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Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

In the 30 days ending Apr 30, 2011:

activity # timemileskm+m
  Running14 10:05:50 59.66(10:09) 96.02(6:19) 1650
  Walking2 5:00:00 5.9(50:49) 9.5(31:35) 400
  Back, core and achilles20 3:20:00
  Real Orienteering2 2:07:25 10.93(11:39) 17.59(7:15) 360
  Course setting1 53:00 3.85(13:45) 6.2(8:33) 120
  MTB (Not O)1 48:03
  Swimming1 15:00
  Total27 22:29:18 80.35 129.31 2530
averages - weight:79.2kg

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Saturday Apr 30, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Real Orienteering race (Peter the Great Gully) 54:10 [4] 8.86 km (6:07 / km) +110m 5:45 / km
shoes: Pretty blue mizuno trail shoes

Who says being the map maker is an advantage? Every race I run on Peter the Great Gully, I take the map lightly and end up paying. Two significant errors today. Despite this, I really like running out here. The lines of denser vegetation break up the line of sight giving a more isolated feel, but despite this the terrain is fast. The limited climb helps as well. A six minutes per kilometre by Obewan (straight line measure) tells the story.

Running 26:40 [2] 2.87 km (9:17 / km) +40m 8:41 / km
shoes: Pretty blue mizuno trail shoes

Collecting controls. Just to get a bit extra time out in this forest.

Friday Apr 29, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.4kg

Running 53:09 [3] 8.57 km (6:12 / km) +130m 5:46 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

More Specimen Hill in twilight

Thursday Apr 28, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79kg

Running 46:28 [3] 7.5 km (6:12 / km) +110m 5:46 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Dusk around Specimen Hill and Sparrowhawk.

Wednesday Apr 27, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Running hills 23:10 [3] 3.6 km (6:26 / km) +100m 5:39 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Only time for a short run, so I tried a short Mackenzie with 5 west Rowan st hill reps seeing Obewan is doing the same.
C • punishment hill 6

Tuesday Apr 26, 2011 #

Running 48:17 [3] 7.83 km (6:10 / km) +120m 5:44 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

More wanderings in Specimen Hill.

Monday Apr 25, 2011 #

Walking 4:00:00 [1] 6.5 km (36:55 / km) +300m 30:00 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Mt Stapleton-Hollow Mtn circuit.
Don't remember it as being this hard. Did it in reverse to the usual direction and became somewhat confused in the final traverse into Hollow Mtn. Took a while to realise that you really did follow the top of the ridge.
Taken before the hard stuff.
From Grampians April 2011
C • It's hard all right! 1

Swimming 15:00 [3]

Only one short climb over easter... a short beginners classic. Reminded me how out of form I am these days.
From Grampians April 2011

Sunday Apr 24, 2011 #

Running 50:44 [3] 7.95 km (6:23 / km) +145m 5:51 / km
shoes: Pretty blue mizuno trail shoes

Building an extended Skraplands run through Specimen Hill, Sparrowhawk and Ironbark. At the moment it is 5.2k of 7.9 in bushland and wasteland. I can see 7.6k of 10.3. That will be a good addition to the repertoire.

Next couple of days in the Grampians.. or what is 'open' anyway. With a lot of luck I may get half a day of climbing.

Walking 1:00:00 [1] 3.0 km (20:00 / km) +100m 17:09 / km
shoes: Pretty blue mizuno trail shoes

Walk up Mt Zero.

Saturday Apr 23, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Running 41:30 [3] 7.5 km (5:32 / km) +80m 5:15 / km
shoes: Pretty blue mizuno trail shoes

Two ressy loop. Crusoe was very pretty in the sun. Great spot for an assembly area for an Easter Day 3.

Friday Apr 22, 2011 #

Running 59:18 [3] 9.45 km (6:17 / km) +190m 5:42 / km
shoes: Pretty blue mizuno trail shoes

Further exploring mining terrain between Gold Associates Road and Inglis St. Then found the open gates into the old Specimen Hill Reservoir. Quite interesting terrain.

Thursday Apr 21, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Wednesday Apr 20, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Tuesday Apr 19, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [3]

Monday Apr 18, 2011 #

Running 27:30 [2] 4.6 km (5:59 / km) +30m 5:47 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Sore GM in right leg.

