Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Last stage of Sprint Adelaide at Mount Barker - a couple of blocks of schools/TAFE campus with some parkland in between, but in general the challenges were more those of route choice than fine navigation - plenty of fences. Didn't feel too brilliant in the first few controls, but gradually got into it and not as bad on the climb on the long leg as I though I might be. Only navigational wobble was starting down the ramp instead of the stairs at 14. Was chasing Tyson (1 minute) most of the way; gradually pulling him in but didn't quite catch him, while Warren was doing the same to me. (Other reports from weekend rivals watch: Leith dropped a minute on #2, was pulling me in most of the rest of the way but ended up 21 seconds short).

Thought I might have got within 50% of the lead (a rarity for me these days in good sprint fields) when Simon came in, but Martin dropped the benchmark a bit further. (I suspect a few competitors, although not Martin or Simon, would have been a bit below par whilst recovering from last night's beer-O). Still probably my least worst run of the weekend, even if Jenny did claim my scalp; showing our consistency, the only splits where we were separated by more than 5 seconds or so were #1 (where she didn't realise the straight line was legal) and #14 where I wobbled at the ramp.

So ends a well-run series of events, although it's a pity there wasn't a bit more local attendance. Onwards (for me at least) to Hobart for the next few days, where the land environment is good for running but the atmospheric environment probably won't be.