Training Log Archive: cedarcreekIn the 7 days ending Aug 8, 2015:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| « | » |
| » now | ||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | |||||||
Saturday Aug 8, 2015 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 33:04 *** 3.36 km (9:51 / km) +40m 9:18 / km
ahr:150 max:175 shoes: Salomon Speedcross CS
5 PM
ARDF 2m race 54:53 *** 3.79 km (14:28 / km) +23m 14:03 / km
ahr:149 max:166 shoes: Salomon Speedcross CS
Started watch late for this and the pickup. A really fun course by k4bri. Some real opportunities to mess up soon after the start.
I had really good luck on every transmitter. I was able to tell about how far I was from the transmitters and push to get a 4 or 5 on my receiver. If I get a 5 near the beginning of the minute, I can usually get to the transmitter within 2 minutes. In fight---that doesn't apply. If I get a 4, I run as much as I can to try to get that up to a five. I need to recalibrate on our new transmitters, but in the past, 5 meant it's <225m or so, and 6 meant <80m or so.
The "Nick radios" have a distance estimation display, and I imagine that helps greatly because it's much finer than the Ackerly 0-9 display.
I had really good luck on every transmitter. I was able to tell about how far I was from the transmitters and push to get a 4 or 5 on my receiver. If I get a 5 near the beginning of the minute, I can usually get to the transmitter within 2 minutes. In fight---that doesn't apply. If I get a 4, I run as much as I can to try to get that up to a five. I need to recalibrate on our new transmitters, but in the past, 5 meant it's <225m or so, and 6 meant <80m or so.
The "Nick radios" have a distance estimation display, and I imagine that helps greatly because it's much finer than the Ackerly 0-9 display.
7 PM
ARDF Setting 24:10 *** 1.41 km (17:08 / km) +2m 17:00 / km
ahr:131 max:144 shoes: Pearl Izumi w SPD
Sunday Aug 2, 2015 #
4 PM
MTBO Setting 1:09:25 [3] 5.53 km (12:33 / km) +51m 12:00 / km
shoes: Pearl Izumi w SPD
Actually this is setting 2m ARDF, but with a MTB.
I was shooting for something a little harder than what we have been doing, but still not crazy long. I was really worried people would finish in 30-40 minutes, but that didn't happen. Mike won in 1:14:47, with Brian about 2.5 minutes behind. Also competing were Dick and Marji.
Using the MTB for setting was a lot of fun, although I didn't have a map (!!) until about halfway through when my phone got enough signal to download the map image Mike sent me.
I was shooting for something a little harder than what we have been doing, but still not crazy long. I was really worried people would finish in 30-40 minutes, but that didn't happen. Mike won in 1:14:47, with Brian about 2.5 minutes behind. Also competing were Dick and Marji.
Using the MTB for setting was a lot of fun, although I didn't have a map (!!) until about halfway through when my phone got enough signal to download the map image Mike sent me.
7 PM
MTBO Setting 44:29 [3] 3.9 km (11:25 / km) +48m 10:45 / km
shoes: Pearl Izumi w SPD
Picking up the first three transmitters. I had forgotten my route after the first two, so I was in a bit of a panic until I figured out what I had done. It was starting to get dark in the woods...
The mountain bike trails were really nice. I barely explored them---probably 10% or less. I was going pretty fast sometimes, but then I also walked up some hills.
The mountain bike trails were really nice. I barely explored them---probably 10% or less. I was going pretty fast sometimes, but then I also walked up some hills.