Training Log Archive: vlin

Event: QOC Rosaryville - MTBO Part Cancelled!!
 

Event: REV3 Shenandoah Epic Adventure Race - 26hr
 

Still in recovery mode. Not too difficult run at Rosaryville. Only one real mistake losing a few minutes, had to turn back after overshooting. I lost contact with the map running fast leaving a trail and followed contours but was a bit unsure of where I was and missed the control. Basically spiked everything else. A couple times I had some poor routes exiting controls, or had trouble with compass directions at trail intersection and lost some time. One leg I avoided a faster and long road run to try a option with more trail and navigation to make it interesting. Another leg I was going to take a trail around but halfway through I decided to go straight instead through some thick vegetation. Also got stuck in a stream I couldn't climb out of due to steep banks of slippery mud and rock. I was lazy, walked every hill, and didn't run too hard until the very end. I ran with Dasa for a while, who kept up with me while I made several small mistakes, then I eventually caught Jan. Afterward went to Elizabeth Furnace to see the REV3 race.

Blue - Splits

Race recovery coming along well. First day after Bull Run that my legs are not sore. Quads still get tired going up stairs. Suprised at my weight at annual physical, heaviest I've ever been. Also may be dehydrated - they had trouble drawing blood, which never happens.

Short easy road run on W&OD to see how legs and knee were holding up.

Red course at Combat Village. I wanted to drop down to Brown or Orange but already pre-registered for Red. Planned on cutting the course short depending on how slow or bad I was doing. I had difficulty with the subtle terrain even at a slower pace. Avoided a big mistake on 2 by backtracking and going back up high. Lost contact with the map several times, but had a general idea so just kept going and felt confident I could figure it out later. Didn't work out well on the long leg to 8. Lost contact, ran down the wrong re-entrant and terrain didn't match where another re-entrant joined. Another runner started following me at this point, and I decided to go up and down a ridge searching but not finding a saddle. The other runner was still following. I went up even higher and found a control but the wrong one and not on my course. At this point I figured out it was a parallel error, gave up and skipped straight to 10, which wasn't too far. I found Barry there and we discussed strategy for his next leg for a few minutes, while other runners ran in and out. I hiked slow to 11 and went through some unmapped thick grown up cleared areas. Then chased and passed Baker on the last few controls to the end. Later I found out Barry gave up too and decided to explore Combat Village instead of doing the rest of his course.

Red - Splits