Training Log Archive: Fly'n

Nationals Long at Telephone Track. Got really pissed off going to the first control, was not happy about the course and knew I was going to be loosing time on just about every leg with the way it was planned, I was expecting/wanting a lot more tight orienteering, but in all fairness you get that sometimes. Lost 3 mins over first 6 controls through running speed and being direct/scrappy on the first couple (wanting to see something to use) Matt caught me, he helped in places, ran away from me a few times only to catch him up again mainly in the few tricky ones, he did help me get my a into g through the last ones after I had caught him again at 22/23 and was in the ready to slowly die box, and then I could navigate which took the thinking away from the pain.
Probably not a too bad of result considering where I was 3 -6 months ago, but still not happy, plenty more to do and come.

Cool down with Matt

Nationals Middle. Was a bit tough in places, made a couple of small errors, slightly left on 3 (not as bad as Brent) and a bit on 5 and 8, then12 and 13 really confused me, the angles seemed all wrong. Pretty stuffed at the end

Cool down back to start to get top

Event: New Zealand National Orienteering Champs
 

National Sprint. Thought I ran a lot better than where I ended up (If I could have ran like that at Oceania I would have been top 5), so there were some bloody quick guys today. Looks tricky at first but I never felt like it was, the scale made it easy to read and there were obvious feature right before or at controls, turning it into more of a runners course than it looks, but still had to not blow it completely. Did get confused at 7, thought I was on the top track and was looking right trying to figure it out when the control was 10 meters smack in front of me. Though I picked most of the routes, need to look at others and see if it was a bit of lack of speed and/or routes as well. Won the finish split.

Generally felt pretty good, legs included, although I could feel I was not at the fastest I could be, (due to not doing much speed work yet) pretty pleased, hopefully the legs aren't broken in the morning.

C • Finish split 1

Cool down with Neil, Tane and Karl

Last secret session before Nationals, feeling sweet

Cruise at Bike Park, was so bloody sandy, sandest ever, couldn't ride hard at all, still had fun

Massage, light stuff around my shins to make sure they dont end up as tender as last week.