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Sunday Apr 1, 2018 #
9 AM
Running 19:39 4.08 km (4:49 / km) +28m 4:39 / km
ahr:110 max:128
1 PM
Running 25:16 4.31 km (5:52 / km) +45m 5:35 / km
ahr:110 max:156
Orienteering 1:45:54 22.63 km (4:41 / km) +483m 4:14 / km
ahr:159 max:174
JK long distance - 4th (4th overall)
Ok for the first few but then a wobble on 4 and a bigger mistake on 6. Saw Peter had almost caught me by 7 and I thought "What are you doing? Pull your finger out!". Good through the next section of course and when I next saw Peter on the crossover at 15-16 I had pulled out more of a gap. I fell on 18 to 19 and smashed my compass which was less than ideal but was ok through the next couple. Took the wrong path after the stream towards 21 but apart from that I adapted pretty well to not having a compass.
Then the calamity ensued - left 22 following the line to 28. At a glance (and when tired) I guess it is easy to misread 23 and 28, but I didn't realise until 3/4s of the way there when I saw Speakey running the opposite way. I'd run so far out of my way I honestly considered sacking it in here but thought I might as well head to 23, see if I was now around Peter and have a nice jolly the rest of the way. If I didn't find Peter, I could just sack it in at the spectator. (Jonny ran 20.4km for the race, so whilst not all of the difference was at this control, it gives an idea of how much extra I might have run)..
Caught Peter leaving 24 and sat in and followed for the next couple of controls. When I went to the front at 28 we immediately missed as I had no compass going into the green. Then came the long leg to 29. I immediately bailed out to the road, Peter shouted something about it being out of bounds but I thought: "it isn't on the map, I've had a mare already, just go for it" (I checked with the controller after and he said it was fine). I dropped Peter on this leg and it gave me a new lease of life. I was quite happy with my race from then on. A couple of slips on the circle, not unexpected without the safety of a compass, but I felt full of running right until the end.
If I really wanted to do well at long distance I think I'd be a bit pissed off. There isn't any need for that many controls so the situation where lines are confused shouldn't ever be an issue. From the sounds of it, I wasn't the only one. It's a selection race and a WRE - these things should be picked up. As things stand, I'm happy to just laugh at it. I'd have liked to challenge for the overall, but I had a good hard run out, some technical training and enjoyed quite a lot of it.
My route from today's long distance - Benny Hill theme optional but encouraged https://t.co/TmsS4Cseu1 #jk2018 pic.twitter.com/AqLGC4E5LC
— Kris Jones (@Thekrisjones) April 1, 2018
Ok for the first few but then a wobble on 4 and a bigger mistake on 6. Saw Peter had almost caught me by 7 and I thought "What are you doing? Pull your finger out!". Good through the next section of course and when I next saw Peter on the crossover at 15-16 I had pulled out more of a gap. I fell on 18 to 19 and smashed my compass which was less than ideal but was ok through the next couple. Took the wrong path after the stream towards 21 but apart from that I adapted pretty well to not having a compass.
Then the calamity ensued - left 22 following the line to 28. At a glance (and when tired) I guess it is easy to misread 23 and 28, but I didn't realise until 3/4s of the way there when I saw Speakey running the opposite way. I'd run so far out of my way I honestly considered sacking it in here but thought I might as well head to 23, see if I was now around Peter and have a nice jolly the rest of the way. If I didn't find Peter, I could just sack it in at the spectator. (Jonny ran 20.4km for the race, so whilst not all of the difference was at this control, it gives an idea of how much extra I might have run)..
Caught Peter leaving 24 and sat in and followed for the next couple of controls. When I went to the front at 28 we immediately missed as I had no compass going into the green. Then came the long leg to 29. I immediately bailed out to the road, Peter shouted something about it being out of bounds but I thought: "it isn't on the map, I've had a mare already, just go for it" (I checked with the controller after and he said it was fine). I dropped Peter on this leg and it gave me a new lease of life. I was quite happy with my race from then on. A couple of slips on the circle, not unexpected without the safety of a compass, but I felt full of running right until the end.
If I really wanted to do well at long distance I think I'd be a bit pissed off. There isn't any need for that many controls so the situation where lines are confused shouldn't ever be an issue. From the sounds of it, I wasn't the only one. It's a selection race and a WRE - these things should be picked up. As things stand, I'm happy to just laugh at it. I'd have liked to challenge for the overall, but I had a good hard run out, some technical training and enjoyed quite a lot of it.
Running 14:20 1.98 km (7:14 / km) +20m 6:53 / km
ahr:112 max:140