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Saturday Aug 8, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 1:13:07 [5] *** 5.3 km (13:48 / km) +210m 11:31 / km
spiked:14/17c shoes: Icebug #4's
Last day if Scottish 6 day.
This trip has been an orienteering junkies perfect trip.
The last day was pretty awesome terrain.
Not super fast, but steady and Rick caught up to me at 11 and the race was on. Should of ran him diwn but I was sloppy in the open 4 controls at the end.
3 weeks all controls found, never really messed up.
Body tired and sore in places. Can't wait to get home.
All maps posted on CAOC Facebook site. Enjoy!
This trip has been an orienteering junkies perfect trip.
The last day was pretty awesome terrain.
Not super fast, but steady and Rick caught up to me at 11 and the race was on. Should of ran him diwn but I was sloppy in the open 4 controls at the end.
3 weeks all controls found, never really messed up.
Body tired and sore in places. Can't wait to get home.
All maps posted on CAOC Facebook site. Enjoy!
Friday Aug 7, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 1:29:47 [5] *** 5.7 km (15:45 / km) +240m 13:01 / km
spiked:10/12c shoes: Icebug #4's
Day 5 Scottish 6 day.
This was the toughest terrain of the trip.
Started the race climbing out if a huge river and up up a hill through fallen trees that looked like an open area. Down and up again. At #4 I had it with this terrain and took the road trail option that got me out of the woods and based on splits was a great decision.
It was slow with bad footing and lots of heather and moss to slow you down.
Just happy to finish, turned out I had a decent time.
We had to walk 3k to the arena, 3 k to the start and 3 k back to the bus.
We did find a Jamaican restaurant in town.. :-)
This was the toughest terrain of the trip.
Started the race climbing out if a huge river and up up a hill through fallen trees that looked like an open area. Down and up again. At #4 I had it with this terrain and took the road trail option that got me out of the woods and based on splits was a great decision.
It was slow with bad footing and lots of heather and moss to slow you down.
Just happy to finish, turned out I had a decent time.
We had to walk 3k to the arena, 3 k to the start and 3 k back to the bus.
We did find a Jamaican restaurant in town.. :-)
Thursday Aug 6, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 1:01:12 [5] *** 5.8 km (10:33 / km) +155m 9:18 / km
spiked:12/15c shoes: Icebug #4's
Day 4 Scottish 6 day.
Wow this was fantastic terrain, lots of trail options and fast.
Did make a few bobbles, like what else is new.
Big problem was I drank 2 bottles of a energy drink that had caffeine. My hr was super high and had to slow myself down. No more caffeine unless I am having a sedentary day.
Still two days to go... Ya mon!
Wow this was fantastic terrain, lots of trail options and fast.
Did make a few bobbles, like what else is new.
Big problem was I drank 2 bottles of a energy drink that had caffeine. My hr was super high and had to slow myself down. No more caffeine unless I am having a sedentary day.
Still two days to go... Ya mon!
Wednesday Aug 5, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 42:12 [5] *** 3.6 km (11:43 / km) +95m 10:21 / km
spiked:12/14c shoes: Icebug #4's
Day 3 Scotland, middle distance event and I felt physically at the start best of the trip. Then messed up #2 by a minute or so, began really good nav till the bingo control in the green. Bad compass bearing and lost 5 min on this control. Did not lose focus and finished hard in a great area of depressions and clearings. Lots of down logs and brush in the clearings that made travel slow, but no marshes to cross and this was the area used by the world champs from yesterday.
Gt ended up 19 seconds behind me.... Figures :-)
Gt ended up 19 seconds behind me.... Figures :-)
Tuesday Aug 4, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 24:34 [5] *** 2.5 km (9:50 / km) +55m 8:51 / km
spiked:20/24c shoes: Solomon black
Rest day sprint in Forres Scotland.
Really made you concentrate at the first part and ended up climbing a big hill the last part in the woods.
It was run in town with cars , pedestrians all over the place.
I made 4 bad route choices. But was smart enough to see a control that had the purple line over a black uncrossable fence.
Real did not have the energy today possibly the loser kids camping next to us stayed up till three being noisy assholes.
Very fun sprint actually on an off day. Not too hard, but good enough to stay stretched out.
Really made you concentrate at the first part and ended up climbing a big hill the last part in the woods.
It was run in town with cars , pedestrians all over the place.
I made 4 bad route choices. But was smart enough to see a control that had the purple line over a black uncrossable fence.
Real did not have the energy today possibly the loser kids camping next to us stayed up till three being noisy assholes.
Very fun sprint actually on an off day. Not too hard, but good enough to stay stretched out.
