Sunday Sep 24 |
 | Orienteering race (Classic) 1:30:41 [4]*** 10.13 km (8:57 / km) | |
| 21c shoes: Adidas Neptune XC Spikes |
| Good race. I managed to avoid big mistakes but collected few what I would call between big mistakes and small mistakes.
There were couple directional mistakes again. One was 180% mistake. I love my new compass but I got to learn how to take advantage of it every time.
Few times I just totally lost contact with the map. Worst was #10 where I was pretty much standing for like 2 minutes withing 50 yards from the flag.
Other thing I noticed that I tend to get way too tentitive near the flags. I know that I am close but I am affraid to spike or something. I kind of know where the flag should be, I even look that direction and run that direction. I got to work on my confidence near the flags. During the legs I am in perfect control, few times even adjusting my original route choice to better one once I spotted something better.
Other realization is that I have been running in the same maps for almost last 10 years that that does not improve my orienteering skills. I need to look for more opportunities to race outside Rochester. |
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Classic - Blue - Splits |
Saturday Sep 23 |
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| Event: CNYO A meet
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| Running warm up/down 10:00 [1]1.0 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
| shoes: Adidas Neptune XC Spikes |
| Before sprint warmup |
| Orienteering race (Sprint) 19:39 [4]2.48 km (7:55 / km) | |
| 14c shoes: Adidas Neptune XC Spikes |
| To sum up in few words - my start time sucked but regardless of the start time - I was way too tentitive entire course plus I did not even puch myself 100% otr even 90% physically. |
| Running warm up/down 10:00 [1]1.0 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
| shoes: Adidas Neptune XC Spikes |
| Warmup before Middle distance. |
| Orienteering race (Middle distance) 59:45 [4]*** 6.32 km (9:27 / km) | |
| 20c shoes: Adidas Neptune XC Spikes |
| I tried not to be as tentitive as I was in Sprint. There were some decent route executions. Judging from splits I had decent leg from #6 to #7. Speedwise I don't think I was running faster that particular leg but I do think what happenned was that probably most guys went straight however I lowered myself down to the creek on the left side and avoided going up and down sone steep ravines. Other fast leg was from #12 to #13 but that does nto count since I was trying to match Will's speed.
I made few directional mistakes. I do like my knew compas and I am braver executing direct route choices. Sometimes if I can't figure out obvious route choice I just take baring and start runnung based on baring and then I readjust based what I hit on my way. However it seems like with overconfidence I was sloppy on taking the right baring |
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| Rode with Mike to Cortland and back. If anyone considers sharing ride with Mike in the future you shall know that Mike has eclectic taste in music - you will hear many alternative performers and performers from 80s pop - Beasty Boys, Kate Bush, Cure, James to name a few (I did not hear James on this trip but on one of the previous trips). I enjoyed but will you? |
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Sprint - Strong Lungs - Splits |
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Middle - Blue - Splits |
Friday Sep 22 |
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| (rest day) |
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Thursday Sep 21 |
| Gym (Eclyptical Machine #1) 30:00 [2] | |
| slept:6.5 (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
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| Gym (Eclyptical Machine #2) 30:00 [3] | |
| (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
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| Cycling (Stationary Bike) 32:00 [2] | |
| (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
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Wednesday Sep 20 |
| Cycling (Stationary Bike) 31:00 [1] | |
| slept:6.0 (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
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| Gym (Eclyptic Machine #1) 30:00 [2] | |
| (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
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| Gym (Eclyptic Machine #2) 30:00 [2] | |
| (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
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| Cycling (Stationary Bike) 35:00 [1] | |
| (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
| End of the cycle. Good, low intencity workout.... |
Tuesday Sep 19 |
| Cycling (Stationary Bike) 1:12:00 [2] | |
| slept:7.0 (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
| Watching Contender. heal still hurts. |
Monday Sep 18 |
| Cycling (Stationary Bike) 1:20:00 [1] | |
| max:130 slept:7.5 (injured) shoes: Polo Sport |
| No running since heal still hurts |