Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

Run the various route choice options for my event on Crusoe. Picked one correctly but got the other one wrong. Seeing its the same leg in different directions on different courses, I was a little surprised.

Back into routine. Chilling reading today of a climbing death at Moonarie after a failed abseil.

A low level local event. Ran the course with Julie, pushing her to run faster and spend less time standing still reading the map. She says she appreciated this but she may be being polite. Only one significant error, and a little waiting at controls.

Notable event as it was the first course setting by a young local still at school - Michael Loughnan. With some guidance from Colin he did a good job. Its an interesting counterpoint to the agenda item for the next bush committee.. how to blood new course setters... using SS events. Seems a risky prospect to me. Better to run more lower expectation events such as this one.

C • Saturday Event? 1

Control collection for Julie's event next week. I think it will be a good one. I am keen to run course 1 rather than course 2. I think its the better course with longer legs to take advantage of the terrain and the trackless map. Should see its share of confusion in the terrain.

More climbing with Ilka. Tried Tiptoe Ridge but arived to find four on the route and another five lined up at the base. Off to Mitre Peak to fin we were the 12th car. This used to be a quiet place.

Teaching Ilka some climbing basics at Arapiles. Still a magic place, but more and more it looks like it is being loved out of its charm. Never have I seen so many climbers in one place. Camp4 in 1981 was bare by comparison. Spent the afternoon on Charity Buttress after using the binoculars to scope out an uncrowded spot.

By day three it was clear I wasnt likely to make up ground. 'Despite other trying hard to help me, I came 14th today, just for variety, ending up 13th overall. Not fit enough, not trim enough. Warnings for M60.
This map was the toughest of the three day. Started 2 minutes after Geoff Peel. Met at the end of the first leg (it was long). Had a fun match race for the next 6 controls. Again took the wrong route choice, then messed up 4. Pulled away on the long climb out of the rock towards 8. I think I also made the wrong route choice on 9. Then finally muffed the second last control in view of the finish. Such is life.
Lessons-
Not fast enough on the flat and downhill.
Didn;t understand the route choices on unfamiliar terrain.