Training Log Archive: ccsteve

Event: ROC - Mendon Ponds Park [2012 Series #1] - Ice Breaker
 

Icebreaker at Mendon, beautiful day and conditions, Red.

Down and up to 3 in a straight line, seemed ok.

Around to 4 when I realized the up and around was as good or better and climbed out. (I hadn't gone down so no loss)

Back up and around to 5.

Around the green (and on the trail) and east along the ruined walls to 7.

Through the green to 8, and straight (except around the hill) to 9.

Misread the control number at 10 (I saw 9's #) and went by it. On the good side, I went 30 meters, realized it looked like it was in the exact right spot, and should be the control and then reread - and felt better. Too bad I've given up my "punch anyway" strategy - I had to go back;-)

11 and 12 went well, and then my second error on the way to 13. I misread the map and didn't see the trail crossing my path, so when I saw it ahead, I thought I must have taken a 90 and hit the trail I knew ran parallel to my path... ugh. Went back, lined up again, and this time I looked at the map as I was going and saw the trail.

Reversed path through 6 to reach 14, 15 & 16 easy enough, and then the big slog up to 17.

Meant to take the reentrant W and down to 18, and headed down around the left side of it, but hit a mass of downed trees. Went around to the left as it seemed less out of the way, and then I seemed to move fast, but came out on the trail well south of 18. On the good side I was moving well and fast, and the trail pulled me right into the control. The green in the re-entrant might have been less fun than I would have wanted anyway.

Was in second, and had to leave for an ultimate frisbee game.

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Additions - splits posted - interesting.

I was wondering about 3 - apparently my down and up was quite good - top split on that leg;-)

4 & 5 - apparently I missed the boat on those legs. Would be interesting to see a routegadget, but I don't know that everyone would put in something. (I know I might be challenged for the half hour to do so...)

The other legs that I thought I had lost time on probably had more lost time than I estimated.

I think it was a good first race of the season though. Pavel and Rob S really did well though.

Red - Splits

It looks like it is the same time to take the bus downtown as it is to ride my bicycle. 14 minutes to walk to the bus stop, 10 minutes waiting there, and 15 minutes on the bus... vs 40 on the bike.