Training Log Archive: Uncle JiM

Ran 1st leg in a 40s team with Martin Wehner and Liggo, we were on the same course as 18s, 20s & 35s, so the plan was to win overall. Tristam Lee (18s) shot out hard and it took Jack Vincent and I, 3 controls to pull him back in, I started to dictate things at the start of the long leg when Jack went a little high, kept the pace honest through to the 5th last when I got the wider control on the last split, so it was game all over as we had only the spectator controls to go. Jack got me by 15secs.
After 2 legs Simon Mee had caught Martin so Liggo and the L-Train went out together, they happened to have the same splits, so the pace/race was really on, Leon ran away from Liggo as they came down to the spectator control, and his team went on to victory. I was 8 secs quicker than Liggo but the L-Train got me by 10, good race

Before and after the race

Event: Yellow Sub POP Party
 

Started out fast and caught 2 mins on the NZer but still wasn't running in control, things went a little wrong going to 6 and nearly ran of the map near 7, got back in control by 9 and settled down.
Got beaten by Liggo by 3 mins, he was running faster than me on nearly all legs

Before and after the race

Lost 20 secs on 1st control, (wrong route) and then about the same on 3, only got into it when we went into the forest section, but it was all over by then. Never felt good, got beaten by nearly everyone. I beat Liggo and Leon, good stuff

Before and after the race

Event: Oceania Beer-O champs 2007
 

Ran up to the Res and then through the fence and did the shorter lap, back home down the creek

Was actually 6 1/2 hrs, walked around the feild days with the Garmin, 12k.

Up Burns St, Kangaroo Gully, Mandurang Sth, Mandurang, Tannery lane, Guys Hill and home around the OTH pub