Training Log Archive: LizzieIn the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2012:
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Monday Dec 31, 2012 #
Running 1:25:00 [3]
a much longer run that expected, but beaut day for it again. Up through wainui mtb park and along the ridge over mt lowry. Down to day's bay, but the water was far too brown from river deluge to swim.
and with perfect timing, as ever, my knee has decided to play up. Similar to Oceania's last year (but not as bad, hopefully). So, looks like resting until the weekend!
and with perfect timing, as ever, my knee has decided to play up. Similar to Oceania's last year (but not as bad, hopefully). So, looks like resting until the weekend!
Saturday Dec 29, 2012 #
Orienteering 1:10:00 [3]
around kaikokopu.
Friday Dec 28, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 19:30 [3]
wu/wd an in between
Orienteering 7:10 [3]
sprint course 1 around the massey part of esplanade map. 1.4km straight lining, 1.9 actual dist
Orienteering 12:09 [5]
course no.2 around the botanics part of the map. 2.2km straight lining. 2.4 actual? maybe?
Thursday Dec 27, 2012 #
Mtn Biking 40:00 [3]
out to training (with some detours and trying to find the start). and home (found that one ok)
Orienteering 27:00 [3]
the green part from the beginning of QB long dist.
mainly a walk/jog so i could stay in contact with the map. FOund each control site. I think! Tough knowing in the green stuff, but good training
mainly a walk/jog so i could stay in contact with the map. FOund each control site. I think! Tough knowing in the green stuff, but good training
Wednesday Dec 26, 2012 #
5 PM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Orienteering 19:00 [3]
reran the sprints in the strip from 4 weeks ago. Faster, but boy it's harder without tapes! Tried my best to poke my eye out on a stick.
went for an amazing swim in teh sea after. Water was warm for once!
went for an amazing swim in teh sea after. Water was warm for once!
Tuesday Dec 25, 2012 #
Running 1:11:00 [3]
Family christmas run on the manawatu gorge track. mum and chris went W-E, dad and I went E-W (totally the harder way). Got some additional distance doubling back from the top to find Dad again, and running out to every lookout and back :)
Muggy as anything beneath the trees, over 30deg. Imust still havesome aussie climitisation, as I was fine while everyone else was complaining!
Muggy as anything beneath the trees, over 30deg. Imust still havesome aussie climitisation, as I was fine while everyone else was complaining!
Monday Dec 24, 2012 #
Running 25:00 [3]
recovery run with magnus prior to o-gang christmas potluck. Up to the ridge from his place, on up Otari, then down the ridge. Pretty much the max % of hill climb and long grass in the shortest run possible!
Sunday Dec 23, 2012 #
11 AM
Orienteering 1:57:48 [3]
O-gang traverse across wellington.
Started in central park, after lisa vetoed the first map saying it would make things too long.
Some dodgy map cutting on the (now) first map meant the best route choice went off the map. So to keep things fair I used what was on the map and added 100-200m bonus climb! Through to the sanctuary for a map change. then up and into karori to the teachers college. 2 sprints around teh college. then routechoice legs to the bush and then cemetery.
And final map up to the top of the cemetery and back down adn through to the bbq area :)
Out sprinted Laura to the finish. Which was good timing considering we all finished pretty close and we all did varying number of maps.
Good fun and a real nice day for it, unlike the last time we tried!
Started in central park, after lisa vetoed the first map saying it would make things too long.
Some dodgy map cutting on the (now) first map meant the best route choice went off the map. So to keep things fair I used what was on the map and added 100-200m bonus climb! Through to the sanctuary for a map change. then up and into karori to the teachers college. 2 sprints around teh college. then routechoice legs to the bush and then cemetery.
And final map up to the top of the cemetery and back down adn through to the bbq area :)
Out sprinted Laura to the finish. Which was good timing considering we all finished pretty close and we all did varying number of maps.
Good fun and a real nice day for it, unlike the last time we tried!
Saturday Dec 22, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 43:00 [3]
Gentle run from Crystal Palace up to the ridge and over Mt Kaukau home. Legs felt pretty horrible.
