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Sunday Feb 3, 2008 #
Real Orienteering race (Mandurang) 1:05:38 [4] *** 9.7 km (6:46 / km) +290m 5:53 / km
spiked:29/30c slept:6.0 weight:80.2kg shoes: Brooks Thingummyjigs
Error free distance: 9.45k 10 m less climb
The true beginning of the REAL orienteering season. Almost missed the event as somehow the alarm was mis-set. Arose at a very late 6.25 and were on our way out the driveway 18 minutes later.
If you can avoid the actual pain of getting up and getting there on a Sunday morning, a 7.30 am mass start and an hour of bush running is lots of fun. A great way to whet the appetite for the rest of the season. It was meant to be a 60 minute score event, but I was enjoying it so much I made a decision to go for all controls with 7 minutes before the hour was up. As it turned out, I gained an extra 60 points on controls and lost 60 points in penalties. But i won an extra six minutes of bush navigation. I think this shows that the controls were a bit close together for a 10 point per minute penalty. Some observations.
1. No injury pain, and I ran without strapping the ankles. The latter was an outcome of poor preparation from lack of practice. No strapping tape in the bag. No sweat band either.
2. The start was very amusing, with a few speedy souls running of ahead of Leon Keely. Seeing Leon chase John Wilkinson up a hill is a rare sight. Needless to say, I couldn't keep up with the early sprinters, but by the fourth control they were dropping behind... except for Leon of course.
3. Julie is no longer club president, though she is vice-president. Assuming another two year term, that will men 8 years when this household has provided a president or vice president. I don't think any household being that dominating is healthy for a club.
4. I was surprised by my running speed, coming in at under 6 minutes a kilometre. Something must be wrong with the map scale.
5. Navigation seemed very simple. The only blemish was when I relied upon Bruce Paterson to lead me to a control. That was a mistake.
The true beginning of the REAL orienteering season. Almost missed the event as somehow the alarm was mis-set. Arose at a very late 6.25 and were on our way out the driveway 18 minutes later.
If you can avoid the actual pain of getting up and getting there on a Sunday morning, a 7.30 am mass start and an hour of bush running is lots of fun. A great way to whet the appetite for the rest of the season. It was meant to be a 60 minute score event, but I was enjoying it so much I made a decision to go for all controls with 7 minutes before the hour was up. As it turned out, I gained an extra 60 points on controls and lost 60 points in penalties. But i won an extra six minutes of bush navigation. I think this shows that the controls were a bit close together for a 10 point per minute penalty. Some observations.
1. No injury pain, and I ran without strapping the ankles. The latter was an outcome of poor preparation from lack of practice. No strapping tape in the bag. No sweat band either.
2. The start was very amusing, with a few speedy souls running of ahead of Leon Keely. Seeing Leon chase John Wilkinson up a hill is a rare sight. Needless to say, I couldn't keep up with the early sprinters, but by the fourth control they were dropping behind... except for Leon of course.
3. Julie is no longer club president, though she is vice-president. Assuming another two year term, that will men 8 years when this household has provided a president or vice president. I don't think any household being that dominating is healthy for a club.
4. I was surprised by my running speed, coming in at under 6 minutes a kilometre. Something must be wrong with the map scale.
5. Navigation seemed very simple. The only blemish was when I relied upon Bruce Paterson to lead me to a control. That was a mistake.