Training Log Archive: Bruce

Orienteering race 47:52 **** 7.1 km (6:44 / km) +224m 5:49 / km
ahr:150 max:188

Bendigo Bush Classic #3
Mt Korong
Course 1



I wasn't very satisfied with my race.
I had good navigation to the circles, but lots of time loss inside the circles today.

90s on 4: I found many depressions and couldn't see the flag. It felt like it was beyond the middle of the circle and too far from my attack point.
90s on 10. I stood next to it without seeing it, then questioned myself and came back after double checking.
90s on 12. I ran down the length of the rockface and somehow missed it. I think the control placement may have been dodgy here.
90s on 13. Why was there a green forest at the foot of the rockface when it was supposed to be yellow? The control was hidden, and maybe even too close to the boulders.
30s on 14. I stood on top of the rockface, but didn't notice the flag at the foot. I also felt uneasy going straight from 13-14. The vegetation appears to have changed a fair bit on that hill side.

Cycling 32:20 9.94 km (18.4 kph) +64m
ahr:111 max:149

Running 48:24 9.63 km (5:01 / km) +102m 4:46 / km
ahr:125 max:154

Cycling 29:59 9.5 km (19.0 kph) +82m
ahr:91 max:132

Cycling 29:06 9.82 km (20.2 kph) +64m
ahr:141 max:176

Orienteering 26:39 5.15 km (5:10 / km) +85m 4:47 / km
ahr:149 max:183

Cycling 26:17 7.14 km (16.3 kph) +69m
ahr:98 max:138

Cycling 29:56 9.88 km (19.8 kph) +65m
ahr:100 max:160

Running hills 1:05:32 11.47 km (5:43 / km) +164m 5:20 / km
ahr:128 max:163

Cycling 29:44 9.0 km (18.2 kph) +80m
ahr:101 max:132

Cycling 28:24 9.79 km (20.7 kph) +63m
ahr:124 max:141

Cycling 27:50 9.47 km (20.4 kph) +89m
ahr:140 max:178

Cycling 27:49 9.78 km (21.1 kph) +65m
ahr:133 max:166

Running 49:57 9.78 km (5:06 / km) +30m 5:02 / km
ahr:124 max:136

Cycling 36:45 9.73 km (15.9 kph) +83m
ahr:90 max:154

Running 5:31 1.05 km (5:15 / km) +21m 4:46 / km
ahr:127 max:141

Orienteering race 50:40 ** 9.47 km (5:21 / km) +132m 5:00 / km
ahr:155 max:169

Vic Autumn Series #4
Eppalock South
Course 1



After a good start, I made a mess of control 8. Perhaps my biggest mistake this year. The bright side is if you have to make a mistake it is best to do it on a race that doesn't mean too much.
Will Davey had been sitting on me for a while, so I was a bit distracted. I exited 7 too far to the right. I tried to correct, but then pushed right again. I finished just outside the circle but saw the creek in front of me. The area was very flat, but steep on the other side of the creek. I guessed that I had gone too far, so ran NE at high speed. However, this was the wrong direction and I almost ran off the map. I realised that I must have been almost right the first time so ran back and found the control flag this time. Total loss was at least 4 minutes, which dropped me from 1st place to 5th place at that point of the course.
I made up a bit of ground in the remainder of the course, but only enough to take 3rd place.

Looking back at some of my old South Eppalock maps, I have often made a mistake on 1 control on this map. It is simple if you concentrate, but also very easy to have big time losses if you drift into a parallel gully and don't realise your mistake until too late.