Training Log Archive: nmulder

Lebone II College, 1:2'500 and 2m.
SA Sprint Champs

Quite a fun and complex map. Lots of buildings with route choices. Didn't quite like the scale though.

Only made about 25s of mistakes in total. Bit hesitent at start flag (2s), then wrong route (left instead of right) to 2 (5s). Thereafter some good O' before acing #10 which everyone else struggled on. Wrong boulder at #13, but only 2s lost and better then everyone else. To 15 went along the fence when should have stayed on the road (3s). Only notable problem of the race ws 17-18 where I was far too hesistent in numerous points, losing 7s or so before taking the best route choice. To 20, lost a bit of direction (5s), but still better then most here.

Finished 2nd in the end, surprisingly close to Brad.

M21E - Splits

Gauteng Middle Champs
Maretlwane - 1:10'000 and 5m

Shocking run, one of my worst in years. Didn't feel good about any controls afterwards. Finished 4th behind Brad, Eugene, Mark C. About 10 mins of mistakes, which would have put me 1st, but everyone had mistakes. Didn't get good contact and understanding of the map.

First mistake to #1, took a bearing and aimed left intentionally, but seem to have ended up right anyway. So lost 2 mins running the wrong way on a track. Didn't understand the map at #2, #4 and lost time. The stinker of the course was #7, but I got lucky here, running straight into it after taking the eastern route choice which not many others did.

At #9, was standing below wrong cliff for a few secs. At 12, map didn't make sense and I was weaving and scanning for the control for near 2 mins before seeing it. At 13 I went straight past the control as I wasn't expecting to see it where it was hanging. Poor control description of it. 5 mins lost at this last control.

M21E - Splits

Out along main road through Craigavon.

Intended to do 8, but the cold is still lingering, so took it easy.