Friday Dec 21, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday Dec 20, 2012 #
6 PM
Orienteering 35:00 [5]
Sprint training in the Botanics. 5 mini courses/intervals
5.41 on 'warmup' (not really a warmup. butterfly sprint in cemetery)
6.01 on route choice
4.05 control picking
8.06 hill climbs
11.21 downhill course
5.41 on 'warmup' (not really a warmup. butterfly sprint in cemetery)
6.01 on route choice
4.05 control picking
8.06 hill climbs
11.21 downhill course
Running warm up/down 10:00 [3]
Wednesday Dec 19, 2012 #
6 PM
Running 22:00 [3]
Run from uni over to the windmill to meet others for group run. Took a wrong turning in Aro valley and ended up on a track that was suspiciously flat/marginally downhill... sure enough I had to mission up a near vertical track to correct my error and get to where I wanted to be!
Almost adopted a friendly German Shepard enroute too.
Almost adopted a friendly German Shepard enroute too.
Running 1:10:00 [3]
O-gang run on tracks round the windmill. Carparts and Barking Emu (and whatever connects the two). Popped up onto the ridge just short of the dome, then headed back along the road, before dropping back onto carparts, as it's far more interesting :)
Wicked tracks, and didn't get run over by mtn bikers. So winning all around really!
Managed to lose Magnus when he cut the corner at the turnaround. Slacker.
Wicked tracks, and didn't get run over by mtn bikers. So winning all around really!
Managed to lose Magnus when he cut the corner at the turnaround. Slacker.
Tuesday Dec 18, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 1:01:00 [3]
From Wilton's bush again. Along the undulating bottom track, back tracked up to the ridgeline. then past the old chimney and onto top of Johnston's hill. Stunner of a view, I could just about make out my hands infront of me!
Then down through the pines and sussed out some new tracks before blasting back to the car along the undulating (yellow?) track.
Ran pretty damn hard. Legs were feeling it after!
Then down through the pines and sussed out some new tracks before blasting back to the car along the undulating (yellow?) track.
Ran pretty damn hard. Legs were feeling it after!
Monday Dec 17, 2012 #
Running 35:00 [3]
Easy run with Dad around Wilton's bush. Wanted to go for a bit longer, but couldn't drag him up any bonus hills.
Sunday Dec 16, 2012 #
Running 1:32:00 [3]
Run with B+P out from Day's bay. Stunner of a day!
Ran around the Mt Lowry challenge circuit. Straight into the northerly to start off - fun.
Went a decent pace, and added on an out and back along the ridge towards the end, or we'd have been well short of 90 :) P tried to impale herself on a stick, so turns out it's not just me that does silly things like that...
Warm enough to go for a (very) short dip in the water afterwards. Wellington, you are beautiful!
Ran around the Mt Lowry challenge circuit. Straight into the northerly to start off - fun.
Went a decent pace, and added on an out and back along the ridge towards the end, or we'd have been well short of 90 :) P tried to impale herself on a stick, so turns out it's not just me that does silly things like that...
Warm enough to go for a (very) short dip in the water afterwards. Wellington, you are beautiful!
Saturday Dec 15, 2012 #
Running 1:00:00 [3]
Evening run from BP's new place out in Pinehaven. Explored some tracks, then popped out on the road, so did a 180 and headed back in to explore more tracks!
Found an old rogaine map later that showed where we'd been - essentially running circles in one very small area that was littered with cool tracks!
Found an old rogaine map later that showed where we'd been - essentially running circles in one very small area that was littered with cool tracks!
Friday Dec 14, 2012 #
3 PM
Running intervals 9:00 [5]
Set up a grid of shoes (and one coconut) in the front yard and did some shuttles with maps. Hank ran decoy.
Running warm up/down 7:00 [3]
5 PM
Running warm up/down 22:00 [3]
Orienteering 10:00 [5]
A short course that I drew up on a Massey map from a few years back. The map was hilariously out of date...
But seriously, if someone went out and mapped Massey from scratch, it would be a world class sprint area!
But seriously, if someone went out and mapped Massey from scratch, it would be a world class sprint area!
Thursday Dec 13, 2012 #
12 PM
Running warm up/down 16:00 [3]
Running intervals 15:20 [5]
Made a terrain loop in C&R's back yard. 1.45ish loop with a 55s rest lap of the front lawn.
Pretty nice loop, with a sprint a cross the lawn, over the stream, up a gnarly hill through the pines to the top of the property. Along the back fence, then zigzagging back down through the bush track, ducking under fallen trees, and with lots of undulations and tricky corners. Then finishing back over the stream on the fallen tree bridge.
Was joined by capt. Hanktastic for the warmup loop, and then for the sprint across the lawn each time. but he was way too lazy to join for the whole session.
Pretty nice loop, with a sprint a cross the lawn, over the stream, up a gnarly hill through the pines to the top of the property. Along the back fence, then zigzagging back down through the bush track, ducking under fallen trees, and with lots of undulations and tricky corners. Then finishing back over the stream on the fallen tree bridge.
