Training Archive: 20_of_70

Event: Western States + Intercollegiate Championships
 

Orienteering 1:55:56 [4] *** 10.4 km (11:09 / km) +350m 9:33 / km
spiked:16/18c shoes: NB 808

Tucson Day 1 Blue. Twisted my ankle on a loose rock. I think the only other time I twisted my ankle orienteering was on this map as well. Its a little sensitive to weight now, but didn't significantly affect my race today and probably won't affect tomorrow's if I'm careful. Two major mistakes each costing me between 5-10 minutes. I wasn't careful out of the start and ended up making a parallel error. I spent some time running back and forth between several re-entrants before I realized what I had done. Otherwise clean on this relatively nontechnical terrain. I did do a good job steering into controls from my attackpoints. I definitely need to work on my fitness.

Blue 1 - Splits

Map Hike 2:00:00 [1] ***
spiked:10/13c

Trail-O at Arthur Pack Regional Park. Misspoke on the first timed control, which distracted me for the second. Missed both. My first instinct on #5 was C based on the vegetation boundary, but I ended up choosing another answer.

Calisthenics 5:00 [1]

Cycling (commute) 26:00 [2]

Running tempo (sdtc track) 15:00 [3] 3.07 km (4:53 / km)
shoes: NB 1221

4x5min w/ 30sec rest, BSS

Running tempo 5:00 [4] 1.21 km (4:08 / km)
shoes: NB 1221

sped up a little for the last interval

Running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 1.0 mi (10:00 / mi)

Physical Therapy / Stretching 5:00 [1]

Calisthenics 5:00 [1]

Cycling (commute) 26:00 [2]

Physical Therapy / Stretching 5:00 [1]

Calisthenics 5:00 [1]

Running 30:00 [2] 3.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
shoes: PI SyncroGuideII

BCT,BS,LFN

Hiking/Walking (active recovery) 1:13:14 [1] 3.95 mi (18:32 / mi)
shoes: NB 808

Sycamore Canyon Nature Preserve. This would be a relatively nice place for orienteering, certainly better than say Camp Scherman, not quite as good as Laguna. I think the word "Preserve" in the name pretty much rules it out though (people have already talked to the rangers).

Sometimes I think that our club is focused on the wrong things. I would love to see more social and training events. I think a guided hike with basic navigation instruction (e.g. discussing contours on a set of USGS maps) in a place like this could do much more than any course in Balboa Park or UCSD to inspire beginners and future orienteers. It would also add a social element to our club which is right now sorely missing.

Calisthenics 10:00 [1]

crunches, one-legged heel raises, shin raises

Physical Therapy / Stretching 30:00 [1]

lower body, PT exercises, foam roller, plantar fascia

Aerobic Cross-Training (jump rope) 5:00 [2]