Sunday Sep 11 |
 | orienteering 3:50:50 [3] 18.8 km (12:17 / km) +580m 10:38 / km | |
| shoes: Integrators |
| Mega course at Pawtuckaway. Really enjoyed it, despite not orienteering particularly well, and getting really tired at some point in the second hour. Walked a lot thereafter.
Company with Erik Osborn up though about 45, then I fell behind as I didn't see the root stock control on the map until Erik reminded me. Caught back up to him at 68, lost him for good after 72 (the Slot). For the rest of the way I was pretty much on my own, despite seeing others, mostly faster ones, for brief periods.
Mihai passed me at 85 (I didn't see the control and circled around once), passed me again at 100, again at 123, then I was with him up to 128. No flag there, looked around a bit, not wanting to miss it and end up with only 202 controls, found a punch on the cround and hung it up as visibly as I could (Mihai had since returned, wondering if I'd found something). That was the last I saw of him.
Hans Fransson went by about 154. Mike Waddington, Mark Adams, and Wil Smith cruised by at 159-160, Segei Z at 169, and that was about it.
Perhaps I would have hung in better with some company, but I had a fine time. Nevertheless, I was glad I didn't have to do a second loop. |
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THE MEGA - Splits |
Saturday Sep 10 |
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| Event: 2005 Sprint Series Finals
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Thursday Sep 8 |
| track 14:50 [5] 4 km (3:42 / km) | |
| shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 |
| 400 - 89.6, 400 - 89.3, 800 - 3:00.6, 400 - 88.6, 400 - 87.5, 800 - 3:01.5, 400 - 87.3, 400 - 86.0, skipped the last 800, enough was enough. But legs were ok. |
| track 10:30 [2] | |
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| Before and after |
Wednesday Sep 7 |
| trail running 48:57 [3] | |
| shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 |
| Sugar-Gunn loop on Mt. Toby. Low 80s, but just felt hot and a bit of a struggle. New pair of shoes -- as usual the uppers on the last pair wore out before the soles. |
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| C • shoes 6 |
Monday Sep 5 |
| trail running 31:55 [3] | |
| shoes: Air Max Trail |
| Same as yesterday. |