Training Log Archive: ginger

Training on the course TGIF set out. Did the corridor-o, which went well, then slogged through the contours-only section, which was a lot tougher. Really tired and not handling the heat very well today, either.

Event: U.S. Armed Forces Training Camp (T)
 

Forest sprint relay with Joe. The beauty of not being able to run is that I was able to read the map and not over-run the first few controls, even on a 1:5000. Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself on #6, and realized that the only thing worse than over-running a control is over-walking it, so that was a bit embarrassing. Fun to get a bit of relay training in, though!

Didn't sleep as well last night, and was feeling fairly achy and tired at the start. Felt a little less focused today, which probably accounted for bobbles and sub-optimal route choice to 4,5,6, and 7. Too low on 4, stopped short on 5, poor compass work/ failed to select a good attackpoint to 6, and allowed myself to become distracted by the other runners to 7.

Sunday - Brown Y - Splits

Event: 2016 US Two-Day Classic Championships and Sprint Relay
 

Whew. Even a couple weeks ago, I was tempted to try to run (waddle) green, but dropping down to brown this weekend was definitely the right choice. Overall, I felt like my execution was fairly solid, but walking and having a 1:10000 definitely helped. My goal for all weekend (and throughout the week) was to focus on using good habit patterns and identifying areas where I was on the cusp of making a mistake, then forcing myself to find and execute a better plan, rather than relying on "hope" as a route choice (as in: "I'll just exit the control in a vague direction and *hopefully* I'll see these catching/funneling features").

Saturday - Brown Y - Splits