Training Log Archive: Dmitry_oz

SL2, long, 8.2km 18 controls.
Much better race today.I could not fall asleep last night for some reason - getting old??? Started OK with easiest/longer route choice to N1 which proved to be OK. Route choice to 2 was wrong!!! I lost 5 mins there according to splits. I decided to traverse but had way too long route and ended up too high. While I was running to N3 I saw control 13, then I saw another control which I knew was not mine but still decided to check - it costed me 30 secs I think. Obviously mine was further down where it was supposed to be. A few wobbles here and there but nothing major. 14th control was a lucky find because it could turn into disaster. I decided to run along the gully and the just ran up into it. Running along the gully I saw fairly big rock which did confuse me! There was a rock in the parallel gully but not in mine! I thought I ran in the wrong gully and just decided to go up because control still should be somewhere up north... To my surprise, I hit a big rock - which was just 50 meters east of my control. Well, it looks like the rock in the gully was not mapped. Peter Annets caught me at n14 and then we ran in parallel. I was running OK and could keep up with his pace. The rest of the course was pretty easy and I was able to run fast. I even beat Hanny Allston in the last two splits!

Warm up

C • route choice 2

SL2 Hard 3/4 - Splits

Event: State League 1 & 2
 

Warm up before sl1

First bush event since Oceania.
Apart from not doing enough training and feeling a bit lousy my spirit was high! It was a very warm day which was not in my favor. Started not very well - run through green instead of going up hill where vegetation was less demanding. No errors, just slow. Scott Simson caught me on the way to 2 and disappeared quickly. I was going OK up to N7 where I believe was not placed on the feature. There I saw Scott who had trouble with it as well. At hte same time Ant Nolan caught me and we found control together. Then we had different route choices but emerged at controls at the same time. Up till 11. At 11 Ant went to the right but I squized through the gap between rocks I thought I got away from him! Well, that was my biggest mistake because I was running without thinking much about next control but rather on how good/smart I was. Well 20 min mistake was a price for that. Then lost motivation/was tired and walked almost the rest of the course. I saw Hanny Allston flying passing me at N14 - incredible!
Well, bad start for the season, I was last.

SL1 Hard 3/4 - Splits

Ran/walked(mostly) - remainder. Too warm!

I was planning to go to Summer Series event at North Wahroonga but could not make it so went running from Blacktown to home. Warm again and hard to get descent pace. Run first and then walked(second part).

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Warm day and I did not feel well - first ran then walked/ran