Training Log Archive: TomN

US Nationals Long race. The terrain gave me some problems. I lost time on all the long legs, and I had to search for the control nearly every time. Despite all that, it was enjoyable in a puzzle-solving kind of way, and I just wish I could have done better.

Sunday_Long_Bishop_Lake_Oct_2018_5 Brown B - Splits

US Nationals Sprint 1. I skipped #7, going straight from 6 to 8. At some point during the leg I just latched on to #8, found it and moved on. But it wouldn't have been a good time anyway, because I botched #8 and 10.

US Nationals Sprint 2. I botched up #7 in the long depression. Bad attack point, because I didn't know where I was on the path going in. And I kept thrashing around thinking it was right here, but it wasn't. Not my day.

Saturday_Sprint1_Plymouth_Oct_2018_5 Brown B 1 - Splits

Saturday_Sprint2_Plymouth_Oct_2018_5 Brown B 2 - Splits

U.S. Nationals Middle course at St. Patrick's Park. A couple of small mistakes, first on #7, I tried to cut the corner on the trail going in, but ended up running up the escarpment to the trail on top. Lost 40 seconds there. On #10 in the small reentrant, I didn't want to go south of it and miss it, so I aimed off to the north . . . way too far. I hit the reentrant, but it was filled with fallen logs and branches on the way down to the control. Turned out the straight line had good visibility. Lost a minute there. But I made one good decision, running to the right around the lake to #5, and arrived there at the same time as Dave Hunter who started ahead of me and went left. It was drizzling during my run, and I got pretty wet but kept my glasses on and they stayed clear.

Soubpone had a great run and was 1:20 ahead of me, and Steve T. just a minute behind. The three of us divided up the top splits pretty evenly.

Friday_Middle_St_Patricks_CP_Oct_2018_5 Brown B - Splits