Training Log Archive: AliS

I thought yesterday was long... today I left my brain around control #3... little confused to 4, poor route choice to 5, helped a kid at 10 which took a couple of minutes. Then there was 17... too high, couldn't figure it out. 1 control = 26 minutes. Next time there are multi-day events I need to run down. I ain't fit enough for this elite malarky.

Despite running my 3 worst races in a while, I had a great time! Lots of fun going to an event I don't have to organize...

Event: O, ftw! / US Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Champs
 

Long event at Interscholastics FTW! Fun map of trails and kettles. Generally OK race, just hesitant and slow. Big error to 10 where I ended up on the wrong trail and bashed around in some green only to end up back at the same trail... went for a different attack before I even noticed my error. Oops! Distance is an estimate based on Andrea's length + errors on my part!

Sprint relay with Hilary and Louise. Louise came back in a strong position which I gave away on the first control :) Lots of little (mostly unmapped) deer trails = confusion. Ended up relocating off a depression. Then I had a 90 degree error and ran to 11 instead of 10 (same control description). Realized my error and had to run back to 10, then 11. Legs were toast!

Great fun to watch the last leg coming in. Magnus, Andrea, and Marg won the GVOC only team categories, plus their category overall. Very exciting sprint finish between John Rance and Brian Ellis for 2nd place, with Brian only just beating John! We had our cheerleading team and pom poms out, and were definitely the noisiest club there! See 'Orienteer Vancouver' Facebook page for photos....

"Get outside in the sunshine and run" run. Slow and steady. Don't want to tire myself out before the weekend :)

Camosun Bog. Route choice was fairly easy, so I concentrated on flow through the control, refolding my map, etc, ahead of the Interscholastics this weekend. I want to be more disciplined, even on an easy run, so I develop good habits.