Training Log Archive: martin(uk)

WMOC Long Final. Woodhill Forest. M50. 19th.

I tried to just continue the "steady and careful in the tricky bits" approach, intending to then run harder on the easy sections. It went well for the first eight controls, and I'd already passed the guy 2 mins ahead of me, but then #9 just wasn't where I expected it, even after taking a careful approach. Looped around a little and even heard a control beep, but couldn't find it in the cutty grass. Looped around some more, went out to relocate, came back to a similar place, wasted lots of time. Then Al turned up (2 mins behind me at the start). He couldn't find it either. Finally, when we relocated on a track bend he worked out it was a different bend (under the overprint) and we got it. By then I'd lost 12 mins and all enthusiasm. Arrrgh!

Continued with Al for the next section of the course, occasionally getting ahead of him but mostly just behind. We were a bit scappy.

At #22 I was separated from Al and the other guy, and they got it but I missed. Finished on my own, pretty frustrated. A clean run would have been a top 5, which I'd have been happy with. 19th was my worst result of the last two weeks (apart from a Sprint mis-punch).

C • Bad luck 2

Long - Final - Men 50 Final A - Splits

WMOC Long Qualification race 2, Woodhill. M50. 2nd in heat 2.

Really complex terrain, which I took really carefully, and had no problems with. Only mistake was #20 which was very easy, but I just mistook how many tracks to cross (or p8erhaps there was an extra un-mapped one). Lost perhaps 30s working it out.

Pleased with 2nd today, pulling me up to 3rd overall in heat 2, for a nice late start time in Saturday's Final.

Had some more fun on the run-in, taking a second off yesterday's time.

http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...

Long - Qualification 2 - Men 50 Heat 2 - Splits

WMOC Long Qualification 1, Woodhill. M50. 5th on heat 2.

Very steady, very careful early on in the open tricky dunes bit, then a bit faster once the course was back in the nice fast wooded terrain.

Slight time loss when I started reading the map approach to #11 when I was still heading for #10. Caught myself quickly and corrected ok. Then lost contact with the contours and ground shapes approaching #12, carried on and luckily found #13, which was then a good attack point back to #12. Just careless really, when I wasn't fully focussed. Was expecting to see Bill now, as he'd started 4 mins behind me.

Jogged into the last control, then gunned the run-in, just for fun. A very enjoyable run, in a gorgeous area. Just need to repeat that tomorrow, and then look forward to a hard race in the Final.

http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...

Long - Qualification 1 - Men 50 Heat 2 - Splits

WMOC Long Model event.

A gentle walk/jog around a few controls with Lesley.

WMOC Sprint Final, Auckland University. M50. DSQ.

Finished with a leading time but on download was DSQ. Then spent a couple of hours cursing my new SIAC card for not registering #3. Only when we got maps back did I realise that the distinct memory of punching a tree at #3 was actually probably #2, and I had run straight past #3. Would have taken me an extra 2-3 seconds. Bugger.

Could have got a medal, but well done to Al C-W and Bill who did. We were all well beaten by the Bulgarian who took Gold.

http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
http://rg.orienteering.org.nz/gadget/cgi-bin/reitt...

Sprint Final - Men 50 Final A - Splits

WMOC Sprint Qualification, Epsom Campus. M50 Heat 2. 3rd.

Went pretty much to plan. Nice and steady, no big mistakes, don't run too fast.

It was very tricky at times. Clearly I wasn't spotting the good routes as quickly as Bill, but when I knew where I was going, I was going fast enough. Looking forward to tomorrow, when I'll be running much harder, but hopefully still finding the routes and controls.

http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/d...
http://rg.orienteering.org.nz/gadget/cgi-bin/reitt...

Sprint Qualification - Men 50 Heat 2 - Splits

Event: World Masters Orienteering Championships 2017