Thursday, 28 August 2008
Mid-Week Event, Pegg's Lookout, Toohey Forest
12:00 Thursday 28th August 2008
"Pegg's Lookout" 2006 1:7,500 5m
UBD 200D1 8km South of Brisbane CBD
"Long" 13 controls 4.3km 180m (4.2%)
1>2 by road
12>13 road again then cut through to the curvy track.
I was a little high on 1 and 3 was lucky but the rest was a cakewalk if a little physical. 6th out of 18 was pleasing - 51 minutes was 10 minutes behind Gary.
Monday, 25 August 2008
Parkinson Bushland Reserve
09:00 Sunday 25th August 2008
"Parkinson Bushland Reserve" 1:10,000 5m
UBD 219N14 21km S of Brisbane CBD
"Medium" 14 controls 6km 100m (1.7%)
63 minutes (10.5mpk) is a bit ordinary and put me in 10th place of 15, 17 minutes behind the winner, despite what felt like a straightforward run with little lost time.
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Mid-Week Event, Rainbow Forest, Fig Tree Pocket
12:00 Thursday 21st August 2008
"Rainbow Forest" 2008 1:7,500 5m
UBD 178D12 9km SW of Brisbane CBD
"Long" 13 controls 5.7km little climb
I've modified a Medium course and I missed out a short leg at top left.
My 46 minutes (8.1mpk) was 6 minutes behind SuYan.
Sunday, 17 August 2008
OY Mt Crosby
09:00 Sunday 17th August 2008
"Mt Crosby" 2008 1:10,000 5m
UBD 174G15 23km WSW of Brisbane CBD
"Red 3" 9 controls 4.9km 260m (5.3%)
I was happy with 66 minutes (13.5mpk) until I saw Mark's time of 43 minutes (8.8mpk).
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Mid-Week Event, Anzac Park, Toowong
12:00 Thursday 14th August 2008
"Anzac Park" 2008 1:7,500 5m
UBD 158L16 5km WSW of Brisbane CBD
"Long Red" 20 controls 4.4km 180m (4.1%)
I was sluggish and sloppy but managed 6th of 16, 10 minutes behind Gary in 47 minutes, 10+mpk.
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Club Event, Stockyard Creek, Burbank
09:00 Sunday 10th August 2008
"Stockyard Creek" 2008 1:10,000 5m
UBD 203E16 18km SE of Brisbane CBD
"Long Red" 20 controls 6.4km 215m (3.4%)
My 69 minutes was only 14 minutes behind Mat but put me in 7th place of 11. My running was good but my orienteering was a bit average:
>2 Overshot too high and relocated in teh maze of gullies to the SE
>6 Along the track; difficult to find - felt like it was too far up the gully
>12 I contoured out of 10 and hit the track which should have been two contours below - ?
>14 too far left
>19 right to the track then contoured into control but it felt too high
>20 Sandy dragged me into the gully to the west but I recovered quickly
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Long-O, Bunyaville State Forest
09:00 Sunday 3rd August 2008
"Bunyaville State Forest" 2003 1:15,000 5m
UBD 117P8 14km NW of Brisbane CBD
"Red 3" 5 controls 6km 265m (4.4%)
Note the scale. It felt like every leg took 50% longer than it should 8^)
A slog.
>1 Track to road then left to the lake
>2 Track to right then straight
>4 Aiming to pick up the track by the fence I misread Mag North and found myself at the road to the north losing a few minutes
90 minutes was a very ordinary 28 minutes behind the winner and 11th of 14 on the course.
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