Training Log Archive: bbrookeIn the 12 days ending Aug 13, 2007:
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Sunday Aug 12, 2007 #
Orienteering race (Sprint Relay "B") 21:35 [3] 1.55 mi (13:56 / mi) +230ft 12:13 / mi
I did the Sprint Relay with Troy and Mike. I followed the wrong train of runners to #2 and ended up at the wrong single tree. It was pretty easy after that...although maybe my route choice from #8 to #9 was not ideal (I was trying to avoid running up and down the little spurs).
Saturday Aug 11, 2007 #
Orienteering race (Green course) 3:17:23 [3] 6.97 mi (28:19 / mi) +1093ft 24:40 / mi
I was feeling pretty good about this until I totally blew it at #5 and #6. I almost quit after #6; I kept going, but I mostly just walked from that point onward. The steepness (especially towards the end) was really tough.
I kick myself for making such dumb mistakes. At #5, I got distracted by other people and the urge to "run not walk when other people are around" -- and I lost contact with the map as a result. At #6, I hit a stream and thought I was much lower than I actually was. So, once I got up on the ridge that was to be my handrail, nothing made sense after a few hundred meters, and I was TOTALLY lost. I should have realized I hit the stream way too early. It took me forever to relocate. Ugh.
I kick myself for making such dumb mistakes. At #5, I got distracted by other people and the urge to "run not walk when other people are around" -- and I lost contact with the map as a result. At #6, I hit a stream and thought I was much lower than I actually was. So, once I got up on the ridge that was to be my handrail, nothing made sense after a few hundred meters, and I was TOTALLY lost. I should have realized I hit the stream way too early. It took me forever to relocate. Ugh.
Friday Aug 10, 2007 #
Orienteering race (Green course) 1:11:50 [3] 3.52 mi (20:24 / mi) +459ft 18:10 / mi
I totally blew it on control #2 and then wandered around at #7 and #9. It was especially embarassing to get lost looking for the GO control in front of spectators...! In my defense -- the control circle perfectly covered the short curvy road on the map, so I didn't immediately realize I had to cross two roads to get to the control.
Wednesday Aug 8, 2007 #
Orienteering race (Green course) 1:16:25 [3] 3.67 mi (20:49 / mi) +410ft 18:50 / mi
slept:6.0 weight:123lbs
Other than bobbling a little at #2 and then deviating way off course on my way to #7, I felt pretty accurate. I ended up finding #8 right as I started to realize I might have lost it on my way to #7. At least #8 helped me to instantly relocate, so maybe that was a good thing; several other runners were thrown off when they encountered a bunch of unmapped rocks on their way to #7.
Sunday Aug 5, 2007 #
Orienteering race (Green course) 1:27:31 [3] 4.69 mi (18:40 / mi) +820ft 16:01 / mi
slept:4.0
Day 2 -- Green course. I thought it went pretty well overall; my only wandering-aimlessly error was at #2. Things went OK after that. It was overcast, but still felt as hot and sweaty as yesterday.
Saturday Aug 4, 2007 #
Orienteering race (Green Course) 1:25:30 [3] 4.58 mi (18:40 / mi) +656ft 16:26 / mi
slept:6.0
Green course on Day 1 of the Colorado Five-Day Meet. One dumb error at #9, but otherwise OK.
Thursday Aug 2, 2007 #
Soccer intervals (outdoor) 30:00 [3]
slept:8.0 weight:122lbs
This was the last game of our summer outdoor season. It was a good game, but we ended up 0-0.