Training Log Archive: Bruce

Orienteering race 49:58 *** 7.76 km (6:26 / km) +239m 5:35 / km
ahr:154 max:172

Bendigo Bush Classic 11
Sedgwick South



Steep and very stony.
I was pleased with most of this. I lost concentration a little leaving #3 and didn't read my map carefully enough. I also could have cut the corner on a track further along towards #4 if I was orienteering better.
Otherwise I got up all the hills reasonably well and choose good routes. The flag were faded and mostly hidden.

I was enjoying the last climb to #10, but I couldn't see any flag on the saddle. I was certain that I was correct as it was on a track. I looked around for a few minutes in case it was behind a tree. I thought I was going mad. After 3 minutes of standing around I decided to continue without punching, with an aim to break 50 mins. I exited along the track just in case it was on the next spur. That helped to reinforce that I was correct the first time.

It turns out that some helpful Bendigo member had collected the control at 2:30pm, 30 mins before course closure. It was on course 5, but they hadn't realised that it was also on Course 1. The last 4 competitors were impacted.

Cycling 29:53 9.84 km (19.8 kph) +60m
ahr:115 max:139

Running 42:10 8.77 km (4:49 / km) +191m 4:20 / km
ahr:121 max:138

Cycling 32:03 9.54 km (17.9 kph) +48m
ahr:94 max:157

Cycling 42:06 9.8 km (14.0 kph) +66m
ahr:99 max:142

Running hills 55:21 9.97 km (5:33 / km) +160m 5:08 / km
ahr:118 max:154

Cycling 30:30 9.43 km (18.6 kph) +79m
ahr:85 max:137

Cycling 29:29 9.78 km (19.9 kph) +60m
ahr:83 max:126

Running 1:06:42 13.73 km (4:52 / km) +176m 4:34 / km
ahr:126 max:164

Cycling 29:31 9.48 km (19.3 kph) +80m
ahr:89 max:125

Cycling 34:48 9.81 km (16.9 kph) +61m
ahr:148 max:176

Running intervals 44:44 7.02 km (6:23 / km) +180m 5:39 / km
ahr:162 max:189

Cycling 48:14 9.91 km (12.3 kph) +82m
ahr:76 max:147

Cycling 33:29 9.81 km (17.6 kph) +57m
ahr:154 max:182

Cycling 27:48 9.54 km (20.6 kph) +82m
ahr:157 max:185

Orienteering 46:14 ** 7.67 km (6:02 / km) +192m 5:21 / km
ahr:141 max:161

MelBushO
Yellow Gum Park, Plenty Gorge



Very cold and windy, so I didn't drag the kids out to this one.
I was short on time, so didn't warm up much. As a result my splits were a little slow in the beginning of the course.
I didn't read ahead on my map from 2-3 so went straight thinking that I was heading to number 5 (which was a massive dog-leg). I would have been much faster going around to the right from 2-3 instead.

Number 8 was dodgy. I approached from the tracks in the gully, but I couldn't see any flag in the creek. I search around for 3 minutes before finding it too low almost near the end of the spur.

I picked up the pace after that and finished quite well.