Training Log Archive: tinytoes

All the dire warnings - drop down a course, I am so sorry, you'll never be able to do it, the w/c s are really steep - add on at least 5 mins to get across etc etc I almost felt like not going. But we did and it was very enjoyable, despite some adversities.
S-1 big long slog uphill on track, across to control. Felt very pleased with myself!
1-2 straight
2-3 straight
3-4 contoured around , noted w/c then saw rocks but thought the w/c I crossed wouldn't be mapped - it was and I was merrily trying to make the next 1 fit. Teased by previous w/c and was on way back when mapgirl came in to it, but very low. I was spot on - just missed seeing flag.
4-5bearing, picked up w/c and decided to drop to bed and then hopefully pick up track, noting w/c on other side. Spot on - pleased. While on track talked to land owners - thanked them then on to control. Still going OK - what's all the fuss??
5-6 bearing and right on - caught here by leepback and ID - men in black!
6-7no problems
7-8 short leg, Shane J joined me, muttering! crossed very green w/c, struggled up and we separated. I took the wrong 50-50 decision and went N but while slow, it wasn't very far before I decided I should have gone S which I did and found w/c - must have been 25m from it.
8-9 Just after this joined by Caroline and Sharon and so we trudged on bearing towards 9. Through w/c green and on. Happily found flat section and could see slope to my right. Saw a big rock - 3 m which was my height but I thought too soon, so continued on. Caroline had a *cough and I turned around. Too soon for me and besides didn't fit with... what is a black circle doing here? And how come my triangles are just edges and no infill? And what sort of crap is this on my map?? All these new symbols?? Decided it was right to continue on, and as the Power Plane zoomed past it was confirmed. Actual control OK.
9-10 contoured around top of w/c, over through saddle, drop down contours to easier footfall below green strips... and then I see the Power Plane come past below on return and note that I think he is moving quickly so must be on the track. But how long has he been going? Started to hunt in the rock groupings far too early (even more so now when I realise that the map is 1:7500!!) so bailed and went to fence to relocate using 11 and found gate instead which was just as good and then new bearing to 10.
10-11 short leg backtracking
11-12 track run... track walk contouring back and go to end of track to big boulder. Took bearing to w/c and expect to get the twin w/c, but find something like that with beautiful blackboys in them far too close. Don't see the small w/c and think that control is much lower - well actually closer to green. Noticed a flag uphill in a little w/c and thought I'd better check - but not going to be mine. Oh yes it was. A bonus!
12-13 contoured around and picked up track to gate and open fields to control.
13-14 by now my map was cactus and the yellow was flakey and the detail all but lost. Thank goodness not too much rock there as the Assembly area were taking great delight in watching hapless orienteers play pinball with controls. Took bearing and thought I was really tight but was way off and I tried to read the white in relation to the fence and yellow - not ideal.
14-15 easy - in the w/c at base of hill... I thjnk.
15-16 across yellow and on something before the fence.
16-17 just took off for the fodder rack and hoped it was right. My back was really tight by now and I couldn't manage more than a shuffle.
17-F more pain of the same.

Really enjoyed the course. Escaped the leech trap this week - rockman got caught big time around his ankles.

Great area, beaut terrain but map has some fuzzy patches and I think I was additionally hampered by a faulty map!!! Of course that is what i can say now - my mistakes weren't occassioned by map production difficulties.

Course Hard Medium - Splits

Feeling a bit shakey today so was happy to be timekeeper at newy parkrun for the send off for Scott Westcott. A smaller turnout than I'd expected, despite the rain. But the organisers did a magnificent job in making it a real spectacle. small club turnout - mapgirl on marshall duties, leepback and Bax on course behind the orange streak of MessEng.
rockman did a great job as photographer - making fast people look composed and slower people looking fast.

C • Takeover 2

Focus on strength and abs.
Warm up
10-9-8 - .- 10.. runners, push ups
*10/5-8/4 - .- 10.. burpees and squat jumps
*30 hand release pushups (*timed - 2:40)
10/10, 9/9, ...triceps dips, burpees
10-9-8 - .- 10. one leg calf raise each leg and double double
10/30, 10/25, 10/20, 10/15 one arm biceps,other and then both together.
*10/5-8/4 - .- 10.. burpees and squat jumps
*30 hand release pushups (timed 2:28)

Plus some other stuff I can't recall due to brain fade.
Tough day for all.

Yes well it was evenly tough until we were challenged to up weights in biceps. I did so - and very pleased to say I made it through the whole track - now double the weight from start of year.

Seemed harder than usual, possibly in response to yesterday's class. A few of us grunting.

Today's date has been an important one in our lives - 10 years ago I resigned from NRM. 46 years ago a young geology student turned up at my place (Saturday night) and hung around watching tv. The rest is "history"... or rather friendship, science, maths, travel, laughs, love, children and life.

C • sounds like good story 5

Gah - so Cory's back after her Central Aus marathon and it's back to legs, legs and more legs! Pretty tough even by her standards.
4 runs interspersed with squats, lunges and squat jumps, running man in pyramids 30-25-20-15-10. Then up!
Then triceps got a look in and we had to concentrate on our "bottoms" at the same time. Yes it's a natural connection.
Legs will be cactus tomorrow.