Was joined by capt. Hanktastic for the warmup loop, and then for the sprint across the lawn each time. but he was way too lazy to join for the whole session.
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
Little Luke Ingham decided to make his big entrance to the world today, which seemed a pretty good excuse for a rest day :)
Tuesday Dec 11, 2012 #
6 PM
Running 45:00 [3]
Got dropped off at crystal palace and ran up to the ridge and over kaukau to get home. Southerly tonight, but not nearly as strong as last night so I staid on my feet :)
Monday Dec 10, 2012 #
6 PM
Running 1:01:00 [3]
Evening run up Kaukau and along the ridge to top of Crow's nest. By then I had a mean ear ache going on from the Northerly, so turned around and ran back along the ridge the other way. Had an ear ache on the other side by the time I got up Kaukau for the 2nd time!
Need to get used to wgtn wind again it seems... It wasn't even that bad really, there was even a cyclist up on the ridge (mad man!). He had a bit of a head start on me from my turn around point, but I caught up half way back to kaukau, then smashed him on the final climb :)
What used to be a fun run back down the ridge has been killed by the council putting steps in 3/4 of the way, so I took a possum track or two to liven things up.
Need to get used to wgtn wind again it seems... It wasn't even that bad really, there was even a cyclist up on the ridge (mad man!). He had a bit of a head start on me from my turn around point, but I caught up half way back to kaukau, then smashed him on the final climb :)
What used to be a fun run back down the ridge has been killed by the council putting steps in 3/4 of the way, so I took a possum track or two to liven things up.
Sunday Dec 9, 2012 #
12 PM
Running warm up/down 10:00 [3]
Orienteering 41:50 [3]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
harakeke. 5.3km red long.
Back out in nice clean open dunes, had a nice clean race too, until the last control where I made a beauty of a parallel error and blew 4mins. Crap.
Back out in nice clean open dunes, had a nice clean race too, until the last control where I made a beauty of a parallel error and blew 4mins. Crap.
Saturday Dec 8, 2012 #
12 PM
Mtn Biking 50:00 [3]
A leisurely paced mtn bike out the back of palmy somewhere along the Te Araroa walkway with Chris. Mainly on a gravel farm track, just up to some saddle and back. Very descriptive :) (greens rd? maybe?)
Turns out he's still afraid of falling off on downhills after an unfortunate incident when he was 5, so I got way ahead on the downs.
Turns out he's still afraid of falling off on downhills after an unfortunate incident when he was 5, so I got way ahead on the downs.
5 PM
Running 1:40:00 [3]
Actual time out 1.55 but there was a fair bit of waiting for Chris, and messing around climbing down mine shafts etc.
Went out along the Sledge Track and up to the Platinum Mines on Platinum Ridge (original name right there). A mean climb up to the ridge, and some classic narrow muddy NZ tracks through native bush :) Beautiful stuff! Think I demoralized Chris a bit with my fitness, and running up the track he claimed was impossible to run up :/
Went out along the Sledge Track and up to the Platinum Mines on Platinum Ridge (original name right there). A mean climb up to the ridge, and some classic narrow muddy NZ tracks through native bush :) Beautiful stuff! Think I demoralized Chris a bit with my fitness, and running up the track he claimed was impossible to run up :/
Thursday Dec 6, 2012 #
4 PM
Running 39:00 [3]
Celebrated being back running and training in wgtn bush by running into a tree and through some ongaonga.
Just the usual short loop in otari-wilton. A minute or so faster than in June though i think.
Just the usual short loop in otari-wilton. A minute or so faster than in June though i think.
Wednesday Dec 5, 2012 #
6 PM
Orienteering 14:00 [4]
O-max prologue on the waterfront. No idea on actual time, will just have to wait for P to put her time up, then take 1min off that ;)
A couple of controls in the wrong place - but that's all part of o-max right?!
A couple of controls in the wrong place - but that's all part of o-max right?!
Orienteering 14:34 [5]
shoes: Saucony Fastwitch 4
Mass start final.
Had a bit of fun dodging the 100+ Santas in the Santa Run based at Frank Kitts park. Then tried not to get recognised as I raced between all the Marsden girls showing up at the Town Hall for their end of year prize giving...
Had a bit of fun dodging the 100+ Santas in the Santa Run based at Frank Kitts park. Then tried not to get recognised as I raced between all the Marsden girls showing up at the Town Hall for their end of year prize giving...
