Training Log Archive: tnipen

Skipped the BC long champs, since my toe is not getting any better. Planning on taking a month off running since the reduced amount of training the last month hasn't helped.

Event: Sage Stomp
 

Warm up for the two races.

BC O-champs in sprint at Garden Creek Ranch near Kamloops. A fast course with lots of control picking on a 1:5000 version of the original map. Didn't really manage to get into the map very well, and lost time on most controls. Felt that I couldn't judge distance at all. I think I relied too much on the compass, and didn't read the map. Anyway, great runs by Will and Grame, who were both well ahead of me.

BC O-champs middle distance in the afternoon. A better race, but misread the map on the first control and lost probably around 1:30. Misread a hill for a depression, and went searching for a non-existent boulder in the valley next to the hill.

Pushed the pace quite hard after that and got into a good flow for the rest of the course. Just managed to sneak ahead of Mike Smith by 13s by the end. Nice!

Wore XC shoes for both races, with 14mm spikes. Fantastic feeling to run in this type of terrain with those shoes. Worked ok even on the more rocky sections. Put tape on the inside to stop cacti from poking through the shoes.

Orienteering on Magnus and Andrea's brand new map of Lonsdale Quay. Quite a challenging urban area with lots of tricky cliffs, stairs, escalators, etc. Decent run by me today. Didn't really make any major mistakes, and flow felt good.

Map to appear soon.

C • Route Choice 2

With Tristan.

4x1000m at the track. Showed up just as the UBC guys had started. Joined them. Fast guys were doing them in 2:46-2:50, held on for dear life at the back. Stomach problems on 5th one, so paced T for a 400, a 200, and again a 400, and 200 on the 6th interval.
3:06.42 -- 2'52
3:08.94 -- 2'42
3:09.73 -- 2'52
3:12.08
1:14
0:36
1:12
0:36

Clubrun with Louise and Nathan from Metrotown. Central Park, Champlain Heights, Central Park.