Training Log Archive: RichardLund

Great fun of the relay. Teamed with Pat and Josh and got the pressure of starting. Mad dash to the first control which was an anthill. Did not pay enough attention to the features and followed Brad to the wrong control. Saw that Ian had done it as well and suspected he was on the same course as me. Sure enough we fought a duel right to the finish, Ian making more mistakes than normal allowing me to just keep up. Daniel also used our duel to stay in touch and give Alex and Dylan a chance.

Josh had a great run on a complex area so overall we ended up 12th.

SA Classic was a better race and I felt more comfortable. Only two mistakes, but probably the wrong route choice on two other legs. Quite satisfied with my 4th place.

Long 3 - Splits

Event: South African Championships
 

SA Short couse. Made big mistake on the very first control. Had a reentrant and saw some mounds to right of the path. Went straight there before realising my mistake. Rest of run was OK but just a bit slow and did not feel great. Glynn caught me by 7 so tried to keep with him but as soon as we hit the hill up to 11 there was no chance. At the end Jean-Louis and Pat made even bigger mistakes so was second by about 20s! Shows that you should never give up.

Short 2 - Splits

Spent 1 hour walking through Cango Caves. I suppose in light of Nicholas's comment about me logging golf as training, I better not log this one!

C • Golf and Caves 1

Star Relay, Map Memory and the sprint courses.

Played with Brad and his Grandfather at Dimension Data. I am a better orienteer than golfer!

C • Golf? 2