Training Log Archive: markg

Orienteering race 17:03 [4] 3.8 km (4:29 / km)
shoes: Asics Hyperspeed 4

NOL Sprint Final at UNSW. 9th in the A final and 10th= overall. I was happy with my race, I made one mistake of 15s but otherwise it went to plan. Possibly a bit slow through some of the early tricky controls while trying to read the map well and find good routes. It turns out there were few bad routes and any route would have done but some were quite tricky to find. Otherwise, it was well set and the courses were fun and intense. It was great to see Krystal take a win.

Running warm up/down 12:00 [3] 2.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Asics Hyperspeed 4

Orienteering race 12:58 [4] 3.0 km (4:19 / km)
ahr:179 max:186 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 Amber/Silver

NOL Sprint Relay at Uni of Sydney. Rach had a great first leg so I went out with a 1min lead over Ian. Tried to hard to stuff it up, losing 20s on each of the first two controls but after that didn't lose any more ground. I was pumped to finish with my lead intact and it was great watching the drama unfold over the next couple legs, with Tim losing the lead to Lachy, only to find out Lachy MP'ed, and then Anna having a great run to seal it. First NOL victory! Thanks team!

PTE 3.7

Orienteering race 14:46 [4] 3.2 km (4:37 / km)
ahr:177 max:184 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 Amber/Silver

NOL Sprint Qual at Sir Joseph Banks Park in Botany. Had a reasonable run but leaked time with a couple of bad route choices and little mistakes, maybe 30s all up. I was lucky to be in the easier heat and qualified in 5th and last place. The sand was tough running and I found the vegetation mapping tricky and it was here I lost most time. The latter section was more open park and playground stuff and was bit bland, with some trick controls thrown in for interest/annoyance.

We followed this up with a quick dip at Bronte which was closed for the som big surf. We hung out in the swimming pool for a bit, which was chilly but fun as the occasional wave swept in over the wall.

PTE 3.8

Running warm up/down 26:00 [3] 4.0 km (6:30 / km)

Running 30:00 [3] 6.0 km (5:00 / km) +100m 4:37 / km
ahr:143 max:163 shoes: Nike LunarGlide+ 5 grey/blue

Running intervals 43:00 [3] 8.8 km (4:53 / km)
ahr:148 max:177 shoes: New Balance M870 BY3

Orienteering 20:45 [4] 4.1 km (5:04 / km) +40m 4:50 / km
ahr:171 max:180 shoes: Nike LunarGlide+ 5 grey/blue

Running warm up/down 5:00 [1] 0.5 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Nike LunarGlide+ 5 grey/blue

Running 56:00 [3] 10.9 km (5:08 / km) +130m 4:51 / km
ahr:146 max:172 shoes: New Balance M870 BY3

Cycling 28:00 [2] 5.7 km (12.2 kph)