Training Log Archive: Zed

Aus middle distance Foxes Lair Narragin. Enjoyed this apart from 2 short bearing legs on vague that I stuffed up. Rest felt ok but looking at splits looks like I was way too hesitant and cautious.

Australian sprint champs. Narragin High School. I was slow to make sense of things at the start , then got going, enjoying myself and was ok through the bush controls which I had been a little worried about. I enjoyed the map change and next couple of controls . Then I foolishly decided against the simplest (left) route to my 15 seeing another competitor go right. Then as I went into the buildings again I had a sudden brain fade coupled with not aligning my map, got confused and circled a building to 'right myself'. Back in connection I completed the leg but a 90 second leg became 4 minutes! Rest was good. I can't decide if I'm more a pessimist or optimist - probably depends on the day (week/month). My optimistic side is still hopeful I can do better in sprint events and sometime do a completely clean run in an interstate event.

Tonight at Duke of York hotel, Narragin.

Gloucester '10km' loop (my watch recorded 7.8 km) starting and finishing at the Gloucester tree at Pemberton. I am slightly ashamed to say I only managed to get rung 20 on the ladder up the tree to the old fire tower some 53 m high. There were young children skipping up there. I think I would've needed a climbing coach above and below me.

Followed by a spicy vegan pie and coffee at the local bakery. Chatted there to a younger woman who was doing a year around Australia trip with her 4 year old daughter!

In the Busselton fenced area "to keep larger marine animals away". This was awesome and the highlight of a long days drive from Boorara Brook - Pemberton - Busselton - Wickepin .

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Exploring run around Boorara Brook.

Followed by a hike to some falls near the Boorara tree (? The Jane falls) and a visit to the Gloucester fire lookout tree - turns out I am wise with heights than I thought and only got up 20 rungs. I was a bit frustrated with myself about that!

Exploring jog around York before the long drive to Boorara Brook south east of Pemberton .

Easter Day 3 - Middle distance near York. I found this enjoyable terrain . Felt ok with most of this, although couldn't find 4 a small gully in amongst rocks and overshot 6. Rest ok and was happy with my longest leg across a hillside - the vegetation boundaries were easy to read today. Well down on results today, too hesitant/ cautious probably.

Easter Day 2 long. Near York.
Overly careful and slow at 1, ok with most of rest, a bit cautious and wobbly but quite pleased with how I kept contact contouring around a down hillsides and reading rocks.
Stuffed up 2 of last 3 controls - short -100m legs on green rocky hillsides. Probably lost more than 10 minutes there. That was frustrating - even after I couldn't work out attackpoints for those 2 controls.

A group tea helped ease feeling flat about 2 days suboptimal o.