Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Leg strength routine.

Elliptical warmup

Nice, easy run with Jeremy on the side of Mt.Sentinel and along Crooked Creek trail.

Easy run with the dogs at Larch Camp on the first truly hot day of the year. Still felt some tightness in the right glute and lower back, so moved quite cautiously.

We have partnered with the Missoula YMCA and Missoula Parks and Rec to host eleven orienteering clinics for kids this summer as parts of various summer camp programs. I don't expect these to yield any immediate orienteering converts, but hopefully the kids have fun and then might get interested when they come across it a second time.

We had the first two clinics on Tuesday on a very cold, windy, rainy day. Calvin took the lead, and I assisted. Two groups of kids, the first one 8-10 year olds, and the second 10-13 year olds. The first clinic didn't go great. The kids struggled to pay attention, and the counselors didn't do much to get them back in line. I did empathize with the kids, as it was very cold, and a bunch of them weren't dressed enough. When we sent them out to actually orienteer, however, most of them were into it and did remarkably well.

The second clinic, for the older kids, followed immediately after. This went much better, and most of them listened well and asked questions, and then tried hard during the orienteering portion. One kid in particular crushed the course, which was fun to see.

Then today we hosted another clinic for 7-9 year olds. I took the lead, with Svein assisting. It was 85 degrees and sunny. We revamped the program offering for this age group, making it more accessible for them. This worked really well. The kids were really engaged and asked tons of questions. The counselors had an "orienteering kit" that they brought with them. The kit contained a bunch of compasses and an orienteering training manual for Fort Benning infantry from 1971.

This last clinic was very satisfying, though I am ready to take a break from organizing things for a bit (not happening, as we have three more clinics next week.)

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