Running 25:00 [2]
Token warm up to the toilets and back. Warmdown collecting controls - noone warned me about the heavy wooden trestles that were used as stands though!
Tuesday Dec 4, 2012 #
9 AM
Running warm up/down 27:00 [3]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
WU down the beach, via the pile of sand that covers the Hydrabad wreck. Bit sad really, I haven't been down to it in years. Last time I visited there was a scrap of ship still above the dunes, and when I was a kid you could still see the port holes. Now it's just a sign saying the wreck is somewhere under the sand :(
WD back along the track in the coastal scrub.
WD back along the track in the coastal scrub.
Orienteering 10:15 [5]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
More high intensity training!
The first of two 10min sprint courses on The Strip. I've wanted to run on this map for so so sooo long (well before it was mapped to sprint standards). I've always done little terrain runs through this block, but havent orienteered on it since the old Hydrabad map was destroyed by felling years back. (10yrs now?)
Anyway, we had 2 courses and set off at 30s intervals with no idea which course we or the others were doing. Then had a 3-4min break and the next course. I drew the lucky start position of 30s ahead of Chris....twice. Managed to hold him off until half way around the course each time, then he'd breeze past! He prob beat me by 50-60s.
Wicked high intensity session.
And something was dead around no.1. Just saying.
The first of two 10min sprint courses on The Strip. I've wanted to run on this map for so so sooo long (well before it was mapped to sprint standards). I've always done little terrain runs through this block, but havent orienteered on it since the old Hydrabad map was destroyed by felling years back. (10yrs now?)
Anyway, we had 2 courses and set off at 30s intervals with no idea which course we or the others were doing. Then had a 3-4min break and the next course. I drew the lucky start position of 30s ahead of Chris....twice. Managed to hold him off until half way around the course each time, then he'd breeze past! He prob beat me by 50-60s.
Wicked high intensity session.
And something was dead around no.1. Just saying.
Orienteering 10:40 [5]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
second course. Overshot the furthest out control.
Orienteering 9:30 [5]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
Reran the first course to see how much faster I could do it. Makes a big difference when you know the best entry/exit to each control!
Body felt like it was dead the first two controls, but then once it realised it wasn't getting out of it, it settled down surprisingly well!
Body felt like it was dead the first two controls, but then once it realised it wasn't getting out of it, it settled down surprisingly well!
11 AM
Orienteering warm up/down 33:00 [3]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
WU out to our wheel exercise, via putting out my control.
Then headed over towards the second exercise, slowly, by myself. Only to find felling going on around the start. i edged my way as close as possible without being seen, but there was a large machine making a pile of logs exactly where the triangle was on my map. I didn't fancy making the fellers grumpy, so just bailed back around to the van.
Most of the others did make it around and did another exercise. But can't say i'm too disappointed, I was smashed anyway! Just angry that they're felling yet another of our maps! And one of the best parts too.
Then headed over towards the second exercise, slowly, by myself. Only to find felling going on around the start. i edged my way as close as possible without being seen, but there was a large machine making a pile of logs exactly where the triangle was on my map. I didn't fancy making the fellers grumpy, so just bailed back around to the van.
Most of the others did make it around and did another exercise. But can't say i'm too disappointed, I was smashed anyway! Just angry that they're felling yet another of our maps! And one of the best parts too.
Orienteering 16:00 [3]
Wheel exercise on Kaikokapu. Managed not to get caught up by Immy, although I was expecting her to appear over the dunes any second! Caught Laura, but then made a mistake in the green stripes, so she beat me back to my control before i collected it back in in the end haha.
Fun, but pretty darn tired.
Fun, but pretty darn tired.
Monday Dec 3, 2012 #
9 AM
Orienteering warm up/down 18:00 [3]
shoes: VJ Bold 2011
Collecting in controls as WU&WD. Had a go at shepherding a couple of stray sheep back into the appropriate field, but was too slow/tired.
Orienteering 20:00 [5]
shoes: VJ Bold 2011
Back on Hapua wetlands for the first session of a couple of days training set by Jean. She was open from the outset about how hard she was going to make us go, and wasn't lying!
4 x ~5min intervals with 30s starts between us girls. A very tough session given the hills, and 4 races in the legs from the previous two days!
Felt like an absolute muffin attempting to cross some of the fences. That's going to need some work!
Legs were not impressed.
4 x ~5min intervals with 30s starts between us girls. A very tough session given the hills, and 4 races in the legs from the previous two days!
Felt like an absolute muffin attempting to cross some of the fences. That's going to need some work!
