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Saturday Oct 18, 2014 #
Running 1:08:00 [2] 9.0 km (7:33 / km)
shoes: Yellow mizunos
Morning run before Sam and Ross' wedding. We were a whole big posse out there: Rassmus, Johan, Marc, Sandra, Ross, Ian, Rob, Joe, Cristina, Jeff, Alli, and I. Nice run on a beautiful leaf-covered trail with an interspersed game of scatter.
Orienteering 7:14 [3] 1.4 km (5:10 / km)
shoes: Yellow mizunos
Ed's sprint course at S&R's wedding. Really fun course. I shouldn't have eaten all the yogurts right before running it, though.
The wedding weekend was wonderful. So many good friends, a really fun atmosphere, and smiles all around despite the occasional rain and the cold. So happy for Sam and Ross - as JJ said, who could have imagined this way back 20 years ago when we first met these two in the US orienteering community?! They are wonderful. Many, many years of happiness for those two!!
The wedding weekend was wonderful. So many good friends, a really fun atmosphere, and smiles all around despite the occasional rain and the cold. So happy for Sam and Ross - as JJ said, who could have imagined this way back 20 years ago when we first met these two in the US orienteering community?! They are wonderful. Many, many years of happiness for those two!!
Monday Oct 13, 2014 #
Running 25:00 [2] 4.17 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Yellow mizunos
Warmups for the two sprint races
Orienteering 18:59 [3] 4.1 km (4:38 / km)
shoes: Yellow mizunos
NAOC Sprint
Because of my recent back problems, I have had trouble with two hard workouts in one day, so I decided to focus on the relay and take the individual sprint at a cruising pace. It was a fun course, and I was often tempted to run harder, but ended up saving my legs and sticking to a just-above-jogging pace most of the way.
Because of my recent back problems, I have had trouble with two hard workouts in one day, so I decided to focus on the relay and take the individual sprint at a cruising pace. It was a fun course, and I was often tempted to run harder, but ended up saving my legs and sticking to a just-above-jogging pace most of the way.
Orienteering race 15:47 [5] 2.4 km (6:35 / km)
shoes: Yellow mizunos
NAOC Relay - USA Team 3 (Cristina-Boris-Sergei-Hannah)
This was really exciting! One of the most fun and spectator-friendly races that I can recall in North America. Nevin and Meghan's commentary helped create an awesome atmosphere, and the spectating opportunities were great.
My own race was underwhelming. Cristina did great on the first leg, and I went out just behind Erin and Damian, and just ahead of Ian. I was confused at the start triangle and took a weird looping route to #1. Erin did more or less the same thing. On the way to 2 Damian steadily pulled away, and I basically was by myself through the woods. I bobbled a couple of controls, which was unacceptable, and as a result, Robbie and Ian were in front of me when we came out of the woods. I hung on as best I could and finished with Ian, about 15 seconds behind Robbie. I certainly could have done better, but it was good enough for our team to finish 4th, behind only one Canadian team. A bonus was watching Hannah hold off Izzy on the anchor leg to keep us ahead of the top junior team!
It was very cool to watch Sam anchor USA1 to victory, and equally cool to watch Alison Campbell fight hard and lead USA2 to silver, setting the fastest women's time of anyone on leg 1 or 4 in the process.
So much fun to be part of Team USA for a third straight BK Cup win! Proud to be part of the team and to be able to contribute points, and also very impressed with our amazing women, who absolutely dominated this weekend!
And since I don't think it has been listed anywhere, here is everyone (I think) who contributed points or helped push down Canadian points: Ethan, Sergei, Eric, Ross, Boris, Ian, John HW, Erin, Will E., Will H., Sandra, Sam, Kseniya, Alex, Pia, Ali, Hannah, Alison, Tori, Cristina, Izzy, Katrina.
A real team effort!!
This was really exciting! One of the most fun and spectator-friendly races that I can recall in North America. Nevin and Meghan's commentary helped create an awesome atmosphere, and the spectating opportunities were great.
My own race was underwhelming. Cristina did great on the first leg, and I went out just behind Erin and Damian, and just ahead of Ian. I was confused at the start triangle and took a weird looping route to #1. Erin did more or less the same thing. On the way to 2 Damian steadily pulled away, and I basically was by myself through the woods. I bobbled a couple of controls, which was unacceptable, and as a result, Robbie and Ian were in front of me when we came out of the woods. I hung on as best I could and finished with Ian, about 15 seconds behind Robbie. I certainly could have done better, but it was good enough for our team to finish 4th, behind only one Canadian team. A bonus was watching Hannah hold off Izzy on the anchor leg to keep us ahead of the top junior team!
It was very cool to watch Sam anchor USA1 to victory, and equally cool to watch Alison Campbell fight hard and lead USA2 to silver, setting the fastest women's time of anyone on leg 1 or 4 in the process.
So much fun to be part of Team USA for a third straight BK Cup win! Proud to be part of the team and to be able to contribute points, and also very impressed with our amazing women, who absolutely dominated this weekend!
And since I don't think it has been listed anywhere, here is everyone (I think) who contributed points or helped push down Canadian points: Ethan, Sergei, Eric, Ross, Boris, Ian, John HW, Erin, Will E., Will H., Sandra, Sam, Kseniya, Alex, Pia, Ali, Hannah, Alison, Tori, Cristina, Izzy, Katrina.
A real team effort!!