Training Log Archive: paul c

Event: Park Race 9: Gladstone Park
 

Similar set up to Primrose Hill.
I took the easy option to #1 and planned most of the course to #16. Nearly came a cropper as I ran over the railway bridge. I look up and thought the other side went down a straight ramp. I looked at my map and then realised as my foot didn't hit the ground that I was running full tilt down the stairs. I really don't know how I didn't break my legs as I never knew what my feet were falling on. Fortunately the turn in the stairs brought me to a stop.
I dropped 5 secs on #2 as it was hard to make out all the trees and then 10secs as I was to far left on #3.
The rest was uneventful as I still think I got all the route choices spot on. Then going to the finish I saw the fence was crossable as it wasn't a thick black line and only a single tick. But I also remember reading in the instructions that every fence was uncrossable so decided to run down the ramp as crossing it in full view of the finish could cost me a DSQ.
I ran 6.19km tonight and felt wiped out from about 3 onwards for some reason. I think I pushed it a little too much last night.

Long - Splits

3 laps of the park and feeling good.

An hour of water dunking fun.

Finally managed to catch up on my sleep.

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Event: Harvester 2012
 

3rd leg mens A.
Tom and Ian did the business on the first 2 legs sending me out in the lead. My plan was to take it safe and stop any 5 minutes errors that seemed to be common with other teams on the 1st 2 legs. I went all the way down the track before heading north to #1 on Toms advice and although it wasn't great terrain, it was a safe start.
I slowed right down for 2-4 and used large AP's. I first lost time at #5 where I found the control on the gully but took a few attempts from here to get the right bearing. I just didn't go far enough the 1st time. I was too close to the western path for 6.
On #9 I ventured too far N and came into the control with FVO. I hung on to #12 checking my control codes but had to let him go there as I thought I was riding my luck for too long before the gaffling might start again. It turned out I could have had at least another 3 simple controls if I had followed closely.
I played it very safe and spiked all the controls in the tank track area before going into the last open heathland.
I then blew a few minutes on the pit at #23 just the same way I did at the southern nights. You had to be right on top of it and as before I couldn't seem to make the rough open fit.
I was scrappy to the end but kept onto 2nd place, just. Although I dropped 10 mins to FVO I was happy that I stuck to my plan and it was probably the best option for the team that I did a night leg.
The boys finished off well and we ended up in 2nd place behind a solid FVO and infront of (I think an underachieving) Lakeland.
Great result.

Nice jaunt around the park. It felt very nice.