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Sunday Nov 23, 2008 #
Event: Victorian Sprint Champs
Orienteering race 16:09 [5] *** 3.83 km (4:13 / km)
spiked:16/17c
Victorian Sprint Distance Championships
1st place in M21
Bryan second, 13 seconds behind.
Jim third, about 30 seconds back.
A good sprint course with many choices to make in complex building terrain. The start was quite complex, and I didn't quite feel like I was into the map until running to the second control.
I seemed to be taking 4 or 5 seconds out of Jim on most of the route choice legs. Perhaps these were good choices, or perhaps I was just a little faster.
I lost time on 10-11 as I lost concentration and thought that I had to run to 13. I punched it but realised and probably lost 10-15 seconds only.
The map was good quality, and there were no controversies with mapping or illegal crossings.
It will be fun to come back again for the xmas 5 days.
Route Gadget
The field was strong for a state race, but could have been much stronger if the Kew East guys (Kerrin, Reuben, Liggo and Warren) turned up.
1st place in M21
Bryan second, 13 seconds behind.
Jim third, about 30 seconds back.
A good sprint course with many choices to make in complex building terrain. The start was quite complex, and I didn't quite feel like I was into the map until running to the second control.
I seemed to be taking 4 or 5 seconds out of Jim on most of the route choice legs. Perhaps these were good choices, or perhaps I was just a little faster.
I lost time on 10-11 as I lost concentration and thought that I had to run to 13. I punched it but realised and probably lost 10-15 seconds only.
The map was good quality, and there were no controversies with mapping or illegal crossings.
It will be fun to come back again for the xmas 5 days.
Route Gadget
The field was strong for a state race, but could have been much stronger if the Kew East guys (Kerrin, Reuben, Liggo and Warren) turned up.
Orienteering warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
Warm down with Jim and Blair, jogging several of the race route choices again with different options.
We concluded that most of the choices were "even steven", but possibly I could have improved my time by going left from 3-4 and right from 12-13.
We concluded that most of the choices were "even steven", but possibly I could have improved my time by going left from 3-4 and right from 12-13.
Orienteering race 32:45 [5] *** 7.45 km (4:24 / km)
Campus Challenge. A fun race for the public to make it worth the trip from Melbourne for more than just a 16 minute run.
2nd place behind Bryan. We had the same course and he sat on me for most of the way, and was too stong on the easy run in to the finish.
I let him take the lead on a couple of route choice legs, and got back in front on 2 occasions by taking a better route. However the course was much easier than the sprint champs, and there were not enough opportunities for me to get a break.
Good fun though, and I managed to finish within 10 seconds of Bryan.
2nd place behind Bryan. We had the same course and he sat on me for most of the way, and was too stong on the easy run in to the finish.
I let him take the lead on a couple of route choice legs, and got back in front on 2 occasions by taking a better route. However the course was much easier than the sprint champs, and there were not enough opportunities for me to get a break.
Good fun though, and I managed to finish within 10 seconds of Bryan.
Note
The Orientering Vicotira end of year presentations followed. I now own another Eureka coffee mug and the Wally Cavill Cup (for the Sprint Champs) and another State Series winner glass medal.
It was a good day for the club with Warren Key winning Bush Orienteering Course of the Year, and Melbourne Forest Racers (Nicola Dalheim) winning the Event Manager of the Year award.
It was a good day for the club with Warren Key winning Bush Orienteering Course of the Year, and Melbourne Forest Racers (Nicola Dalheim) winning the Event Manager of the Year award.