Training Log Archive: DWildfogel

Vasona Lake Park in Los Gatos. Orange course (most advanced offered) on newly made map by Bob Cooley. Start 11:28. Sunny, breezy.

Familiarity made it easier. 5th of 49 overall, behind only Jeff Goodwin (2036), Graham Brew, Anastasyia and Steve Gregg (2248) (though two people [Yuri Konolenko, Daniel Sebo] on Memory-O [same course] also had faster times). Ran hard, lost very little time. Using the SI Air was great.

Highest ranked split was 3rd, on #15. A little surprising because this was a longer leg. Perhaps it was because I'd made my choice of which bridge to cross (the northerly one) before I'd gotten to #14 and then executed the leg without hesitation.

All but four of my splits were in the top 9, with the following exceptions: #1(13), #4(17), #16(11), #18(12) and F(14). I guess #1, the GO control and the run to the Finish were just about running speed. The actual time losses:

#4. Stopped to look for the bag at the big, fallen tree trunks (a young woman was already looking there) and then realized the bag must be further N where the tree stump must be, so had to go back down to the paved path, go further, then up again. Lost about :15.

#16. Saw a bag across the field, near the play area, headed towards it, but as I got close, realized it wasn't the correct one, got close enough to check the code just to be sure (and my SI Air recorded the punch), saw the correct bag further S along the path, Lost about :05, maybe a few secs more.

Also lost very small amounts of time:

#2: Didn't hear the beep when I "punched" #1, so went back and swiped again. Lost maybe :03

#3: Didn't spot the opening to the path through the fight until I was practically past it. Lost :02

#10: Went first to the tree just SW of the correct one. That one was mapped as a white patch rather than a green circle [the two trees looked identical to me] so I wasn't expecting to have to pick the correct tree and so just ran to the first one I saw.

#12: Got drawn off at first by Jim Fish going down a path to the NW, then bashed through a lot of fight. Would've though I lost several seconds, but still had the 5th ranked split.

#13: Going up through the parking lot might have been a little faster, but wasn't about to take on additional climb unnecessarily.

WinSplits

[Orienteering race]

Warm up. Felt physically ready despite all the stresses of the last few weeks.

Cool down

The usual weekly accumulation of morning exercises.

Jeep trail next door. Warmer day. Quite tired, but a little more relaxed. Felt decent running. Rather hot in the sun out in the field.

451, 424, 404 (157 last lap)

[Easy distance]

Cool down, unintentionally brisk.

Armstrong Redwoods. A warmer morning, but chilly amongst the redwoods. The usual, going all the way out to the beginning of the trail to the falls (blocked off because of mud), then through the amphitheater and back.

317 split from start to beginning of loop
2256 split on loop
214 back to start (picked it up quite a bit)

[Easy distance]

Cool down

Walk up the hill from the cabin, up beyond the 4th of July viewing point, then on the way back took the trail around to the bottom. Got very warm. First time up there since PG&E cleared all those trails. Some very muddy spots.

At the cabin. No theraband. 2 sets of core interleaved with weights.

[Strength exercises]