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Monday Jan 7, 2013 #
Orienteering race 16:10 [5] **** 3.4 km (4:45 / km)
spiked:21/22c
World Cup Sprint Distance Qualification
Mr Speaker, Parliament House, Wellington.
Map 1
A clean start as I got into the map. I wasn't certain on the route choice to 2, but I didn't hesitate and went with a safe option. I couldn't see the flag at 8. It was behind a parked car, but this was no more than 2 or 3 seconds lost. The climb to 9 was tough, but I tried to stay in control and leave something in my legs for the tricky northern section.
My worst mistake was on the way to 10, turning up some stairs 5m before the gate I was aiming for. The next section was clean and I made up time and passed my one minute man by the map exchange.
Map 2
I had little time to look at the options to 16, so I took the safe route left where I had already been. To 17 I used the right hand ramp again as I knew it and could run fast. I then saw that the rest of the course was quite easy and put my head down and pushed hard to the end. I was happy to finish off the course strongly and accurately.
My race was quite good, but I was not fast enough. The top elites are all very fast and just don't make mistakes, even in this tricky sprint terrain. The hilly course didn't do me any favours, and I lost a bit on the qualifiers on the hills.
Mr Speaker, Parliament House, Wellington.
Map 1
A clean start as I got into the map. I wasn't certain on the route choice to 2, but I didn't hesitate and went with a safe option. I couldn't see the flag at 8. It was behind a parked car, but this was no more than 2 or 3 seconds lost. The climb to 9 was tough, but I tried to stay in control and leave something in my legs for the tricky northern section.
My worst mistake was on the way to 10, turning up some stairs 5m before the gate I was aiming for. The next section was clean and I made up time and passed my one minute man by the map exchange.
Map 2
I had little time to look at the options to 16, so I took the safe route left where I had already been. To 17 I used the right hand ramp again as I knew it and could run fast. I then saw that the rest of the course was quite easy and put my head down and pushed hard to the end. I was happy to finish off the course strongly and accurately.
My race was quite good, but I was not fast enough. The top elites are all very fast and just don't make mistakes, even in this tricky sprint terrain. The hilly course didn't do me any favours, and I lost a bit on the qualifiers on the hills.
Orienteering warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
Quarantine 2:30:00 [0]
Sunday Jan 6, 2013 #
Orienteering race 47:18 [5] ***** 5.3 km (8:55 / km)
spiked:22/25c
World Cup Middle Distance
Waikawa Beach. NZ
This was a very technical race in coastal sand dunes. My approach was to stay in control and keep map contact, and to try to run a clean race. I started well and ran clean until the first spectator control. I had almost caught Ian 4 minutes but not quite enough to be in touch. I relaxed and aimed off to the river but this was rough going. I would have been much better off navigating straight. I saw Ian again on a longer beach leg. I was hoping that he would lead me in, but he missed it. I was hoping to see the special feature but I missed that too, and I then relocated quickly off 22 nearby, losing about a minute. My next mistake was again a spectator control. I didn't read the contour line under the circle so I thought the contr was near the end of the spur.
I lost 3 minutes in the second half. Not too bad given the complexity, but a 44 minute run would have made me much happier with my efforts. Still 53rd and 6th Aussie was satisfying.
Waikawa Beach. NZ
This was a very technical race in coastal sand dunes. My approach was to stay in control and keep map contact, and to try to run a clean race. I started well and ran clean until the first spectator control. I had almost caught Ian 4 minutes but not quite enough to be in touch. I relaxed and aimed off to the river but this was rough going. I would have been much better off navigating straight. I saw Ian again on a longer beach leg. I was hoping that he would lead me in, but he missed it. I was hoping to see the special feature but I missed that too, and I then relocated quickly off 22 nearby, losing about a minute. My next mistake was again a spectator control. I didn't read the contour line under the circle so I thought the contr was near the end of the spur.
I lost 3 minutes in the second half. Not too bad given the complexity, but a 44 minute run would have made me much happier with my efforts. Still 53rd and 6th Aussie was satisfying.
Orienteering warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
Quarantine 1:30:00 [0]
Saturday Jan 5, 2013 #
Orienteering 45:00 [3] ***** 4.0 km (11:15 / km)
Work Cup Middle Distance model
Intricate sand dune famiarisation.
Intricate sand dune famiarisation.
Orienteering 23:00 [1] * 2.0 km (11:30 / km)
W10 shadowing Sophie
She ran hard today, trying to keep ahead of a girl chasing her.
She ran hard today, trying to keep ahead of a girl chasing her.
Friday Jan 4, 2013 #
Orienteering race 53:00 [5] **** 8.6 km (6:10 / km)
Oceania Race 1
Near Bulls NZ
M35
I had a fantastic race except for #15, losing 4 minutes from not checking my compass carefully. Otherwise I was very fast and very clean.
I beat the M20s and a but 2 of the w21Es.
An easy 13 minute win in M35
Near Bulls NZ
M35
I had a fantastic race except for #15, losing 4 minutes from not checking my compass carefully. Otherwise I was very fast and very clean.
I beat the M20s and a but 2 of the w21Es.
An easy 13 minute win in M35
Orienteering 28:00 [1] * 2.0 km (14:00 / km)
W10 shadowing Sophie