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| # Posted 2008-01-07 01:04:00 | |
| tnipen: | Ive mislaid my compass the last few weeks, so I have been running without it. It has forced me to check my direction using the features on the map instead. Pasi Ikonen style :) |
| # Posted 2008-01-07 01:53:29 | |
| ebone: | Yeah, I purposely ran local events without a compass for a while, in order to practice this. I'm generally better off with a compass, but the practice without is useful for strengthening my terrain awareness. I think I have a problem with getting too focussed on the area directly around me sometimes, rather than looking and thinking into the terrain ahead, and running with no compass can help with this too, because looking ahead is a necessary component of maintaining a strong sense of direction (baseline). |
| # Posted 2008-01-09 21:28:50 | |
| Nikolay: | And that was the perfect event to run without a compass too, as we were not allowed to go into the forest. (if the terrain/ map allows, and it did allow here) by using only the trail system and terrain for navigation, you might even gain seconds here and there for not having to stop / slow down to look at your compass. Each trail I was running on was enough to let me keep the map oriented and by counting what intersection I needed to take in the next 2, 3 crossings I dont even need to slow down on the trail intersections. That's basically the same as the ski orienteering technique.
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| # Posted 2008-01-10 08:19:32 | |
| ebone: | Yes, using the trails to orient the map works great...until I make a wrong turn and don't realize it. I don't slow down to use the compass on a trail course, but it serves as a good backup indicator to catch wrong turns (like I made between #1 and #2 on the trail that was covered by the control circle). |
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