Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

Took it easy today as yesterday's run was still obvious in the legs. The observant may note that I have given an average HR for the first time in months, and I can confidently predict that Ev's log for the big race in NSW will give no HR. The two phenomena are connected. We spent most of today cleaning up the detritus in Evs room, left behind after he 'moved out'. I found his missing Garmin heart monitor behind a cupboard. Then I found it again... heh, that will be mine. No wonder I lost track of it!

Local event attendance. I under-counted last week. We had 102. I think this may be the first time we have cracked the 100 for a normal local event.
It looks like yesterdays low attendance of 63 may not be far off the 'state' hagaby at Musk today. I didn't go as I have learnt by now I will be disappointed by the moderate navigation style hagaby that Bayside puts on. Not saying its bad, just not to my taste. Reports from the one family attendee left me satisfied with my choice.

Great day. Good weather... about perfect. New map... Bullock Track. It was fast open and vague orienteering. If you walk it is relatively easy. But there is no excuse for walking. Its fast running from start to finish. At that speed the navigation on some of the legs was challenging. The main N-S long leg offered a safe route over three saddles and around four knolls. The temptation was to run to the right of this line and avoid the climb through vaguer country. The two who told me they took this route both then made parallel errors coming over the ridge and into the wrong gully/spur system. I took the run hard, taking confidence that I drew the map (although in the important parts this was two years ago). I didn't recognise much on the important legs. Not much to recognise I suppose. Finished just 30 seconds slower than the 6 min/k mark, which tells you something about the terrain. It would have been rewarding to run a 5 min/k time but it will have to wait for next year. As it was, I finished the race with that euphoric feeling that comes from running pretty hard, navigating and feeling just on the edge of control.

I did notice a few features out there that need to be mapped. Two thickets, a track cleared of leaves by the recent wet weather, and a cairn. I'll have to actually wheelbarrow the cairn into place from the nearest road. But when it is there, it will open up a very challenging route possibility for the course setter.

C • You'll be able to map a bonus pit as well 2

Perhaps a record last week at the local event. I counted 98 people on courses in the results. It may have even topped the 100, but I made conservative assumptions about group composition. I think we will top the 100 this year. There is an advertising campaign yet to come. This week will not reach the 100 as there will be a strong contingent of the Bendigo elite in Sydney for the WOC Selection trials. Its a pity in a way, as the terrain is super fast... the fastest in Bendigo. We would have seen some speed records set.

Might try running again today.

Back into laps of the lake again. Took it easy and had no problems with the hamstring.

RANKINGS
After the posting of Samatha Saeger international ranking comments, I had a good look through the Australian world rankings and compared them with the Australian rankings. They tell two different stories. It would be interesting to do a bit of a comparison with and without M/W17-20E runners. Of interest would be the relative preponderance of sprints in the Australian rankings versus Australian world ranking events.