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Sunday Nov 19, 2017 #
Orienteering race 2:44:44 [1] 11.4 mi (14:27 / mi) +533m 12:37 / mi
Oh, orienteering.
Should I have run this race? Probably not. IT band wasn't up for it.
Did I want to miss the Traverse? Certainly not! So I showed up (30 minutes to the start, door to door), got ready, and ran.
First control following was rough going through some greenbriar, but the second and third were better. The third Violeta and I overran; the vegetation on these maps is useless. Then it was off to Control 4. I had a route and was determined to race it well: it's a small race this year and I had a chance to finish well. I knew the downhill well, too, and was ready to move on it, hoping my leg would allow it. First couple miles had been nicely near threshold, and I was feeling good.
So up to the pass, down the trail, left off a bend to the right, contour to the control. But, no control. And no other people. Looked around, tried to make the map make sense, and I had taken the wrong trail and gone fast enough I hadn't noticed what didn't make sense.
There went 10 minutes. And my IT band hurt.
So the rest was mostly walking, some running, and mostly good navigating. I thought about just walking it in a couple times but after a frontal passage and temperature dropping 10˚ it was much more pleasant. I passed some folks, walked down a lot of hills, and then had to sprint for the finish. Less than an hour behind Vilpuu, which was not bad given my mistakes and my not being able to run.
One day I'll figure this sport out and not be broken.
Should I have run this race? Probably not. IT band wasn't up for it.
Did I want to miss the Traverse? Certainly not! So I showed up (30 minutes to the start, door to door), got ready, and ran.
First control following was rough going through some greenbriar, but the second and third were better. The third Violeta and I overran; the vegetation on these maps is useless. Then it was off to Control 4. I had a route and was determined to race it well: it's a small race this year and I had a chance to finish well. I knew the downhill well, too, and was ready to move on it, hoping my leg would allow it. First couple miles had been nicely near threshold, and I was feeling good.
So up to the pass, down the trail, left off a bend to the right, contour to the control. But, no control. And no other people. Looked around, tried to make the map make sense, and I had taken the wrong trail and gone fast enough I hadn't noticed what didn't make sense.
There went 10 minutes. And my IT band hurt.
So the rest was mostly walking, some running, and mostly good navigating. I thought about just walking it in a couple times but after a frontal passage and temperature dropping 10˚ it was much more pleasant. I passed some folks, walked down a lot of hills, and then had to sprint for the finish. Less than an hour behind Vilpuu, which was not bad given my mistakes and my not being able to run.
One day I'll figure this sport out and not be broken.