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Wednesday Jan 18, 2017 #
7 PM
orienteering (SE Parklands) 34:00 [3] 4.9 km (6:56 / km)
shoes: Asics 2000-4
The idea for this exercise was that one person has a map and stays back at base, the other does the running to controls, and both have mobile phones so that person A can direct person B around the course. This concept made me uncomfortable because I don't believe in holding mobile phones to one's head for any longer than the bare minimum of time (and also I think I'd be pretty unco running and talking at the same time).
So I decided to memorise the course (SE corner of Adelaide CBD) and run around without a map. Did the first course in 2 parts, coming back via the start/finish to look at the second half, and that was fairly successful - although I should have written down a list of control numbers because in a couple of places Stefano had put 2 different controls only about 5m apart. Then I did another course all in one go, but that was easier because a lot of the control sites and route choices were now familiar to me. It was really interesting trying to hold the mental picture of the map in my head and even change orientation with each leg.
18:47
15:34
One thing I noted was that it was better for me not to consciously think that I would be turning left or right, I just remembered which way I needed to go relative to my current trajectory...sometimes I'm a bit dyslexic with east & west on control descriptions, too! Interesting also that I have a lot of trouble with verbal directions given to me, because when I hear them I am too busy trying to make the map in my head and don't properly sequence everything I'm told. So I would probably have found the exercise as it was intended to be, quite difficult. I'm also really bad at drawing maps in order to direct someone else :(
So I decided to memorise the course (SE corner of Adelaide CBD) and run around without a map. Did the first course in 2 parts, coming back via the start/finish to look at the second half, and that was fairly successful - although I should have written down a list of control numbers because in a couple of places Stefano had put 2 different controls only about 5m apart. Then I did another course all in one go, but that was easier because a lot of the control sites and route choices were now familiar to me. It was really interesting trying to hold the mental picture of the map in my head and even change orientation with each leg.
18:47
15:34
One thing I noted was that it was better for me not to consciously think that I would be turning left or right, I just remembered which way I needed to go relative to my current trajectory...sometimes I'm a bit dyslexic with east & west on control descriptions, too! Interesting also that I have a lot of trouble with verbal directions given to me, because when I hear them I am too busy trying to make the map in my head and don't properly sequence everything I'm told. So I would probably have found the exercise as it was intended to be, quite difficult. I'm also really bad at drawing maps in order to direct someone else :(