Monday Aug 3, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 1:03:52 [5] *** 4.4 km (14:31 / km) +160m 12:17 / km
spiked:11/16c shoes: Icebug #4's
Day 2 Scottish 6 day.
Well this new area did not have traffic down and the bus was an hour delay on the one lane road leading to the event. Anyway with a late start me hundreds if others off I went towards this big climb into an area with little visibility. So luckily I hit one and with two it was hidden in the ferns. Three was a long leg up hills of heather. Close to being off the map, maybe I was way too much time was lost in this trickey control.
Lost too much energy and slogged through the rest of the course not making smart route decisions. Rick was 58 and the rest of the m-60 Americans between me and him.
Well this new area did not have traffic down and the bus was an hour delay on the one lane road leading to the event. Anyway with a late start me hundreds if others off I went towards this big climb into an area with little visibility. So luckily I hit one and with two it was hidden in the ferns. Three was a long leg up hills of heather. Close to being off the map, maybe I was way too much time was lost in this trickey control.
Lost too much energy and slogged through the rest of the course not making smart route decisions. Rick was 58 and the rest of the m-60 Americans between me and him.
Sunday Aug 2, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 1:01:18 [5] *** 6.0 km (10:13 / km) +240m 8:31 / km
spiked:21/22c shoes: Icebug #4's
Scotland 6 day event day 1
Somebody I knew started 1 min behind me and caught me at the first control and the battle was on. He still beat me in by 4 seconds, but was fun going head to head with him.
We each took different route choices and still ended up so close.
The map a decent amount of marshs and the flys were hovering during the run in the open areas.
We did not arrive and set up camp to very late 1:00 by Sweden time.
6000 entrants I heard.
This was Fun!
Walked into Inverness in the afternoon, cool places to eat including a Jamaican place I will have to try.
Somebody I knew started 1 min behind me and caught me at the first control and the battle was on. He still beat me in by 4 seconds, but was fun going head to head with him.
We each took different route choices and still ended up so close.
The map a decent amount of marshs and the flys were hovering during the run in the open areas.
We did not arrive and set up camp to very late 1:00 by Sweden time.
6000 entrants I heard.
This was Fun!
Walked into Inverness in the afternoon, cool places to eat including a Jamaican place I will have to try.
Saturday Aug 1, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 1:09:23 [5] *** 5.1 km (13:36 / km) +240m 11:01 / km
spiked:12/13c shoes: Icebug #4's
Last day WMOC. I ended up in C final.
Had a decent run and broke 70 minutes.
Felt way more comfortable with the terrain here and wish it would keep going. Still slow running through the clumpy marshes and mini cliffs that are some what steep.
Tried to take trails when I could.
Ankle/foot issue seems to get better bit by bit, not sure why, but I am not complaining.
On to merry old Scotland!
Had a decent run and broke 70 minutes.
Felt way more comfortable with the terrain here and wish it would keep going. Still slow running through the clumpy marshes and mini cliffs that are some what steep.
Tried to take trails when I could.
Ankle/foot issue seems to get better bit by bit, not sure why, but I am not complaining.
On to merry old Scotland!
Thursday Jul 30, 2015 #
Orienteering Meet race 1:10:43 [5] *** 5.4 km (13:06 / km) +270m 10:29 / km
ahr:148 max:172 spiked:14/16c shoes: Icebug #4's
WMOC Q2
I had a leisurely 1:00pm start.
Rain held off for the most part, though it looked like it could rain any time.
Could be my best run of the 2 weeks!!
Stayed in contact most of the way, way dryer then yesterday.
Well now the bad, they had a rope down to the third control that was a slim reentrant between cliffs. I slipped before getting my hand on the rope and slid hard hitting my butt hard, ( sometimes a good kick in the ass will work wonders) scrapping my side, arms and leg. Shook it off and continued on. Sore and beat up later in the afternoon.
Look for maps from today and yesterday on Chicago clubs facebook page.
I don't think you need to be on facebook to go and look. Enjoy!
I had a leisurely 1:00pm start.
Rain held off for the most part, though it looked like it could rain any time.
Could be my best run of the 2 weeks!!
Stayed in contact most of the way, way dryer then yesterday.
Well now the bad, they had a rope down to the third control that was a slim reentrant between cliffs. I slipped before getting my hand on the rope and slid hard hitting my butt hard, ( sometimes a good kick in the ass will work wonders) scrapping my side, arms and leg. Shook it off and continued on. Sore and beat up later in the afternoon.
Look for maps from today and yesterday on Chicago clubs facebook page.
I don't think you need to be on facebook to go and look. Enjoy!