Training Log Archive: Bruce

Cycling 24:40 9.76 km (23.7 kph) +60m
ahr:128 max:153

Running 46:57 9.01 km (5:13 / km) +33m 5:07 / km
ahr:125 max:142

Cycling 31:38 9.34 km (17.7 kph) +82m
ahr:114 max:162

Orienteering race 12:38 ***** 2.28 km (5:33 / km)
ahr:149 max:174

Indoor Sprint
Monash University, Clayton



Fantastic fun. Complex indoor terrain with more to think about than just stair cases, including slopes, irregular shapes and one way passages.

The only thing that spoilt the race was a locked door at the 1st floor of the B set of stairs. It was mapped as passable, but was self locking. It required someone to have pressed a button that was only accessible on one side, and even then you had to know what to look for about 5m away to the side. This cost Mason about 1 minute, and me about 40 seconds. It impacted many others, but not everyone, so the results were a bit skewed because of this.

These details would need to be closely monitored if there was ever a major championship. It was just a bit of fun, but frustrating to lose by 2 seconds because of this.

I passed through the door once with no problems (as I think someone else opened it before me), so I was quite shocked to find that it did not open when I returned to it just 20 seconds later! This unsettled me for the complex leg from 3-4 as I had not looked at other options other than the B stairs. I then headed for the D stairs, but this was only a one-way passage. These were marked on the map with chevrons, but I found these hard to read at running speed so I missed that detail.

I lost map contact from 14-15 from being turned around in the stairs and hesitated for 5 seconds.
My route from 15-16 going east and south around the building was non optimal. I didn't spot the exit at the E stairs, so lost another 5 seconds.

From 19-20 I took the shortest route through the classroom but encountered a door that I had to stop at and open. If I had taken the open door on the east wall I may have saved 2 seconds and been close enough for the win.
Still the small time losses felt insignificant when I lost so much time at the locked door from 3-4.

Orienteering race 15:11 **** 3.22 km (4:43 / km)
ahr:154 max:175

Outdoor Sprint
Monash University, Clayton



A great course on fun sprint terrain. Many of the legs looked simple, but required careful reading of map detail to choose the best route.

I took the wrong option on 4, 5, 8, 10, possibly losing up to 20 seconds in total.

Orienteering race 35:48 ** 7.58 km (4:43 / km) +38m 4:36 / km
ahr:159 max:181 spiked:11/11c

Bendigo Bush Classic 8
Peter The Great Gully



Run hard and run straight. Fun and fast terrain just north of Bendigo.
It rained for the entire drive there and return, but paused long enough for us to stay dry at the event.

Cycling 27:46 9.75 km (21.1 kph) +59m
ahr:111 max:140

Running 49:44 9.64 km (5:10 / km) +68m 4:59 / km
ahr:128 max:155

Cycling 32:48 9.52 km (17.4 kph) +84m
ahr:91 max:134

Cycling 27:50 9.93 km (21.4 kph) +61m
ahr:143 max:183

Cycling 27:39 9.33 km (20.2 kph) +81m
ahr:135 max:170

Cycling 29:13 9.78 km (20.1 kph) +59m
ahr:138 max:172

Running 25:30 3.38 km (7:33 / km) +158m 6:07 / km
ahr:105 max:153

Cycling 30:14 9.52 km (18.9 kph) +79m
ahr:99 max:126

Cycling 30:57 9.82 km (19.0 kph) +63m
ahr:130 max:161

Running 31:26 6.48 km (4:51 / km) +43m 4:42 / km
ahr:125 max:153

Cycling 38:07 8.19 km (12.9 kph) +50m
ahr:108 max:176