Training Log Archive: BP

Event: West Point A-meet
 

To the start with some strides.

Very pleasant dinner in Highland Falls with Bob and Beth, Jim, Hans and Ernst. Then back to Fishkill for lights out and sleepybys by 8.30- life in the fast lane!!

Aagh- bad Dobby- C level race with about 7 mins dropped. Messed up 1 off to left, reasonable next few but confidence in circle not really there- then stupid error on 6 as I was standing on top of the right knoll and got lured to another flag- again lack of confidence- then messed up 12 and 13 - compass off to left for 12 and drifted too low before realizing- 13 was on line then got the jitters about which line of cliffs- eventually read the map and saw the indistinct trail. Oh well a wake up call.
Consoled myself with " oh well first time at West Point" stuff. Anyhow later realized the source of my poor compass lines - usually for middle and sprint I use a thumb compass and for long a baseplate (don't ask my why old habits i guess) - anyhow I used a baseplate for this race and also wore a whistle (don't usually although I should) with a substantial metal clip on the end - likely interference.
Straight line =3.5k

Felt pretty fresh after middle and started well and should have been a 15min job overall B race but dropped an bout 1;15 on control 7 by running past the line of small cliffs near the trail and got confused around 13 (30secs). At least better than the morning :-) A very technical sprint with lots of room for error.
Straight line 2.1k

Middle Green X - Splits

Sprint O/Br/G - Splits