Legs were not impressed.
3 PM
Orienteering 27:00 [3]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
A bonus O session at Mt Lees as we were there anyway to pick up maps of Graham.
Did some route choice with Immy (although I was unaware of the contest to no.1!) Then slackened things off as the controls got vaguer/non-existanter towards the end of the course.
Some good fun, and ripped my legs up on blackberry. Yay!
Did some route choice with Immy (although I was unaware of the contest to no.1!) Then slackened things off as the controls got vaguer/non-existanter towards the end of the course.
Some good fun, and ripped my legs up on blackberry. Yay!
5 PM
Orienteering 53:00 [3]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
Final session of the day out at The bombing range. On some very old WMOC maps that Graham had fished out for us. Certainly made things interesting!
White forest 2000 = Felled area 2012
Green stripes 2000 = White forest 2012
Open dunes 2000 = Lupin/green crap/landscaped dunes/anything but what's on the map 2012.
Actually that last one's an exaggeration. But felt like it at times! A good strength session anyway. Still on the look out for some decent open dunes to train on on the W coast though. All the areas I can think of haven't been field worked since about 2000 :s
And Immy found #137 on the way home. In an unmapped reentrant, covered in cobwebs, with a faded flag, SI box and all the trimmings. It gave the happiest little beep when we tested it, must have been waiting a very long time for an orienteer to visit it!
White forest 2000 = Felled area 2012
Green stripes 2000 = White forest 2012
Open dunes 2000 = Lupin/green crap/landscaped dunes/anything but what's on the map 2012.
Actually that last one's an exaggeration. But felt like it at times! A good strength session anyway. Still on the look out for some decent open dunes to train on on the W coast though. All the areas I can think of haven't been field worked since about 2000 :s
And Immy found #137 on the way home. In an unmapped reentrant, covered in cobwebs, with a faded flag, SI box and all the trimmings. It gave the happiest little beep when we tested it, must have been waiting a very long time for an orienteer to visit it!
Sunday Dec 2, 2012 #
9 AM
Running warm up/down 15:00 [3]
shoes: VJ Bold 2011
oh dear. WU/WD is getting more pathetic as the wknd goes on...
Orienteering race (WC Prologue ) 20:14 [4]
shoes: VJ Bold 2011
Mmmm back on steep open farmland... Had to remind myself what fun/pain it is to push hard up big hills!
First control was a simple looking but actually trippy little leg over a hill and dropping into a reentrant in forest. Made sure I hit the forest early and contoured into it - pleased with the aiming off. It seemed a bit like time wasted at the time, but listening to the problems some of the other girls had with the control later - it was definitely worth being cautious! Then -2-3-4 we all pushing hard around and up the hills, then reading carefully within the circle. Took the slower route to 4 and lost a few seconds to Amber, sneaky.
6-7-8 we were with James and Tim which undoubtedly helped with pushing up the hills. Then 9-finish was just a matter of putting myself through pain :)
Pretty surprised to come back with a 3.5min lead.
First control was a simple looking but actually trippy little leg over a hill and dropping into a reentrant in forest. Made sure I hit the forest early and contoured into it - pleased with the aiming off. It seemed a bit like time wasted at the time, but listening to the problems some of the other girls had with the control later - it was definitely worth being cautious! Then -2-3-4 we all pushing hard around and up the hills, then reading carefully within the circle. Took the slower route to 4 and lost a few seconds to Amber, sneaky.
6-7-8 we were with James and Tim which undoubtedly helped with pushing up the hills. Then 9-finish was just a matter of putting myself through pain :)
Pretty surprised to come back with a 3.5min lead.
1 PM
Orienteering (WC Chasing Trial) 28:04 [4]
shoes: VJ Bold 2011
Had a good lead going after the prologue, so really was just a test of having a smooth race and putting out of mind the fact that others were chasing and waiting for a mistake from me.
Started off with Tim and Chris pretty much, our 2nd control was their 1st, so was close to them for the first 2.5 controls until they split off somewhere.
Lost a bit of concentration on the first loop of the butterfly, was far too high going to 6, so had to drop a lot of height into it. Then didn't climb enough coming back along the hillside through native bushh to 7. It's so confusing in the streams and reentrants in there! But I made the right call climbing at the end (poor Bryn disappeared off down instead, no idea how long it took him to correct). But 1min lost in those 2 controls.
By comparison the other loop was much easier to go hard on. I had La 50m or so behind on this loop, but she was so quiet I barely noticed her!
