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Saturday Aug 8, 2015 #
Orienteering 1:29:25 [3]
Day 6 at Glen Affric.
This was even more fun than yesterday, but my ankle was pretty sore so that I couldn't do much running. Plus, the word for the day was "wet." Every route choice involved some kind of water, mapped or not. I enjoyed it.
This was even more fun than yesterday, but my ankle was pretty sore so that I couldn't do much running. Plus, the word for the day was "wet." Every route choice involved some kind of water, mapped or not. I enjoyed it.
Friday Aug 7, 2015 #
Orienteering race 1:55:40 [4]
Day 5 at Glen Affric.
This was very physical, and yet still fun. It took me way too long to get through the nasty bits, but the orienteering part, the navigation, kept it interesting. My biggest mistake was staying too long in an "open" area and slogging through the wet, hummocky, downed tree parts. It was there that I also hopped over a stream and crunched my ankle. It hurt for a bit, but I could keep going. It ended up swelling that evening.
This was very physical, and yet still fun. It took me way too long to get through the nasty bits, but the orienteering part, the navigation, kept it interesting. My biggest mistake was staying too long in an "open" area and slogging through the wet, hummocky, downed tree parts. It was there that I also hopped over a stream and crunched my ankle. It hurt for a bit, but I could keep going. It ended up swelling that evening.
Thursday Aug 6, 2015 #
Orienteering race 1:08:43 [4] 5.1 km (13:28 / km) +135m 11:54 / km
Day 4 Scottish 6 Days at Darnaway
Our second day at Darnaway, this time on the west side. Another beautiful set of woods; I thought much like yesterday. The courses were longer and the map was 1:10000, but it still felt like yesterday's area. I didn't have too many issues, just a few bobbles again, but the other women in my category must have been flying because I'm much further back on what I thought was a good run. Stupid women.
Here's the entrance to Darnaway Estate:
And then we went out for a simply scrumptious dinner:
And to cap off the day, we found a wild gooseberry bush. Yum!
Our second day at Darnaway, this time on the west side. Another beautiful set of woods; I thought much like yesterday. The courses were longer and the map was 1:10000, but it still felt like yesterday's area. I didn't have too many issues, just a few bobbles again, but the other women in my category must have been flying because I'm much further back on what I thought was a good run. Stupid women.
Here's the entrance to Darnaway Estate:
And then we went out for a simply scrumptious dinner:
And to cap off the day, we found a wild gooseberry bush. Yum!
Wednesday Aug 5, 2015 #
Orienteering race 41:46 [4] 3.3 km (12:39 / km)
Day 3 Scottish 6 Days at Darnaway.
Today was a short day on the same map as the WOC Middle races, and I really enjoyed it . It reminded me of the cat maps in Wisconsin with a lot of kettle moraine terrain. The woods were also wide open, so it was really beautiful running. And the map was 1:7500, so what more could you ask for. I had a few small bobbles, but nothing too significant.
I started at the same time as the WOC relay, so I missed the first leg of the women's race, but I was there to see Ali and Emily fight it out in the finish chute. So exciting!
Here is the typical view on our back porch:
The queue to the loo:
Today was a short day on the same map as the WOC Middle races, and I really enjoyed it . It reminded me of the cat maps in Wisconsin with a lot of kettle moraine terrain. The woods were also wide open, so it was really beautiful running. And the map was 1:7500, so what more could you ask for. I had a few small bobbles, but nothing too significant.
I started at the same time as the WOC relay, so I missed the first leg of the women's race, but I was there to see Ali and Emily fight it out in the finish chute. So exciting!
Here is the typical view on our back porch:
The queue to the loo:
Monday Aug 3, 2015 #
Orienteering race 1:31:20 [3] 4.4 km (20:45 / km)
Day 2 at Strathfarrar.
So, this was pretty much a disaster. Missed horribly on two controls: the first one due to the bracken hiding the features and the other was just me being stupid. I also was pretty wiped out halfway through, so not a lot of speed going on. Running down steep hillsides covered in bracken hiding rocks is not my favorite thing. I fell many times today. Tomorrow is another day.
So, this was pretty much a disaster. Missed horribly on two controls: the first one due to the bracken hiding the features and the other was just me being stupid. I also was pretty wiped out halfway through, so not a lot of speed going on. Running down steep hillsides covered in bracken hiding rocks is not my favorite thing. I fell many times today. Tomorrow is another day.
Sunday Aug 2, 2015 #
Orienteering race 1:19:00 [4] 5.25 km (15:03 / km) +105m 13:41 / km
Day 1 Scottish 6 Days - Achagour, north of Nairn
Not a totally clean run, bobbled 1, 2, and 8, and a poor route choice to 10. But nothing too bad, and I'm holding onto my goal of top half.
It was a beautiful day while we were at the event. I was first out in our group (me, Mikell, Peter, and Gail), so I jogged to the start by myself. Somehow, the three of them all start close to each other each day, and I am the outlier. I'm also the slacker in results...the three of them are all in the top ten in their categories. I can't do that, but I can definitely move up.
Not a totally clean run, bobbled 1, 2, and 8, and a poor route choice to 10. But nothing too bad, and I'm holding onto my goal of top half.
It was a beautiful day while we were at the event. I was first out in our group (me, Mikell, Peter, and Gail), so I jogged to the start by myself. Somehow, the three of them all start close to each other each day, and I am the outlier. I'm also the slacker in results...the three of them are all in the top ten in their categories. I can't do that, but I can definitely move up.