Training Log Archive: PowA

Event: Newcastle BOSS MTBO Event 1
 

First BOSS for the season. Think I ended up 4th behind Steve, Hamish and Fergus. Pipped mars67 on the same points by a few seconds.

Set off with the thought that last year got all the controls but was back under a minute late so should plan to get them all. Was riding further away from finish thinking I should still have about 15 minutes left. When looked at watch discovered only 8 minutes left so had to modify plan and head straight back asap. Was nearly 4 minutes late. Top half a dozen all back 3-4 minutes late.

Walk in Glenrock checking section of map for Xmas.

Easy 20 minute ride in the garage mostly to test how riding affects my muscle strain and to decide if MTBO on Sunday is likely to be possible. Should be but perhaps not flat out.

C • BOSS 3

Lunch time touch football game.

Lunch time touch football game. Not fully recovered from last weeks muscle strain so just jogging. OK for first 15 starting to tighten up after that. No worse after the game.

Morning ride down Fernleigh track and back.

Lunch time touch football game. Strained a muscle in my backside/lower back in the last seconds of the game. Still tender today.

C • better 2

Lunch time touch football game. Legs still feeling stiff and sore from the weekend.

Aus MTBO Long Champs. Second, but about 9 minutes behind NZ Rob G.

1 OK caught Tony H who started 2 min ahead. 2 OK most of the way got away from Tony but bad route choice last 200m, probably lost nearly 1 min. 3 OK. 4 OK route but had a brain fade 3/4 way, partially up big steep hill then decided I'd taken the wrong branch at fork, went down and then decide I was right in the first place so back up hill, had to get off and walk some the second time, gps trace shows bit over 1 min. 5, 6 and 7 OK. Stopped at 7 for gel, drink and decide route choice to 8. 8, 9 and 10 OK. Rob G (4 min) passed me between 8 and 9, caught him again at 10. Messed up 11, couldn't see/find vague track on the route I decided, rode around to other major track to get from other side, easy spotted from main track on that side, lost 2:30 to Rob here. 12 OK though in wrong gear to get up steep start of track so bit of running. 13 OK though exhausted by this stage. 14 OK though starting to cramp along way. F OK though slow time.

Rob put another 5 minutes into me from 10 to F, 2:30 on route/execution to 11 and the rest ? not strong enough/fit enough?

C • Still 5

Long Course 2 - Splits

Event: Australian MTBO Championships - Sprint/Middle/Long
 

Aus MTBO Sprint Champs. In Dwellingup town and surrounds. First in M50 by about 3 1/2 minutes though about 3 minutes of errors in the rush of a sprint.

Took off to 1 with no real plan, just go fast that way, bush tracks not distinct, probably lost 30 sec. 2 and 3 OK. 4 missed turn and came around from other side, gps trace says cost almost 1 min. 5 OK. 6 OK along single track all way, others few seconds quicker on major tracks, though hit shoulder on tree on way and knocked off seat. 7 and 8 OK. 9 OK but had to pick way through parked cars at assembly area. 10, 11 and 12 OK though hesitation leaving 11 as mind didn't register control number as right. 13 and 14 OK though slowed by several slower riders on single track. 15 probably lost 20 sec as junctions far closer on ground than was expecting from map. 16 OK. 17 took poor single track route, didn't even see road route, lost 30-40 sec. 18 and 19 OK. 20 turned up wrong single track, just followed person I caught out of 19, lost 15 sec. 21, 22 and 23 OK, caught Rob G at 21 and raced off to stay ahead. Paused at 23 when Rob wasn't right behind me to check I hadn't missed a control, probably lost 10 sec on finish split.

Aus MTBO Middle Champs. Second, 53 seconds behind NZ Rob G. No errors though 1 small time loss interpreting clearing at 4 and 2 costly route choices towards the end, taking single track to 11 (2 min) and 15 (30 sec).

1 OK, though slight hesitation to spot track off old golf fairway. 2 and 3 OK. 4 OK but hesitation in clearing to work out where track came off, maybe 15 sec. 5, 6 and 7 OK. 8 OK though minor hesitation going through ruins near control, difficult to identify actual tracks. 9 OK but slow to get going through tracks/clear. 10 OK. 11 OK but chose single track which was obviously the wrong route choice, more than 2 min slower than Rob G. 12, 13 and 14 OK. 15 OK but again went single track, didn't really notice the major track route until too late, 30 sec down on Rob. 16, 17 and F OK.

Sprint 1 - Splits

Middle Course 3 - Splits

Event: Turner Tester - Warm Up MTBO - Turner Hill
 

Warm up MTBO at Turner Hill. Not sure of score just went for a ride to make sure bike back together ok, look at mapping, etc. Tried to avoid the big hills so a bit of out and back on ridges. Bit of an excursion on a track that wasn't quite right.

After some bike adjustments and tuning went for a lap of Glenrock to make sure all working OK for the weekend.

Walking Street O at Fletcher with Alec.

Aborted morning ride. Sliced side wall of back tyre and after several attempts to get it to seal decided I couldn't be bothered putting a tube in so "limped" back to the car. Fairly new tyre as well.

Event: Newcastle - Fantastic New Map - "Something Different" - Once Only
 

Orienteering on new map "something different" near Cessnock. Was different to the usual Newcastle area. Had to return my map as we were running short due to the number of people. Nice day for a run.

Too much track running for my knee. Flogged by Alvin.

S-1 main track, angle in from second track on left.
1-2 out to track, along to intersection, slightly confused which track I was on, scramble up hill.
2-3 straight aiming for S end of rock face, straight.
3-4 down to track, slight wobble to get off top of rock wall, track to clearing, straight, little N, S to control.
4-5 out to track junction, along track, along W rocky ground, across creek, along creek, up into gully.
5-6 out to track, along track to divide, left track too early, through rocks to control
6-7 straight across creek, pick up track for bit, straight, across track, to far NE, SW to control.
7-8 out to track, tracks to S end of rock face, up rock face (didn't need too?), along top to control.
8-9 straight, need to deviate slightly to N to get into end of gully.
9-10 down gully to track, to intersection, straight N until intersect with track again, follow track down to creek, straight up to gully.
10-11 straight, slightly to S when got to edge of steep gully, N to control.
11-12 took off into open ground after SC and ST who came past at 11, then had to stop and work out where I was, off embankment and along creek to control, in hindsight probably should have followed them all the way.
12-13 out to track junction, track through light green, straightish to control.
13-14 tracks to near control, veered onto track going N without noticing, circles for a minute trying to work out, SW to control.
14-15 tracks to near control, in from junction.
15-16 along white, until turned green, didn't see control, read description and then back looking for right feature.
16-17 along white.
17-F run vaguely in direction of finish until spot red flag.

Home alone, so do chores around the house or go for an easy ride. Chose the ride. Once I got started there was a reasonable wind helping the southward journey so it went from easy to a bit faster to fast. Hard pushing back against the wind.

Hard Medium - Splits

Morning ride around Glenrock.

Morning lap of Glenrock. First ride for a while as have been not feeling well. Bit of a shock to the system. Need to try to get some fitness back and taper before Aus MTBO champs next weekend.

C • fitness AND taper 3

Slow ride with Alec in along the harbour to end of break wall and back. Lots of stopping to catch Pokemon.