Training Log Archive: Gswede

Orienteering 45:00 [3] ***** 5.63 km (8:00 / km) +24m 7:50 / km
ahr:148 max:171 6c

Running 2:35:03 [3] 28.44 km (5:27 / km) +782m 4:48 / km
ahr:161 max:187

Running 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)

Orienteering 53:37 [4] *** 7.24 km (7:25 / km) +322m 6:04 / km
ahr:155 max:177 23c

A King of the Mountain course with a solid group of 6 others. Mass start with forking (I had a different number 1). The climb to 6 made it difficult to think clearly and I had to focus even more on the following legs. Holding a good bearing here is the most difficult part of this. The slopes and green are always trying to convince you to change direction. You've got to be assertive. There was a hunter shooting some deer right next to 1. I lost about a minute telling her that there were other runners in the woods coming through. Then I was really distracted for the next several controls as I was worried about the others. Distractions always seem to pop up.

Running 50:00 [3] 10.0 km (5:00 / km) +220m 4:30 / km

Core O'Clock 30:00 [2]

Circuit Training 15:00 [2]

Running 1:10:00 13.76 km (5:05 / km) +183m 4:46 / km
ahr:155 max:183

Running 50:00 [3] 10.0 km (5:00 / km) +200m 4:33 / km

Core O'Clock 30:00 [2]

Circuit Training 15:00 [2]

Orienteering 1:03:22 [3] *** 7.69 km (8:14 / km) +230m 7:10 / km
ahr:152 max:177 12c

Orienteering 1:17:18 [3] *** 8.93 km (8:39 / km) +514m 6:43 / km
ahr:151 max:172 18c

It looks white, but it's actually green! Super fun terrain. South face was really, really thick, but the north face was beautiful terrain. I would love to get out there again. MP on #7. Uncertain north lines, but fun anyway.

Orienteering 1:02:36 [4] *** 11.17 km (5:36 / km) +168m 5:13 / km
ahr:163 max:181 18c

Fast woods. Once again focused on pushing all unnecessary thoughts out of my head prior to the race, and during the race when they came up. This worked well. Lost the most amount of time on 4 when I found the ditch but didn't see the control. I bailed to relocate, but was disappointed to realize I was on it.

Running 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)

Orienteering 1:09:22 [4] *** 11.95 km (5:48 / km) +232m 5:18 / km
ahr:161 max:177 20c

Better day than yesterday. Meditated prior to the race to push the unnecessary thoughts out of my head. Only me and the map. Still a few bobbles. Passed by 2 and didn't see it at the bottom of the ditch. Couldn't decide on a route to 13. Still not sure if I executed it right.

Running warm up/down 45:00 [2] 8.0 km (5:38 / km)

Orienteering 43:27 [3] *** 6.51 km (6:41 / km) +178m 5:52 / km
ahr:154 max:177 15c

Core O'Clock 25:00 [2]

Circuit Training 15:00 [2]

Running 45:00 7.19 km (6:16 / km) +376m 4:58 / km
ahr:154 max:168

Orienteering 1:20:01 [3] *** 9.93 km (8:03 / km) +353m 6:50 / km
ahr:159 max:182 11c

Orienteering 47:54 [4] **** 6.92 km (6:56 / km) +174m 6:09 / km
ahr:163 max:180 24c

Another spectacular course set by Eric and Sandy. It was a little long, as they indicated. But not terrible. Overall a good technical performance. A few bobbles on it: 9, 16 (?), and 20. I forgot that there was no streamer at 22, lost time and flow. But I was really happy with how it went until then.

Running 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)

Orienteering 50:00 [3] *** 6.0 km (8:20 / km) +150m 7:24 / km
14c

Running 20:00 [2] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)

Running 1:10:00 [3] 14.0 km (5:00 / km) +160m 4:44 / km

Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)

Running 48:01 [5] 10.71 km (4:29 / km) +433m 3:44 / km
ahr:158 max:169

Running 40:00 [3] 6.61 km (6:03 / km) +214m 5:13 / km
ahr:167 max:186

Orienteering 1:01:16 [3] **** 7.54 km (8:08 / km) +194m 7:12 / km
ahr:159 max:181 6c

Running 2:35:00 23.8 km (6:31 / km) +473m 5:56 / km
ahr:164 max:189

Orienteering 1:00:01 [4] *** 9.47 km (6:20 / km) +349m 5:21 / km
ahr:159 max:175 19c

Orienteering 52:31 [4] *** 8.14 km (6:27 / km) +281m 5:30 / km
ahr:161 max:177 18c

Video of leg 8-9


Red at the HVO Winter Series. Really great course in excellent terrain. The visibility was too good, but I can have fun for once, right? Not satisfied with the route to six, it was ultimately too slow getting through the marshes and not worth the climb I saved. Confusion at 11 as I reverted back to Spanish knolls, i.e. piles of rocks. Different mapping styles. Gotta remember that.

Running 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)

Orienteering 1:25:26 [4] *** 12.77 km (6:42 / km) +470m 5:39 / km
ahr:156 max:179 29c

Part of the 2011 Billygoat at Huntington. Trails and stone walls removed to force me to focus on the other features. Absolutely beautiful terrain, very physical, and loads of features. Very good visibility, too good. It'll be better training when the leaves have come out again. Still, reading features at this pace for this long is good training. Tired at the end. Snow just ankle deep. Many thanks to Niels for coming out with me. He was able to stick with me for a good part of the course. It helped my motivation tremendously to have him out there.

#12-13 I took a trail that I thought was the long clearing. It wasn't and I took it too far. I took a minute to relocate after that.

MP on #25. The orientation of the reentrant seemed off and the cliff didn't seem large enough. I accepted it and moved on. Darn

Orienteering 45:04 [3] **** 5.34 km (8:27 / km) +266m 6:46 / km
ahr:160 max:180 15c

A night-O to start off the new year right with Erik and Nate. Circle map with north lines removed... so no compass. Really difficult in a few spots. I'm excited to go back to Hay Creek for more night-Os