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Monday Jul 31, 2017 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 50:13 [4] 3.61 km (13:56 / km) +21m 13:32 / km
Day 2 2017 Scottish 6-Days. Balfour Forest.
Today went much better. I came in 5th in my category! And I'm 6th overall for the two days.
My luggage arrived yesterday afternoon, so I had my contacts in today. What a difference it makes to be able to see! The orienteering was, once again, pretty easy, but the footing was not so nice. It seemed like we were either running through "open" fields covered in rocks, downed trees, and knee-high heather; or in the woods that looked beautiful, but once you were in them, you found out that it was just moss-covered rocks and knee-high blueberry. I fell a lot today! But my navigation was fine, with just one small problem at #7. I thought I had contoured on the same contour line (as needed), but I must have dropped down a couple of lines. The other problem was that there are several old logging "rides" in the woods, not all of them mapped. So while I thought I was at the one that was mapped right before my control, I must have been at an unmapped one. I knew I hadn't gone far enough, so I kept going, hesitating a bit. Once I got in the right area, enough things matched up that I knew to climb the hill, and then I found it.
And now we're home again at the farm, waiting for some swampfox pizza to be made.
Today went much better. I came in 5th in my category! And I'm 6th overall for the two days.
My luggage arrived yesterday afternoon, so I had my contacts in today. What a difference it makes to be able to see! The orienteering was, once again, pretty easy, but the footing was not so nice. It seemed like we were either running through "open" fields covered in rocks, downed trees, and knee-high heather; or in the woods that looked beautiful, but once you were in them, you found out that it was just moss-covered rocks and knee-high blueberry. I fell a lot today! But my navigation was fine, with just one small problem at #7. I thought I had contoured on the same contour line (as needed), but I must have dropped down a couple of lines. The other problem was that there are several old logging "rides" in the woods, not all of them mapped. So while I thought I was at the one that was mapped right before my control, I must have been at an unmapped one. I knew I hadn't gone far enough, so I kept going, hesitating a bit. Once I got in the right area, enough things matched up that I knew to climb the hill, and then I found it.
And now we're home again at the farm, waiting for some swampfox pizza to be made.
C • Knee 5
Sunday Jul 30, 2017 #
Orienteering race 47:36 [4] 2.95 km (16:08 / km) +75m 14:19 / km
2017 Scottish 6-Days. Day 1 - Glen Tanar
This day could have gone quite badly, but it did not. I was a little hampered by the fact that my luggage did not make it to Scotland with me. I had smartly packed an O-kit in my carryon, but I neglected to pack contact lenses. So, the question was should I run with or without my glasses, which are for long distance. I can't read at all with them, so there would have been a lot of flipping them up. Without the glasses, I can't see very well -- enough to not run into trees but not enough to pick up terrain subtleties. I chose to run without, and I think it did hurt me in a few areas. I ended up in 11th place, out of 43, but I'm running the W55 short course, so maybe the competition is not so fierce.
Other than the vision issue, I did fine. I found all of the controls, but maybe with a bit too much hesitation on the way to a few of them, and a few bearings that went too far from the straight-line. The woods were pretty open; we haven't gotten to the bracken yet.
It was nice to see some Americans here - Rick and Eileen Breseman, Charlie Bleau, Ron Birks, Rob Wilkerson, and Jim Eagleton. And it's so nice to be back to my third Scottish 6-Days. I am wildly in love with Scotland, so it felt good to be back. Mikell and I are staying in a loft apartment on Wark Farm. We are surrounded by banded cows, Hebridean sheep, and geese. It's lovely.
This day could have gone quite badly, but it did not. I was a little hampered by the fact that my luggage did not make it to Scotland with me. I had smartly packed an O-kit in my carryon, but I neglected to pack contact lenses. So, the question was should I run with or without my glasses, which are for long distance. I can't read at all with them, so there would have been a lot of flipping them up. Without the glasses, I can't see very well -- enough to not run into trees but not enough to pick up terrain subtleties. I chose to run without, and I think it did hurt me in a few areas. I ended up in 11th place, out of 43, but I'm running the W55 short course, so maybe the competition is not so fierce.
Other than the vision issue, I did fine. I found all of the controls, but maybe with a bit too much hesitation on the way to a few of them, and a few bearings that went too far from the straight-line. The woods were pretty open; we haven't gotten to the bracken yet.
It was nice to see some Americans here - Rick and Eileen Breseman, Charlie Bleau, Ron Birks, Rob Wilkerson, and Jim Eagleton. And it's so nice to be back to my third Scottish 6-Days. I am wildly in love with Scotland, so it felt good to be back. Mikell and I are staying in a loft apartment on Wark Farm. We are surrounded by banded cows, Hebridean sheep, and geese. It's lovely.
Wednesday Jul 26, 2017 #
Strength Training 1:00:00 [3]
Body Pump
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017 #
2 PM
Cycling 1:31:30 [3] 21.34 mi (14.0 mph) +146m
The humidity was much lower and it was cloudy, so this felt very, very nice. Went to my usual turning around point, Carolina Brothers BBQ.
C • BBQ 3