Training Archive: walkIn the 7 days ending 2008-08-10:
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Saturday Aug 9 | ||
| Stretching 20:00 [0] | |
| Morning routine now. | ||
| Trail run warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Jogging around to loosen up, stretch, strides, jog around checking out start run (remote triangle and map pickup) and finish run (along the parking area. | ||
| Orienteering race 44:06 [4] *** 3.47 km (12:43 / km) +85m 11:19 / km | |
| spiked:11/14c shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Etape 6 - Plo de las Conquas, Mas de Reynal - (N section of map used for Day 5) -70, clear, very windy again
More detailed veg features again the story of the day. OK run but bobbled: 1. Confused fence on map with trail and had trouble making sense of the start. Chase start with a run, on the clock, of about 230m to map pickup/start triangle. Figured out where I was but the broken down fence symbol looked like a trail. Saw the fence and couldn't place that on the map. Looked for the trail but not there. Fortunately figured out the veg and in. Careful and settled down, taking it slowly. Until 9. Total loss! Not sure where I went. Started well with good features to follow. Think I just forgot the scale and didn't check the compass as I contoured around a fairly open spur - way too far. Printing of the contour lines was very faint and didn't help. (Threre were also complaints about the faint blue Mag N lines.) Anyway, I had a couple chances to correct but felt confident and went. Boy can that lead to errors! Mooched around in green checking out rock formations for about 5' before popping out and seeing a good spousal savior. Didn't provide an exact location but enough to see I was about 100m S, not 150m NW, of the control. 1st: 37' G - 5th on day and maintained 5th Overall Lyn got 3rd overall. So we both got up for the awards ceremony, done in parallel by age groups. So H65 and D65 got up together. Have to work harder next time as she got a very nice bottle of wine, which we enjoyed. Route | ||
Friday Aug 8 | ||
| Stretching 20:00 [0] | |
| Morning stretch, seems to help the legs.
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| Trail run warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Jog around, stretch, strides, check out the start run. | ||
| Orienteering race 40:09 [4] *** 3.52 km (11:24 / km) +80m 10:15 / km | |
| spiked:12/15c shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Etape 5 - Les Bouzogasses, Mas Reynal - 1:5000 Scale - 60, very windy, variable cloudy.
Took a bit to get into map scale. Then good run. V careful with detail, planning route, trying to stay in contact. 1- Bobble a bit to start, caught behind slow kids going thru veg break which I shouldn't have gone through! Eased up. 2- Went low to L then up. 5- not sure about mid section of leg, but recognized rocky dot knolls and relocated. 1st 37' G 40:09, 7/ 5 overall For chase Day 6 - 5th, 40' back Route | ||
Thursday Aug 7 | ||
| Note | |
| (rest day) | ||
| Rest day and finally found Internet at McDs with a very nice cup of French coffee. Have had a great week so far. The O is fantastic! Very technical and detailed. We have been on1:7500 maps so far with 1:5000 the last two days, and it is still hard to keep track.
More details will come but for now we head off to a cool stream in Nant for r&r. | ||
Wednesday Aug 6 | ||
| Stretching 20:00 [0] | |
| Again stretched first thing in tent, feet and legs loggy. Seems to help.
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| Trail run warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Jog around start area, back to check out Orient-Show activity (More at another time), stretch, strides. | ||
| Orienteering race 44:15 [4] *** 3.74 mi (11:49 / mi) +95m 6:49 / km | |
| spiked:14/14c shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Etape 4 - Le Patus, Cornus, 1:7500 - 90, full sun, late start.
Took v slowly in rocks, veg, maintaining contact, working route choices. Only minor bobble early, picking way thru rock. Brg error to 1? Others working way to bag in rocks, around veg. 1st 33 G 6/9 overall Tripped leaving 7, landing on what looked like a shrub but was really a hard bump. Landed squarely on R hip, very sore bruising deep in joint. Still feel it a week later. Route | ||
Tuesday Aug 5 | ||
| Stretching 20:00 [0] | |
| Stretch in tent first thing as legs were heavy and loggy.
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| Trail run warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Jogging to start area, stretch, strides and check out area. | ||
| Orienteering race 49:45 [4] *** 3.82 km (13:01 / km) +90m 11:39 / km | |
| spiked:6/14c shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Etape 3 - Les Rocs de Louradou, SW section of Cornus map -75-85, clear
Later start more herd paths. Reasonable run, cautious. Detailed rock, veg. A few bobbled and questionable route choices. 1,2,3,12,13 1- Long route around, then in too soon. 2- Too left at end over wrong stone piles. Clanked shin. 3- Final too L. 12- Too low - should go R around. 13- Attacked too early on wrong cliff. 1st 40' GW 49:45 10 of 48. 9 overall. Route | ||
Monday Aug 4 | ||
| Trail run warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
| shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Run to start, stretch and jog around start area. | ||
| Orienteering race 55:40 [4] *** 3.6 km (15:28 / km) +90m 13:45 / km | |
| spiked:11/16c shoes: XA Comp 2 XCR | ||
| Etape 2 - La Tour des Aiguillons - 1:7500, 70-85, bright sun.
More detailed O w complex veg, rock. Good run in parts, but lost focus 9-10-11. Over confident. 7- Took long safe route around, avoiding gr but soft a/p. Better straight. 9- Lost track near end. Faint contour lines on map. Missed gr, kept going straight. 10- missed final clearing - contoured instead of climb. Circled. Wandered. 11- Saw a control on brg - not mine. Prob went right by mine. Lost position. 1st -38' G -15/48, 10 overall Route | ||