Training Log Archive: Milo

A race best forgotten. Hard to continue to pick legs up with so many fallen logs. Like many NSW maps needs a good fire thtough it. Stopped short of 15 where I was keeping pacevwith Brodi Nank and reasoned in my head that thrlere was no way he could be going to same control. Went wide to 16 the long leg but struggled to keep the pace. Lost the plot in the open areas near the end. Just aimrd gor hills ss ghats about all I could read on a 1:15000 map

LONG Course 2 - Splits

Event: Australian Sprint/Long Distance Championships
 

Felt Ok until rout to 4 where I got a bit confusedvas to what was OOB and what wasnt. Everyone elde seemed to be charging over thick black lines and olive green. Did NOT join them. Ok until map change and them just could not read the map at speed. rooled ankle in the shortest ever finish shute.

M35A - Splits

Course 1 - Splits

Event: NSW Long Distance Championships - SL12
 

Did not enter for this event so tried to Enter on the Day. The old hag at the registration tent had no people skills at all and had a go at me for not entering when she saw I was from a club and categorically ruled me out starting before the official starts as I quote `can't mingle with the championship competitors'. Felt like saying should I get up the back of the bus with the other blackfellas' but did not'. Sheesh with people like this the face of orienteering to newcomers no wonder we find it difficult to attract new people to the sport or is this just Newcastle???!!!

As for the orienteering. Big parralel error at 5 which enabled my 4 minute man to catch me.Caught him again before 7 where we met PaulaS (who must have also passed me). PaulaS and I went way too high up to 8 and from there it was 3 of us going around together.

C • Fairly common attitude 1

HARD 7 - Splits

Event: NSW Middle Championships - SL11
 

Fairly ordinary run. Lost the plot after zooming up the M1 after helping a stranded motorist jump start her car. So was late. Lost time on 4.. just couldn't find the pit. Felt like I couldn't pick my legs up in this terrain and kept falling into bandicoot holes. ended up punching 459 instead of 458 at 9. MP. Spectator control through me out a bit. From their almost outsprinted by Chippy (M70) in the last loop and chicken winged by Paul Prudoe at the finish. Finish woman said You missed punched did you? in the loudest voice possible, Well not in my mind ..no.Had a sleep.

H3/4 - Splits

Trail run around Lane COve NP with the Big Foot regulars plus Tassie ring-ins Cakewoman and Jono. Good steady pace set by Shingo. really enjoy this National Park. have to visit it more often.

A few laps of ze pool and a few more pool running. Our spa is decomissioned. One hour later I could not see and needed an eye wash in the park and a lie down. Went to buy some goggles later.

Event: Metro Finals, Junior League
 

Quite a hot day for orinteering and a bit smoky. Headed the same wy everyone did on #1 and ended up to far left of the boulder group. Caught Darren Slattery at #2 (1min) and continued at a stead pace until #4 the long leg. Coming into the maze of small tracks at #5 took the first one on the bend and ended up at the army climbing ropes, then compounded the error by heading to the right gully and not the left. 11 min leg! OK from there on with open space and track running. Great to get the wins in Div A and Div D. Might puch for a fourth BF team next year in Div 5??

Division 2 - Splits