Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 44:00 [2]

Back, core and achilles 42:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 48:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 44:00 [2]

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [2]

MTB (Not O) 22:00 [2]

Real Orienteering race (Diamond Hill) 31:16 [3] *** 3.91 km (8:00 / km) +115m 6:58 / km
spiked:8/8c shoes: Asics Kayano 20 + insert

MTB (Not O) 48:00 [2]

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 25:00 [3]

MTB (Not O) 44:00 [3]

Running 40:00 [2] 6.0 km (6:40 / km) +80m 6:15 / km
shoes: Mizuno Wave Ascend 8

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [3]

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Running 32:45 [3] 5.19 km (6:19 / km) +80m 5:52 / km
shoes: Asics Kayano 20 + insert

MTB (Not O) 23:00 [2]

MTB (Not O) tempo 25:00 [2]

Rock climbing 2:00:00 [2]

Real Orienteering race (Browns Reef) 1:00:59 [3] *** 8.88 km (6:52 / km) +200m 6:10 / km
spiked:16/17c

A one hour score event for the Mahers Barr Cup. Pretty warm and a good reminder of the conditions at the Oz Rogaining Championships. I am incapable of doing a rogaine at present, but I am not envious. Only one control not spiked, and this could be explained as a cautious aiming off. ie I was too cautious for the conditions. Most notable lesson from this event is that my planning for score has not adapted to me slowing with age and injury. The blue line on the map shows how overly ambitious I was. Perhaps also due to lack of recent experience with a 1:15,000 map. Still, I adjusted as my limitations became more apparent. I was 56 seconds late for 17 controls. Given the shape of my course, the lack of significant errors and running at my best possible speed, I can't see where I could have found another control without losing more in penalties than gaining in points.

The Mahers Barr Cup event perpetuates the memory of Ken Thomas who first created the event to make the point that while you can run in a race you are winning. Thus there is no trophy. Its good to remember a fellow orienteer who was lost far too early.

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 21:30 [3]

MTB (Not O) 23:00 [2]

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 23:00 [2]

Running 31:52 [3] 5.73 km (5:34 / km)
shoes: Asics Kayano 20 + insert

MTB (Not O) 25:00 [3]

Back, core and achilles 20:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 56:30 [3]

Running 27:00 [3] 4.4 km (6:08 / km) +30m 5:56 / km
shoes: Asics Kayano 20 + insert

Back, core and achilles 25:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [1]

Back, core and achilles warm up/down 30:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 58:30 [2]

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 15:00 [3]

Real Orienteering race (Lyell Forest) 1:05:22 [3] *** 8.5 km (7:41 / km) +195m 6:54 / km
spiked:10/11c shoes: Asics Kayano 20 + insert

Oz Champs Consolation Event
Lyell Forest
Straight line. 7.7k
Choosing Course 1 was perhaps ambitious given the lack of fitness and the heat. But it looked the best designed course so I went for it and am glad I did.Most impressed by Colin Walker's course setting. He knows spur gully. Each leg was interesting, good mix of long and short legs, direction changes aplenty, and the control placement was very efficient for collection. Pretty much an exemplary effort for this type of terrain. You couldn't do much more with it.
My string of injuries and the heat did find me out though.

Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 23:00 [2]

MTB (Not O) 27:00 [3]

Running 29:12 [3] 4.62 km (6:19 / km) +50m 6:00 / km
shoes: Asics Kayano 20 + insert

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [1]

Running 39:19 [3] 6.54 km (6:01 / km) +28m 5:53 / km
shoes: Asics Kayano 20 + insert

Back, core and achilles 35:00 [1]