mapped areas. I lost a couple of minutes on 12, but otherwise it was ok.
You Yangs
Fitness test for Darwin.
After another few days rest my knee was about 80%. It is much stronger and I could run at a solid pace with little discomfort.
It is still a little sore when jumping over logs or having to lift my right leg high. It's not ideal, but it should be good enough to get on the plane to Darwin on Thursday.
The course was ok. The mapped vegetation was only a rough guide for what to expect in the terrain. I tried to find the fast running sections on the ground which didn't always take me through the corresponding mapped areas. I lost a couple of minutes on 12, but otherwise it was ok.
Cycling 49:19 [1] 7.0 km (8.5 kph) +49m
You Yangs MTB trail #17 with Mason and Torren.
It was the boys first MTB ride and they had a great time. The trail was flat and safe, but interesting enough for the boys to enjoy.
It was the boys first MTB ride and they had a great time. The trail was flat and safe, but interesting enough for the boys to enjoy.