Back through the pivot and back on my lonesome. I botched up 14. Similar to 6 and 7 I got confused with height and reentrants in the forest. Should have just blitzed it to the corner of the open as I'd half planned.
Pleased with how I pushed up the hill on 15 and 16. Saw a red shirt behind me as I started up to 16 and just as I reached the last control Tim came flying past. Tried to hang on to him up the finsih chute, and fully would have had him, if it weren't for all the dust he was kicking up into my eyes ;)
won by 4.5mins all up, but only 14s ahead of Amber on absolute time on the course. Interesting to see we were very close on the splits where neither of us made mistakes - but then we made the same number of similar time mistakes, just on completely different controls!
Started off with Tim and Chris pretty much, our 2nd control was their 1st, so was close to them for the first 2.5 controls until they split off somewhere.
Lost a bit of concentration on the first loop of the butterfly, was far too high going to 6, so had to drop a lot of height into it. Then didn't climb enough coming back along the hillside through native bushh to 7. It's so confusing in the streams and reentrants in there! But I made the right call climbing at the end (poor Bryn disappeared off down instead, no idea how long it took him to correct). But 1min lost in those 2 controls.
By comparison the other loop was much easier to go hard on. I had La 50m or so behind on this loop, but she was so quiet I barely noticed her!
Back through the pivot and back on my lonesome. I botched up 14. Similar to 6 and 7 I got confused with height and reentrants in the forest. Should have just blitzed it to the corner of the open as I'd half planned.
Pleased with how I pushed up the hill on 15 and 16. Saw a red shirt behind me as I started up to 16 and just as I reached the last control Tim came flying past. Tried to hang on to him up the finsih chute, and fully would have had him, if it weren't for all the dust he was kicking up into my eyes ;)
won by 4.5mins all up, but only 14s ahead of Amber on absolute time on the course. Interesting to see we were very close on the splits where neither of us made mistakes - but then we made the same number of similar time mistakes, just on completely different controls!
Orienteering warm up/down 30:00 [3]
shoes: VJ Bold 2011
Token warm up, then collected some controls.
Saturday Dec 1, 2012 #
Event: NZ World Cup Trials
10 AM
Running warm up/down 25:00 [3]
shoes: Saucony Fastwitch 4
Orienteering (WC Sprint Trial) 17:10 [5]
On the Esplanade in Perm-erston Nth. Started off in one school/polytech, then along the river bank, through some gardens, and finished off through another school. Good use of the map; a couple of long running legs, but there had to be to link up the technical bits of the map.
Took the right hand route to no.1, didn't see that the LH was an option until I'd committed. then lost some time to 2 with my exit direction, and not reading a tiny scrap of olive green until I was almost on it and had to go around. Rest of the school part was fine, just a matter of picking my way through the buildings with good flow.
Lost a fair bit of time through 9 and 10, both times taking the wrong path option and realising about 5m too late to turn around. Both times I'd read the best route on the map, but not correlated it to what I was seeing on the ground. SOmething to improve on! But the rest was good, pleased with how i was reading ahead to plan routes around the last bit in the school.
Pipped Amber by 19s for the win.
Took the right hand route to no.1, didn't see that the LH was an option until I'd committed. then lost some time to 2 with my exit direction, and not reading a tiny scrap of olive green until I was almost on it and had to go around. Rest of the school part was fine, just a matter of picking my way through the buildings with good flow.
Lost a fair bit of time through 9 and 10, both times taking the wrong path option and realising about 5m too late to turn around. Both times I'd read the best route on the map, but not correlated it to what I was seeing on the ground. SOmething to improve on! But the rest was good, pleased with how i was reading ahead to plan routes around the last bit in the school.
Pipped Amber by 19s for the win.
3 PM
Running warm up/down 17:00 [3]
Orienteering (WC Middle Trial) 31:43 [4]
shoes: VJ Bold 2011
In Osgiliath Forest.
Smooth through the first few, though overshot no.4 a bit. Caught Amber and Greta as I hit the technical stuff, which undoubtedly helped as it was super tricky! Didn't quite adjust my techniques as I should have, and felt lucky to get away with no major errors. Although there were a number of 20-30s misses.
Wicked area, can't wait to head back out there in the future!
Smooth through the first few, though overshot no.4 a bit. Caught Amber and Greta as I hit the technical stuff, which undoubtedly helped as it was super tricky! Didn't quite adjust my techniques as I should have, and felt lucky to get away with no major errors. Although there were a number of 20-30s misses.
Wicked area, can't wait to head back out there in the future!