Training Log Archive: bigE

Event: JWOC 2012 Kosice SLOVAKIA
 

Sliced my finger pretty bad while cutting up a melon. 4 stitches later I'm doing ok but this is going to set me back the next couple of days.

Started the relay in literally last place. Ran a wicked race, easily my best international run. I came 15th out of 33 on my leg of the relay. I've never made the top half before. Moved our team up five or six spots. I was entirely alone from start to finish. It was a near perfect run, a few small hesitations but no real errors. I am really happy I finally put a good race together this week. Great to end on a strong note!

C • Nice work Eric!! 6

Mixed thoughts about this one. Made some really bad mistakes but had some really good sections too. Going into this race I wasn't sure if I would be able to handle the terrain. In retrospect the orienteering is actually quite simple if you're smart about your approach and minimize the risks... strategy for tomorrow.

Light run through the warm-up map. Sun was starting to really heat up.

Will's MapKiller long. Lots of technical route choice with long trail runs over and around giant continental hills. Avoided any bad routes but could really use more training in this department. Lost contact chasing a Hungarian to #4 and missed my hill eventually getting dumped into a messy area of farmland. Took 3 minutes to relocate, lost 5 minutes in total. Rooky mistake and frustrating so early. Spent 3 minutes planning routes at #1 and that much again at #17. Was really nervous about these but I think I was too careful in the end, wasting time when I should have been running. Botched the big butterfly loop, spiked the little one. The sun was probably taking its tole at that point but weathered on, farely successfully until the end. Another 3 minutes lost on the last two controls but needed to be on the ball to avoid these.

100 minutes was for sure possible but I need to buckle down on my staying in contact, stop running wild. I'm ok with my result. First international race in two years and 20 spots up from my long race at WUOC 2010.Winsplits

C • I think the map could use s... 3

Event: WUOC 2012