Training Log Archive: SteveN

Two sprint races at OCIN New Years fest.

Finished third in both behind younger legs. First race was fairly clean, with a couple routes that probably could have been somewhat better chosen, and one moment of slight confusion where two controls were close together.

Going into the second race, I knew that I would have to take some risks to have a chance to win. Half of the race was in a strange land of wide trails cut through an area of thick brush. I tried a couple of short cuts through the brush from trail to trail and they backfired. In one case I tried to cut through between two trails that were roughly parallel. What actually happened was that I blundered around a U-shaped type route and ended up on the trail I just left. Didn't realize it until I ran into a large tower structure where a previous control had been. DUOH! Three seconds of profound open-mouthed puzzlement followed by ten seconds of loud cursing.

Event: OCIN New Year's Orienteering Festival
 

piddling around the pond loop

2.5 laps at pond loop

Ran 4.5 on Monon trail. Took Robb Hill map. While running, planned imaginary routes, and then counted lines of climb and descent for each route. This was a little exercise I thought up to help with reading contours while on the move. Had to stop a few times to verify correct counts in complicated map areas.

I actually missed a turn on my real route while concentrating on my imaginary routes....even though I've ran that real route probably >100 times.