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Saturday Dec 15, 2012 #
11 AM
PT 1 [0]
orienteer race 1:43:49 7.1 km (14:37 / km) +205m 12:47 / km
ahr:153 max:204 15c
PTOC event at Watkins Mill, red course
What fun for me, to finally run on this map! We've used it for three years, but I kept missing each event, for some reason or other. So nice to have a new map, that I didn't know at all. Unfortunately, it was typical western MO terrain, with lots of thick stuff and thorns. I figured it was good practice, and makes me tougher. (Edit: I should note, that the terrain for our A meet, in eastern KS, is much better :)
There were a few places that were flat and open. It makes one feel fast (even if you aren't) to run through these areas; that was fun.
I messed up 2, and took a terrible route choice to 4: I never saw the trail to the west. Wonder if I folded my map over it? But ironically, my bad route choice meant I approached the control from a funny direction, and thus I saw the (misplaced) marker from below. Mike was not so lucky; he gave up after searching for a bit.
I thought 11 was misplaced, but it was just that the map is a bit funny in this area. The whole map is a bit funny; the contours definitely need to be updated to Lidar.
route
What fun for me, to finally run on this map! We've used it for three years, but I kept missing each event, for some reason or other. So nice to have a new map, that I didn't know at all. Unfortunately, it was typical western MO terrain, with lots of thick stuff and thorns. I figured it was good practice, and makes me tougher. (Edit: I should note, that the terrain for our A meet, in eastern KS, is much better :)
There were a few places that were flat and open. It makes one feel fast (even if you aren't) to run through these areas; that was fun.
I messed up 2, and took a terrible route choice to 4: I never saw the trail to the west. Wonder if I folded my map over it? But ironically, my bad route choice meant I approached the control from a funny direction, and thus I saw the (misplaced) marker from below. Mike was not so lucky; he gave up after searching for a bit.
I thought 11 was misplaced, but it was just that the map is a bit funny in this area. The whole map is a bit funny; the contours definitely need to be updated to Lidar.
route
Friday Dec 14, 2012 #
walk 25:00 [1]
Thursday Dec 13, 2012 #
erg 30:00 [2]
Nordic track 15:00 [2]
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012 #
weights 1:00:00 [3]
Tonight's torture move: side plank with arm elevated straight up from shoulder. And holding a 10 lb kettle ball. My wrist was the weakest link.
Sunday Dec 9, 2012 #
12 PM
PT 1 [0]
orienteer 1:18:00 [1] 4.4 km (17:44 / km) +130m 15:27 / km
ahr:111 max:134 11c
Orienteering practice at Clinton. I have noticed that I have difficulty attacking controls where I have to go up or down a hill on an angle. I tend to go straight up or down, instead. This can be OK it here is a catching feature, such as a trail, but it can be bad if I'm trying to go right to the control (such as control 3 at the Night O champs).
I also wanted to practice coming across a flat area and dropping down into the correct reeentrant system. SO I drew a course at Clinton. I took it very easy, and walked the whole way. But I tried to keep up the concentration and focus. It is evident that I need to practice this technique. Went straight up the hill at 3. But then I did better on 4, 5 and 6 (maybe shorter legs helps?) Glad I did this training today.
Spent some time exploring the map and the quarry after 7, just for fun. I hadn't been on this second of the map in many years.
route
I also wanted to practice coming across a flat area and dropping down into the correct reeentrant system. SO I drew a course at Clinton. I took it very easy, and walked the whole way. But I tried to keep up the concentration and focus. It is evident that I need to practice this technique. Went straight up the hill at 3. But then I did better on 4, 5 and 6 (maybe shorter legs helps?) Glad I did this training today.
Spent some time exploring the map and the quarry after 7, just for fun. I hadn't been on this second of the map in many years.
route