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79kg

Sunday Apr 17, 2011 #

Running warm up/down 7:43 [2] 0.75 km (10:17 / km) +90m 6:26 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

To start

Real Orienteering race (Chewton Diggings) 1:13:15 [3] 8.73 km (8:23 / km) +250m 7:20 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

State Series event at Chewton Diggings. If this was all there was to orienteering, life would be wonderful. Decided I needed to just enjoy being out, so took it gently. Not much navigational drama as a consequence. maybe I made the wrong choices on two of the three route choice legs. Spiked 16 of 20. Off by 20 metres on 1. Spiked the feature at 5 but didn't see the control from above and so lost about a minute recovering when I didn't need to. Over ran 17 a little on the faint track. Only bad error was 19 due to overconfidence and not using a compass through the green. Almost reached the track.

Thursday Apr 14, 2011 #

Running 48:00 [3] 8.6 km (5:35 / km) +40m 5:27 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Round town in the dark.
Win for the day- diddled for change by the self-service check out at Woolies. Got recompensed which surprised me.

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.2kg

Wednesday Apr 13, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.6kg

Tuesday Apr 12, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Running 33:22 [3] 5.9 km (5:39 / km) +100m 5:13 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Full Mackenzie plus detour to see the latest garden mine collapse. Its very impressive. Quite a feature for any front yard.
C • where? 2

Monday Apr 11, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Sunday Apr 10, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.2kg

Running long 1:31:48 [3] 13.05 km (7:02 / km) +350m 6:12 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Started at the Kooyoora camping ground and ran the Eastern loop followed by the Long Spur loop. Very pleasant.

Saturday Apr 9, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:79.6kg

Friday Apr 8, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Running 48:11 [3] 7.85 km (6:08 / km) +125m 5:41 / km
(injured) shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Exploring Specimen Hill Reserve. A nice small area to map, but too many hills and not enough detail for an Orientshow.
Took it very slow and was protecting sore neck. Not likely to orienteer this weekend.
C • Specimen Hill 1

Thursday Apr 7, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [3]

Wednesday Apr 6, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Tuesday Apr 5, 2011 #

Note

Too busy to find time for running.
But I am enjoying reading comments about the Orientshow, with equal measure of praise and curses in the same log. Good laugh.
On the issue of hidden controls. I really did have trouble matching our chain-lock length with the distance from bush edge to solid core. Anticipating some discussion of this, I photographed half the sites as I put them out. So for those not at the event, here is the issue. Thirty or so control sites are found with this link.
https://picasaweb.google.com/NeilFBarr/Orientshow2...

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Note
(injured)

Neck spasms. Running unlikely.
C • neck spasms 2

Monday Apr 4, 2011 #

Note

And a few more pictures.
First, my favourite... giving a sense of the very different terrain in this small half a square kilometre.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Dave Brownridge taking the direct 'up and over' route.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Chris Creely clearly having fun.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Ilka coming up the easy rocky gully. Easier compared to the alternative. Another smile!
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Charles Brownridge emerging from the grotto.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Warwick at work.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Ilka.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Jim along the top of an old quartz oven.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

One control, three runners, unaware of each other. Orientshow in limited visibility.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Jim discovering that an M50 can have some trouble keeping up with Robby Preston.
From Orientshow 2011 Race


C • I like the last 3 :) 1

Sunday Apr 3, 2011 #

Course setting (Virginia Hill) 53:00 [2] 6.2 km (8:33 / km) +120m 7:48 / km
shoes: Asic Gel-Torano

Control security checking run immediately prior to the Orientshow. All present and accounted for.

Note

Some pictures from the Bendigo Orientshow.
Ilka Barr on the descent.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Kathryn along the top, and working hard to keep spouse honest.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Evan emerging from some mining complexity.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Julie winning the second Dyslexic Women's sledge event.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Louise on auto descent.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Nigel McGuckian with a smile on his face.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Eddie Wymer on the map changeover.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Isobel Wymer.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Anne getting into the swing of things.
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Jim finding a crucial control. And unlike many found it in both races where this was required. Age brings the wisdom to read the control description codes, which helps!
From Orientshow 2011 Race

The winner
From Orientshow 2011 Race

Saturday Apr 2, 2011 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]
weight:78.6kg

Note

7 hours
10 kilometres.
Placing 55 controls in half a square kilometre.
Its the control security that takes most of the time.

Friday Apr 1, 2011 #

Note

From Finn Arildsen

To address this scenario, Condes 9 will include a "loop" variant of the relay concept. The loop feature will support Hagaby relays, butterflies, and other variants of one-man relays. Each course variation (comprising all branches of all loops ) will be included in the XML export. My understanding is that OE will accept this concept as "one course" with multiple variations.

Maybe I will run the orientshow again next year after all.
C • Sledge 11

MTB (Not O) 25:00 [3]

Mechanic to work.

MTB (Not O) 23:03 [4]

Commute. Wasn't going to be passed by any road bike.

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