Training Log Archive: z-man

COC - Sprint. Really upset about this race. Had it going pretty good, despite a slow start, not sure how top guys were able to crash through that green on the way to the first control at the time that they did. But the after picking an around route to #7 I never saw an underpass and went on a little tour around the facility for like 1:36 for what should've been only a 0:23 leg. Was really bummed about that. Got really pissed and started really pushing it. Managed to win some splits I guess but was too late. Probably would've had something like 15:40 result at the end. Still can't believe I did that!

C • I know why 6

Sprint Course 5. - Splits

COC - Middle. Had an ok race though nothing to be extremely happy about. Very detailed terrain with lots of trails, but with rough footing and pretty thick green. Starter out pretty good with exeption for the first control where I had my map upside down for like 15 sec before figuring it out. Cought Mark Adams, who started 2 min in front of me, by #5 and then had my first, of many, 20 sec error. Wasn't very sharp on #9 and then #15. And then really messed up #19, just couldn't understand the map and just happen to stumble upon the bag after wobbling around for a bit.
I definitelly had the legs and was feeling pretty good despite not sleeping the night before, but sloppy o-ing doomed me in the woods.

Middle distance, M21E - Splits

Event: Canadian Orienteering Championships
 

A good training at Hogencamp. Went out and set '03 Middle TT course by placing paper pieces at control locations. To make it more challenging, I approached each control from a different angle and avoided running in the same areas where I would be running once on the course.

The course. I did it in 35:48 back in '03, and by comparing the splits I was running a lot slower at the beginning this time, but picked it up at the end. This time I did better on the long legs, but screwed up #8 in the green by 1:30. Overall, o-ing was better than last weekend, so I am happy with that.