Training Log Archive: JanetT

Sam Kolins' Sprint Festival at Nolde Forest near Reading. There were plenty of offerings incliding two middles, a sprint, a head-to-head sprint, and a white course. In addition he had set up a Choose-O which was a variation on Trail O but where you could visit the control area, and decide whether / which flag was hung in the proper place. Some control sites had no flag at all, some had one or two or three flags to choose among. 9 of the 12 sites had "correct" flags to choose and three either had no flag or not-precisely-placed flags.

I did the shorter of the two Middles first (the 20 km bike ride yesterday took a lot out of me so I didn't want a 4.5 km longer middle). 2.5km, 100m climb, 1:5000 map

All fine except for #11 where I should have run trails to the solid junction east of the control. Instead I tried to cut through the woods to the trail it was near but missed it completely and had to relocate from the trail above (at the water tower). Fun nonetheless.

Then the Choose O, 1.7 km, 60 m climb, 1:4000 map

This was a "navigate to the circle" and decide which flag (if any) matched the location and control description. Did well except at the confusing cliffs, where I second-guessed after I punched, but couldn't un-punch so took the penalty for an incorrect punch. Official time was 35:56 (with a 3:33 min penalty per miss, arbitrarily selected by Sam).

Also fun. ;-) Thanks, Sam!!

I picked up 5 control flags and stands from the Choose O

MiddleShort - Splits