Training Log Archive: Tania

Urban race #2 at Wilds. My first race since last year.
Very few places I felt like I could run hard other than the finish. It was watching my footing (especially down stairs/hills) and trying to read the intricate paths . So got very little flow in planning ahead and I didn't always make the best route choice. Also decided to try stick to the line as much as possible (as I wasn't moving that fast) which wasn't always the best choice. Typically so took some time to get into the map for the first few controls. Lost some time on 2 going to left of the line and also having to dodge newcomers on the path. More time lost on 7-that area always confuses me. Let myself be distracted by the control before 8. Over the bridge was just slow on hills (up and down)

Women - Splits

Setting out courses and cone grids

Started with a 4x5 cone grid, girls then had to 'pick' their best choice attack point for a specific leg on a pre-marked map, run back, jot down their choice and then do another cone grid. Next exercise was map memory single point to point orienteering, with a focus on map legend and route planning, with AP. Advanced had to do two controls at a time. Ended with a discussion of yesterdays OSL courses. Seems girls are all doing well.

Preparing for tomorrows school session. Prepared some new attackpoint map games using the next 3 events. Tried to avoid my own obvious answers this time & threw in some poor choices to elicit better discussion. Then did a 9 control 'score' event map, each on a unique feature to help practice map features. Yeah for Purple Pen -it nicely includes text next to IOF control symbols which I can give to the teacher who will be helping me