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Sunday Aug 8, 2021 #
11 AM
Orienteering 1:15:57 [3] 6.93 km (10:57 / km) +180m 9:42 / km
ahr:134 max:158
US Champs Long at Sagehen, north of Truckee,. Start delayed by 90 minutes due to smoke from forest fires. About 75 degrees when I started at 11:40, and 80+ by the time I finished. Not as punishingly hot as yesterday, but still pretty hot for me which slows me down a lot.
Good run otherwise, technically much more challenging than yesterday at least #2 and #3. Terrain reminded me in some ways of Gotland in that forest was in part fairly featureless putting a premium on careful compass work and navigation from attackpoints.
Came in fourth in M55, which I am very pleased with given I am really not in shape, the heat, and I haven't raced properly in 2 years (since broke my foot in the Long US Championships in Big Basin Redwoods Sep 2019).
Spiked all the controls but lost 4-5 minutes (winsplits etc says 2 but I don't believe that) by getting well and truly stuck in a green thicket on way to #6.
#2 was a very long leg but without any route choice, which was a shame. I just aimed for the very distinct and curved slope about 400m before the control, impossible to miss and so ran for almost a mile more or less on compass alone. Then it was a matter of careful compass work from clearing to clearing, Gotland style, and I spiked it.
#3 challenged several people including Greg, I just ran back to my last attackpoint for #2 which was a distinct clearing half way to 3, then just compass in. Control was well hidden.
To #6 brain fog set in, should have been easy up the hill but for some reason I veered right and ended up in the green thicket, which really was thick. Lost the silver or bronze right there!
Overall very enjoyable and felt better physically than yesterday. Carolina picked me up, we had a very enjoyable time eating in Truckee and exploring the historic main street, then drive to SFO for redeeye back. And flying to Sweden together tonight!
Good run otherwise, technically much more challenging than yesterday at least #2 and #3. Terrain reminded me in some ways of Gotland in that forest was in part fairly featureless putting a premium on careful compass work and navigation from attackpoints.
Came in fourth in M55, which I am very pleased with given I am really not in shape, the heat, and I haven't raced properly in 2 years (since broke my foot in the Long US Championships in Big Basin Redwoods Sep 2019).
Spiked all the controls but lost 4-5 minutes (winsplits etc says 2 but I don't believe that) by getting well and truly stuck in a green thicket on way to #6.
#2 was a very long leg but without any route choice, which was a shame. I just aimed for the very distinct and curved slope about 400m before the control, impossible to miss and so ran for almost a mile more or less on compass alone. Then it was a matter of careful compass work from clearing to clearing, Gotland style, and I spiked it.
#3 challenged several people including Greg, I just ran back to my last attackpoint for #2 which was a distinct clearing half way to 3, then just compass in. Control was well hidden.
To #6 brain fog set in, should have been easy up the hill but for some reason I veered right and ended up in the green thicket, which really was thick. Lost the silver or bronze right there!
Overall very enjoyable and felt better physically than yesterday. Carolina picked me up, we had a very enjoyable time eating in Truckee and exploring the historic main street, then drive to SFO for redeeye back. And flying to Sweden together tonight!
Saturday Aug 7, 2021 #
2 PM
Hiking 1:35:00 [3] 3.5 km (27:09 / km) +100m 23:45 / km
ahr:92 max:137
Nice hike with Carolina from Squaw Valley High Camp to some of the lifts and back. Much clearer than yesterday, but still hazy from all the smoke.
Orienteering race 46:12 [4] 4.51 km (10:14 / km) +99m 9:13 / km
ahr:140 max:153
US Champs, Middle Distance, Little Truckee Summit, CA.
Race was supposed to start in the morning but was delayed 4.5 hours due to smoke from the huge wildfires 100 miles north. Carolina came with me which was wonderful and fantastic - what great company she is.
I zonked out after two thirds and walked most of the rest. Around 85 degrees never agrees with me at all, plus 6000 feet altitude, very dry air, and very very out of shape meant my legs and lungs just gave up around #8... Plus a 20-25 minute walk to the arena where I had counted on there being water, but there was none so I was parched from the start. Carolina had water in her bags but we arrived late and so I rushed ahead.
But besides that it was great! Beautiful forest, very runnable (while I could run!). Course wasn't very difficult, my only real mistake was veering left to #8 and ended up 75 meters off the control, which apparently cost me 3 minutes but by then I was just walking.
Came in 9th which is fair given my slowness. Was on track to be in the top 6 until legs gave in at #8.
Race was supposed to start in the morning but was delayed 4.5 hours due to smoke from the huge wildfires 100 miles north. Carolina came with me which was wonderful and fantastic - what great company she is.
I zonked out after two thirds and walked most of the rest. Around 85 degrees never agrees with me at all, plus 6000 feet altitude, very dry air, and very very out of shape meant my legs and lungs just gave up around #8... Plus a 20-25 minute walk to the arena where I had counted on there being water, but there was none so I was parched from the start. Carolina had water in her bags but we arrived late and so I rushed ahead.
But besides that it was great! Beautiful forest, very runnable (while I could run!). Course wasn't very difficult, my only real mistake was veering left to #8 and ended up 75 meters off the control, which apparently cost me 3 minutes but by then I was just walking.
Came in 9th which is fair given my slowness. Was on track to be in the top 6 until legs gave in at #8.
Friday Aug 6, 2021 #
3 PM
Hiking 40:00 [3] 3.5 km (11:26 / km) +100m 10:00 / km
Hike down to Emerald Bay with Carolina, and back up again.
We woke up in the morning expecting clear blue skies and perfect hiking weather...but found a world enveloped in smoke from the huge wildfires around 100 miles north and north west of Lake Tahoe. Wind shifted overnight so all of Tahoe was covered in thick smoke. Our plan had been hiking up at Squaw Mountain, but air quality was in the "extremely hazardous" range so instead we drove around all of Lake Tahoe, and then down to Emerald Bay to rent kayaks (they turned out to be all booked). Not much of a day but our thoughts go out to the people suffering so terribly from the fires.
Had a very nice dinner with Jeff and Judy Saeger at Rubicon in the Northstar resort. Great to chat with them!
We woke up in the morning expecting clear blue skies and perfect hiking weather...but found a world enveloped in smoke from the huge wildfires around 100 miles north and north west of Lake Tahoe. Wind shifted overnight so all of Tahoe was covered in thick smoke. Our plan had been hiking up at Squaw Mountain, but air quality was in the "extremely hazardous" range so instead we drove around all of Lake Tahoe, and then down to Emerald Bay to rent kayaks (they turned out to be all booked). Not much of a day but our thoughts go out to the people suffering so terribly from the fires.
Had a very nice dinner with Jeff and Judy Saeger at Rubicon in the Northstar resort. Great to chat with them!