Training Log Archive: nmulder

Cradle Moon bushveld series # 1
Brown course 8.3km, 205m

Second starter on the Brown course, with Garry M three minutes ahead of me. Interesting rc to first control (I went straight, but should have stayed more on the main path), but thereafter a bit boring with the nav. Made momentary hesitations with going down the wrong paths just before 4 (20s) and 5 (20s). Lost a good 3 mins at 9. I was originally off bearing to the right, and then came back along the path. Control was hung on E foot of hill rather than on top of it on S part of the boulder cluster. I didn't see it as I passed and then spent a couple of minutes searching the higher ground.

Thereafter felt a bit flat and lacking speed, but at least the nav was a bit more precise. Went S side to 11 and straightish to 12. Caught Garry finally at 11, got a small gap to 12 but then he recaught at 13. From there I was about 10-30s behind him to the finish, as he pulled away on the faster sections. I was able to use him effectively to guide me onto the best lines through the head-high weedy sections, especially near 15, 16 and 17.

I was very surprised to win. I thought a decent winning time would be 62 mins or so, but no-one managed it (everyone rusty?). I would have been happier without the 4-5 mins of mistakes I had.

Brown - Splits

Came down with tick bite fever symptoms Wednesday evening, so no training since then. On antibiotics and feeling better by Friday evening, so went and did the new Arrow Rest Parkrun on the SW side of Hartebeesport dam.

Very enjoyable parkrun through a eucalyptus forest and around a golf course, mainly following quad bike trails. Ran almost the whole way with Mark K until he lit the afterburner at the 4km mark. We'd caught all the quick starters by the 2nd km mark, so I finished 2nd about 30s behind.

Body still a bit sore and tired from the illness & antibiotics. HR maybe went a bit too high.

148 / 120

Around the estate.

Around the estate roads.

Around the estate roads.