Saturday May 17 |
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| Event: National Capital Orienteering Festival
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 | Running warm up/down 8:28 [1] 1.4 km (6:03 / km) +30m 5:28 / km | |
| shoes: Vasque Blur |
| To the start and back to the parking. |
| Orienteering race 37:38 [5]*** 4 km (9:24 / km) +180m 7:41 / km | |
| spiked:14/18c shoes: Vasque Blur |
| NCOF Middle at Sedbergh School north of Montebello, QC. A decent race, made a 0:30 mistake on #1 taking the safe route on the tail, 0:30 on #3, 1:30 on #4, 1:00 on #5, 1:00 on #13 and 0:20 on #18. |
| Running warm up/down 4:00 [1] 0.7 km (5:43 / km) +40m 4:27 / km | |
| shoes: Vasque Blur |
| To the start and around. |
| Orienteering race 16:05 [5]*** 2.3 km (7:00 / km) +120m 5:33 / km | |
| spiked:15/16c shoes: Vasque Blur |
| NCOF Sprint at Sedbergh School. A good race, but not fast enough. Made a 0:30 mistake on #13 when I was unsure of the location of the small trail leading to the control. Slow going up to the hills to controls #6, #7, #8 and #13. |
Friday May 16 |
| Orienteering 1:30:00 [1]*** 7 km (12:51 / km) +150m 11:37 / km | |
| spiked:5/8c shoes: Vasque Blur |
| Model event at Kingsmere, Gatineau Park, QC. An older map (30 years), had some difficulties, but got familiarized with what Gatineau terrain is all about. Thick, rocky and hilly. |
Wednesday May 14 |
| Cycling 48:19 [2] 18.06 km (2:41 / km) | |
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| To Wildwood Park, Stafford St., Pembina Hwy., Point Rd., Wicklow St., Oakenwald Ave., Wildwood St., South Dr., North Dr., Oakenwald Ave., Point Rd., Pembina Hwy., Osborne St., Memorial Blvd., Portage Ave. to the U of W and home. |
| Orienteering 1:04:17 [2] 7.44 km (8:38 / km) +300m 7:11 / km | |
| spiked:25/27c shoes: Vasque Blur |
| Hanging ribbons for my event at Yellow Quill. Had to change the location of 13/27 controls because they were in bad locations for various reasons. At one control location I found 2 other ribbons, it must be a popular spot! |
Tuesday May 13 |
| Running 57:44 [3] 11.19 km (5:10 / km) +52m 5:03 / km | |
| shoes: Asics Gel-Nimbus VIII |
| Assiniboine Ave., across the Assiniboine Park footbridge and back along the bike path. To the footbridge 29:20 (5.52 km.) and 28:24 for the last 5.67 km. |
Monday May 12 |
| Cycling 24:09 [1] 7.01 km (3:27 / km) | |
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| To the MOA office and back in the rain. |
Sunday May 11 |
| Running long 2:00:32 [3] 22.7 km (5:19 / km) +26m 5:17 / km | |
| shoes: Asics Gel-Nimbus VIII |
| Assiniboine Ave., across the Norwood Bridge, Lyndale Dr., St. Mary's Rd., Rosewarne Ave., Kingston Row, Dunkirk Dr., St. Vital Rd., River Rd., Bishop Grandin Blvd., Plaza Dr., Pembina Hwy. and Stafford St.
Times between the Manitoba Marathon mile markers 18-19, 8:35; 19-20, 8:50 and 20-21, 8:03. |