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Sunday Apr 18, 2021 #
Adventure Racing 5:30:00 [3] 19.6 mi (16:50 / mi)
Ran my "Stow Faux 6hr AR" training course with Janet and Steph, in preparation for their first AR (NYARA Trilogy) at the end of the month. Postponed from yesterday so we wouldn't have to train in the lingering nor'easter slush and drizzle. A good call! We had temps from 48-60, with chilly parts and even a bit of sun later in the day.
Started with map handout and route plotting on the hood of the car. They came up with the route choices, which worked out almost perfectly into two-hour segments for each stage. First up was biking, and Steph took my map board and led us around the southern portion of the course through the wildlife refuge, taking us right to the controls. One little bobble where an abandoned trail lured them in, which they quickly caught and reversed. One mistake on my part, promising open bathrooms outside the visitors center, which weren't.
We allowed ourselves 7 minutes off the clock to break down bikes and lock them in cars for security, but then the transition to paddling was back on the timer. The warm sun was quickly replaced by a cold breeze, and I pulled out my rain jacket at the first shore visit. Lots of practice hopping in and out of sea kayaks into cold river water while wearing bike shoes. Janet was very happy to find a tricky on-shore control right where she expected it. The team made the decision to skip a shoreline point rather than land and disturb two fishermen who had just arrived right at the spot we needed to be. They also made a smart call to skip a 20 minute out-and-back for a single point to bank more time for the final orienteering stage.
After the boats were back on the cars, we stopped the clock and drove a few miles to the scout reservation, where NEOC had a set of practice orienteering courses, complete with streamers. To keep things complicated, I gave them both the Yellow and Orange maps, and told them they could get points from either map, in any order. They were very strong on the orienteering section, and we flew through the course, having to add back the CPs they'd initially decided to skip. Saw several other orienteerers out in the woods, and one of them was kind enough to mention that they'd started taking down the controls. So our last two points were "virtual", but clearly at the correct locations. We finished with about 30 minutes to spare on the race clock.
Total distances:
Bike: 11.3 miles in 1:51
Paddle: 3.9 miles in 1:26
Trek: 4.4 miles in 1:54
Two transitions: fairly quick
Started with map handout and route plotting on the hood of the car. They came up with the route choices, which worked out almost perfectly into two-hour segments for each stage. First up was biking, and Steph took my map board and led us around the southern portion of the course through the wildlife refuge, taking us right to the controls. One little bobble where an abandoned trail lured them in, which they quickly caught and reversed. One mistake on my part, promising open bathrooms outside the visitors center, which weren't.
We allowed ourselves 7 minutes off the clock to break down bikes and lock them in cars for security, but then the transition to paddling was back on the timer. The warm sun was quickly replaced by a cold breeze, and I pulled out my rain jacket at the first shore visit. Lots of practice hopping in and out of sea kayaks into cold river water while wearing bike shoes. Janet was very happy to find a tricky on-shore control right where she expected it. The team made the decision to skip a shoreline point rather than land and disturb two fishermen who had just arrived right at the spot we needed to be. They also made a smart call to skip a 20 minute out-and-back for a single point to bank more time for the final orienteering stage.
After the boats were back on the cars, we stopped the clock and drove a few miles to the scout reservation, where NEOC had a set of practice orienteering courses, complete with streamers. To keep things complicated, I gave them both the Yellow and Orange maps, and told them they could get points from either map, in any order. They were very strong on the orienteering section, and we flew through the course, having to add back the CPs they'd initially decided to skip. Saw several other orienteerers out in the woods, and one of them was kind enough to mention that they'd started taking down the controls. So our last two points were "virtual", but clearly at the correct locations. We finished with about 30 minutes to spare on the race clock.
Total distances:
Bike: 11.3 miles in 1:51
Paddle: 3.9 miles in 1:26
Trek: 4.4 miles in 1:54
Two transitions: fairly quick