Training Archive: Jagge

After the run we inport the data to SportTracks. In SportTracks we set the GPS point display on (it is not by default) to see all individual one sec points. You can also set the dot size right and line with narrow enough.

We don't inport any map behind the track. We just look at the dots on white background (or satellite image), paper map on our hands. We already know where we were, it's not intresting. What is interesting is time perspective, how much time we used here and there, how many times we had to stop/slow down to look at the map, in what direction we left a controls, how many seconds we uesd time to make route choce decission etc.

Here is some exmaples from our Latvia Easter training camp 2007, two top juniors running the same course. Each dot represents one second. In Sporttacs you can click any spot with mouse to see how many seconds was elapsed, but here we have snapshots only.

If you compare routes, you can see how long before the actual mistake lines separate. And if you think only the drawn route, you might think you just forgot to look at the compass when you approached the control. But if we take a look at the gps ruote, we can see it's not like that at all, there was also parallel mistake going on and we were lost long before the control approach.