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Sunday Jul 30, 2006 #
Trail Run warm up/down 13:14 [2]
shoes: Integrators 2005
A brisk warmup jog on some trails at Nolde. Felt pretty tired at first, but better as my legs started to loosen up.
Orienteering race 51:50 [4] **** 5.8 km (8:56 / km) +230m 7:27 / km
spiked:11/13c shoes: Integrators 2005
A very steep and thick course on a very hot and humid day. Basically, it wasn't ideal Orienteering conditions in any way. I figured that it would be a good opportunity to try running in crappy conditions, so my focus for the day was to try to stay focused and push hard throughout the entire race even when my body and mind were crapping out on me.
I successful for most of the race, but there were a few areas where I really failed. I completely lost focus on the trail run to number 4 and attacked the control without really thinking about it or paying attention to where I was going. I was able to relocate quickly enough, but it was a pretty stupid mistake especially since I wasn't really feeling the effects of the heat yet.
5 to 6 was a nasty slog through some really thick thorn bushes, and I just couldn't stay focused enough to really push through them, so I ended up losing a lot of time slowly picking my way through. At that point I was really feeling the effects of the heat and the climb, but I still should have been able to put my mind to the task and fight through the underbrush. This was probably my most frustrating problem on the day since it is so easy to fix and it had been one of my goals prior to the race.
It was also hard to get focused again after I made it through the green area and so the next 2 controls were pretty sloppy, and I was pretty lazy going up the hill to number 8, but after that I was able to pick it up and get back into the race for the most part although I still felt a bit brain dead.
This race reminded me why I hate the long distance format, even though it was only a 5.8km course. The combination of the long legs, the climb and the thick vegetation made it a course where your ability to push hard through physical obstacles was more important than your ability to navigate on the run and make quick decisions.
I successful for most of the race, but there were a few areas where I really failed. I completely lost focus on the trail run to number 4 and attacked the control without really thinking about it or paying attention to where I was going. I was able to relocate quickly enough, but it was a pretty stupid mistake especially since I wasn't really feeling the effects of the heat yet.
5 to 6 was a nasty slog through some really thick thorn bushes, and I just couldn't stay focused enough to really push through them, so I ended up losing a lot of time slowly picking my way through. At that point I was really feeling the effects of the heat and the climb, but I still should have been able to put my mind to the task and fight through the underbrush. This was probably my most frustrating problem on the day since it is so easy to fix and it had been one of my goals prior to the race.
It was also hard to get focused again after I made it through the green area and so the next 2 controls were pretty sloppy, and I was pretty lazy going up the hill to number 8, but after that I was able to pick it up and get back into the race for the most part although I still felt a bit brain dead.
This race reminded me why I hate the long distance format, even though it was only a 5.8km course. The combination of the long legs, the climb and the thick vegetation made it a course where your ability to push hard through physical obstacles was more important than your ability to navigate on the run and make quick decisions.
Trail Run warm up/down 12:18 [1] 2.1 km (5:51 / km)
shoes: Integrators 2005
Easy cool-down jog with Vadim. He had his fancy GPS watch and measured the distance which was pretty cool. Legs felt pretty dead at first, but after a couple minutes they started to feel better. I didn't really get a chance to run very hard today, but I think the heat and humidity wore me out enough.