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Saturday Jan 12, 2013 #
1 PM
Orienteering race 1:31:12 6.46 km (14:07 / km) +87m 13:14 / km
ahr:153 max:170
Green Course (5.4km) at England-Idlewild Park, set by Benjamin Hart.
The day was so beautiful. It's like a Florida vacation for a day. Back to normal on Monday---below freezing Monday morning.
Really fun course. It was much more difficult than you'd guess after looking at the map for a few minutes. Some really interesting legs. My plan after being on the trails was to stay off the trails as much as possible. You wouldn't guess that from looking at my track.) Only major problem was 11-12. I was at 11, but my eye went to 12-13 and I started navigating from 11 as if I was at 12. Did a full stop half a minute later when I couldn't see the bike path, the clearing wasn't right, and there was a house to my left (that isn't on the map near 11 either) and figured it out pretty quickly. Basically did 11-12 on the line, and messed it up badly, missing to the left. Overshot. I need to look at the map in OCAD and see if a few depressions I found are mapped. I didn't see them on the map, but I wasn't anywhere near where I thought I was.
Another notable spot was 9-10 (10 is the L-shaped clearing on the hillside). I thought I hopped on a little trail-ride thing west of 9, but apparently not, so I fought through to the big clearing and wasn't 100% sure where I was. Went left of a nose of forest---figured the odds were 3/4 in my favor. Got it. Noticed the distinctive single tree along the trail---very odd mapping, but Vladimir totally nailed it---the tree is much smaller than you'd expect. I was reading the vegetation today much better than I normally do---it was freaking me out how I was seeing everything like Vladimir did.
I did a lot of walking, although my HR was pretty high. One very minor fall, but no apparent damage to my shoulder. I had my first physical therapy session with SD on Monday, and it has really helped. I haven't been able to do the prescribed exercises every day though. Tuesday it was still too sore. Since then I can do them sometimes, but other times this one spot just cramps instantly and I just stop. It has definitely improved.
The day was so beautiful. It's like a Florida vacation for a day. Back to normal on Monday---below freezing Monday morning.
Really fun course. It was much more difficult than you'd guess after looking at the map for a few minutes. Some really interesting legs. My plan after being on the trails was to stay off the trails as much as possible. You wouldn't guess that from looking at my track.) Only major problem was 11-12. I was at 11, but my eye went to 12-13 and I started navigating from 11 as if I was at 12. Did a full stop half a minute later when I couldn't see the bike path, the clearing wasn't right, and there was a house to my left (that isn't on the map near 11 either) and figured it out pretty quickly. Basically did 11-12 on the line, and messed it up badly, missing to the left. Overshot. I need to look at the map in OCAD and see if a few depressions I found are mapped. I didn't see them on the map, but I wasn't anywhere near where I thought I was.
Another notable spot was 9-10 (10 is the L-shaped clearing on the hillside). I thought I hopped on a little trail-ride thing west of 9, but apparently not, so I fought through to the big clearing and wasn't 100% sure where I was. Went left of a nose of forest---figured the odds were 3/4 in my favor. Got it. Noticed the distinctive single tree along the trail---very odd mapping, but Vladimir totally nailed it---the tree is much smaller than you'd expect. I was reading the vegetation today much better than I normally do---it was freaking me out how I was seeing everything like Vladimir did.
I did a lot of walking, although my HR was pretty high. One very minor fall, but no apparent damage to my shoulder. I had my first physical therapy session with SD on Monday, and it has really helped. I haven't been able to do the prescribed exercises every day though. Tuesday it was still too sore. Since then I can do them sometimes, but other times this one spot just cramps instantly and I just stop. It has definitely improved.