Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLogIn the 7 days ending Aug 28, 2016:
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Sunday Aug 28, 2016 #
10 AM
Real Orienteering race (Pittwater Dunes) 1:26:30 [3] ***** 8.5 km (10:11 / km) +50m 9:53 / km
spiked:18/22c shoes: Salamon Blue
Saw an event was on at Pittwater so we taook a long weekend to attend. The WMOC next year is in sand dunes, so this really is the only training opportunity. I don't have aspirations for WMOC other than not being in a C final. But even that requires some training. Entered M50 rather than M60 to get more distance. That gave me course 3. Course 2 would have been even better. I stopped at one point and waited for another competitor to get ahead. I didn't want to waste the trip following some one. This was all about practice.
Learnt a few lessons in the first part today, mainly related to mapping and control description conventions. Lessons-
2-3. When there is a control description for the start, don't just count from the top of the descriptions. Went looking for a gully when it was a depression on top of a ridge.
4-5. Major error of the day. Assumed that all trees would be mapped as white. They aren't even when you can easily traverse under them. Aimed for the next copse and ran for it without relaising the copse was mapped as part of the wider hatching for undergrowth. Took a while to work this out. It all made sense after a relocation. Other lesson- stick to the white as long as you can.
6-7 When you are concentrating hard on the detail, it still helps to actually count the track junctions.
15-16. Knoll Nth side means nth side of the top of the knoll, not north bottom.
16-22.. finally found me head in the terrain. Pity there wasn't an event on the Monday.
Learnt a few lessons in the first part today, mainly related to mapping and control description conventions. Lessons-
2-3. When there is a control description for the start, don't just count from the top of the descriptions. Went looking for a gully when it was a depression on top of a ridge.
4-5. Major error of the day. Assumed that all trees would be mapped as white. They aren't even when you can easily traverse under them. Aimed for the next copse and ran for it without relaising the copse was mapped as part of the wider hatching for undergrowth. Took a while to work this out. It all made sense after a relocation. Other lesson- stick to the white as long as you can.
6-7 When you are concentrating hard on the detail, it still helps to actually count the track junctions.
15-16. Knoll Nth side means nth side of the top of the knoll, not north bottom.
16-22.. finally found me head in the terrain. Pity there wasn't an event on the Monday.
Friday Aug 26, 2016 #
10 AM
Running 1:33:10 [3] 12.93 km (7:12 / km) +110m 6:55 / km
shoes: Salamon Blue
More MTB track running. I think the aim is to have a track visible in every direction from any point in the forest.
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016 #
Walking 42:00 [1] 4.0 km (10:30 / km)
Running 45:15 [3] 6.67 km (6:47 / km) +125m 6:12 / km
shoes: ASIC Kayano green/white
Skraplands
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016 #
7 AM
Walking warm up/down 1:30:00 [1] 6.0 km (15:00 / km)
7 PM
Real Orienteering 1:10:00 [2] 6.2 km (11:17 / km) +190m 9:47 / km
shoes: Salamon Blue
Part of Toph's training event, but at night. Mainly shadowing Julie and Judy. A fair bit of standing and waiting with torch off. Saw a meteor.
Monday Aug 22, 2016 #
8 AM
Back, core and achilles 30:00 [1]
12 PM
Real Orienteering 1:12:39 [3] *** 8.39 km (8:40 / km) +250m 7:32 / km
spiked:9/10c shoes: Salamon Blue
Toph's training course a day early. Livelox won't let me upload as the event window is too short. Put out crepe markers as a service for the night navigators the following evening. Maybe this was a surprise for the usual crew.