Training Archive: ioana

Orienteering race 2:10:48 [4] *** 9.5 km (13:46 / km) +300m 11:53 / km
slept:5.0 shoes: Integrators

team trials, Pontiac Lake, MI.

OK, this WAS a killer! I started off easy, as I knew I'll be in the woods for a while, and that worked OK, but I was dead tired by the end of the race. So, just for the spectators, I put on my best "sprinting" in the finish shute!

Pretty clean run, except a couple relatively serious mistakes, both times when I was counting on the trail system, (I believe 6 and 12) . Probably some other few (?) "seconds" have been wasted in other places, but I didn't pull one of my great "45 min" mistakes.

Found a bunch of flowers, which took the edge off the fact that forest was quite green. I thought I got pretty good shielding, but after I got home I realized that this is the most beating my body took in bruises and scratches ever.

My feet feel great after running in the woods for 3 days, no (new) blue toe - nails. And except my hamstrings, which are trashed, everything else feels just right!

C • Sprint? 5

Day 3: Red - Splits

Orienteering race 1:02:58 [4] 4.9 mi (12:51 / mi) +190m 11:28 / mi
shoes: Integrators

Team trials, middle. Peach Mountain, 15 mi NW of Ann Arbor, MI

Another awesome day to run, did not get lost at all, did my usual slow jog/walk. ooohh, the hills!

I'll add more details as they come to mind.

C • Good Job. 2

Day 2: Red/Brown - Splits

Event: US Team Trials
 

Orienteering race 26:00 [5] 2.8 km (9:17 / km)
shoes: NB 1060

team trials, sprint. Highland Rec Area, 15 mi NW of Ann Arbor, MI

wanderful day to be in the woods, had a great time (that is not my run time), ran to the wrong control a couple times, but overall, ok perfomance by my books.

Sprint TT (Red/Blue) - Splits

Note
(injured)

shoulder pain, not pleasant at all.

I'm still going to detroit, given that I bought my ticket already.