Training Log Archive: maprunner

Ten years! Today is my 10 year anniversary of orienteering at least once a week! The streak started on 19-Mar-2011 (I use orange to show orienteering in my AP log):


My definition of orienteering is to find at least one control location on a map made for orienteering.

My shortest O week was this one: https://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_246/p...
My longest O week was this one:
https://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_246/p...
The most unusual was this one:
https://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_246/p...

I haven't looked to see how many new countries or states I added in the past 10 years.

I'm most proud that I haven't been seriously sick or hurt in the past 10 years. I wonder how long I can keep going?

C • Impressive! 10

I volunteered today at the drive through vaccination clinic. I was on my feet for 7 hours, walking back and forth on concrete. So now my legs are really achy, so I'm giving myself credit for an hour of exercise.

It was fun to volunteer at this "second shot" clinic. Almost everyone was in a really good mood.

Workout 7: 3 rounds each
1A: Goblet Sqt x 10 w/ Hold (20)
1B: Squat Jump x 12
1C: DB Bent Over Row w/hold x 10 (20)
2A: Single Leg Ft. Elev Glute Bridge x 12 @
2B: Standing Long Jump x 10
2C: Incline Push-up (Slow down fast up) x 12

Hit n Hilly Loop. I had no energy today and walked 90% of this.

Riverfront, training course set by Mike Shifman. This was the second course Mike S designed for us, and it had some controls in common with the first course, but it was still fun because I love this area. The map looks funny because our printer ran out of yellow ink half way through printing the page.

I slogged through the open fields. The are full of stubble and I trip often. It's hard to keep up a running pace. I walked most of the time today because my legs were tired from yesterday.

I wanted clean navigation today, so I worked hard to stay focused and concentrate. I did a good job of reading ahead and checking off features. I was pleased to see that I found 2 correctly (after I loaded my GPS track) because there are lots of subtle ups and downs in this area that are too small to be mapped but which confuse me all the time.

I only wanted to be out an hour, so I cut the course short. I finished just as the rain started to get heavy.

PTOC event at Hodge Park, 11C and raining. Used MapMyRun for GPS since I left my Garmin at home.

The woods here are really, really thick, so going around is usually the best option. But I'm still not used to thinking of myself as a runner, so I still look for direct routes through the woods (like 9-10) instead of the smart move of going back on the trail and running along the grass. I groaned when I saw 10-14 because it was straight running.

I was with Eric for the first 4 controls, but then I moved away from him, which surprised me. Mike passed me by taking the better route from 9-10: I saw him leaving 10 but had not seen him before that. He was out of view by the time I got to 13.

When I got close to 14, I left the main trail and headed into the woods, right towards the rootstock. I was surprised to hear Mike calling to me from the trail above. He had just found 14 after looking for 5 minutes. It was up high and about 100m north. Thanks! I never would have found it otherwise; I probably would have relocated once or twice and then moved on. Of course, a lot of people lost time here. Poor Dean (who usually wins our local races) spent 30 minutes here.

I was thinking about avoiding the thick woods leaving 16, so I went way around. What a silly decision, the leg was so short. I was second-guessing my previous bad decision at 9-10.

I finished second behind Mike as everyone lost time at 14. Even looking at times without errors, this was a fast time for me and I felt pretty good on the running legs (which included walking breaks).