Training Log Archive: Niall

Ontario Champs Long: great terrain, poor mind. Good approach to #1, but missed #2 by a bit, and then borked #3 completely, overshooting the terrain, getting on a different place on the trail, and not thinking that running straight north for five minutes does not correspond to a twisty trail soon to curve east. Nearly went off the map. Things did not improve, with my attack after control 7 landing me along the cliffs towards the falls for ten minutes before I realised where I must be. I felt far too long time had passed, so bailed, and still ended over 2 hours. Definitely a low point, have not had to abandon a race in 2 years (since COC 2010's The Barrens).

Event: 2012 Ontario Orienteering Championships
 

Ontario Champs Middle Distance: started well, but misread the map by control 3, resulting in major time loss. Other errors compounded, though I recovered somewhat. Not a great race, could definitely have done better.

Ontario Champs Sprint: started very well, was actually leading for 4 controls, then borked completely, costing me a medal - "straight away" is not a good indicator; "follow the street" is. Did not recover well at all, took too long to re-attack from the previous control. Did fairly well after, until the spectator control where hubris made me sprint, then had to walk, and brain did not recover well for control 14. Analysing time lost at those two controls, I could have been 3rd, even 2nd, had the rest been the same. Very much a personal disappointment.