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Monday Apr 2, 2018 #
10 AM
Run race ((orienteering)) 41:39 [4] *** 4.5 km (9:15 / km) +150m 7:56 / km
spiked:11/14c
Felt decent in the warm-up but not the start I was hoping for; back turned out to be troublesome once I was actually running (although it eventually settled), and I had small time losses in the circle at both 2 and 3 as I came to grips to which root mounds were and weren't mapped. (They were abundant features today, and made up 9 out of our 14 controls). Improved after that although running speed and strength not much (if at all) better than the last two days. Not quite as far off the pace today (although Greg came close to catching me again - 4 minutes this time), and ended up inheriting a not-particularly-deserved third placing after Anthony blew 4 minutes on 2 and 10 minutes on 3.
The terrain today didn't get rave reviews from everyone. I thought it had a lot in common with some continental terrain areas (point features, lots of vegetation changes, mostly bland contours) in countries like Germany, the Czech Republic, Belgium and southern/central England - and hence potentially useful for training for same.
I was wondering at the presentation whether Scott, Greg and I had previously shared a podium, but some result-searching suggests the best we can manage is two out of three, with the nearest-miss coming in M14 at the 1984 Australian Championships (Scott second, me third, Greg eighth).
Notwithstanding managing to scramble a vaguely respectable placing, I was fairly disappointed with my performance this Easter; will certainly need to improve my running in the next three months to have a reasonable shot of making an A final in Denmark. Pleased with the way the event as a whole went, though (for those who were a bit critical of the terrains, it's really an indicator that the Hobart area doesn't have a lot of terrain to choose from, given that Pittwater is probably logistically impossible for a national carnival event).
The terrain today didn't get rave reviews from everyone. I thought it had a lot in common with some continental terrain areas (point features, lots of vegetation changes, mostly bland contours) in countries like Germany, the Czech Republic, Belgium and southern/central England - and hence potentially useful for training for same.
I was wondering at the presentation whether Scott, Greg and I had previously shared a podium, but some result-searching suggests the best we can manage is two out of three, with the nearest-miss coming in M14 at the 1984 Australian Championships (Scott second, me third, Greg eighth).
Notwithstanding managing to scramble a vaguely respectable placing, I was fairly disappointed with my performance this Easter; will certainly need to improve my running in the next three months to have a reasonable shot of making an A final in Denmark. Pleased with the way the event as a whole went, though (for those who were a bit critical of the terrains, it's really an indicator that the Hobart area doesn't have a lot of terrain to choose from, given that Pittwater is probably logistically impossible for a national carnival event).