Training Log Archive: dlevine

Event: Ontario Orienteering Championships
 

Ontario Orienteering Championships - Middle Course

Pre: Got a good look at the map from Summer 2010 courtesy of Glen Tryson. Trail network is very dense and map is 1:7500 so I decided to think about trail options whenever possible. Yeah, right.

Start->1: Being careful, around on trail, cutting off late and finding the woods a bit grodier than I expected. Clean, though. 3:18

1->2: Around cliff to trail to power line cut where I could see the hill. One of my better legs. 2:12

2->3: Off on compass, but compass was off (a common problem all day). I got too close to the pond and then had to slowly figure out my problem. 2:56

3->4: Across trail to next trail, but apparently off-line. Had to stop to relocate only to learn that I really wasn't far off. 2:43

4->5: Out to trail, then N to small trail that should have taken me right to it. Saw other folks to my left and jumped in too soon and slowly worked my way to the control. It was on this leg that I finally internalized the meet notes about bare rock being mapped as "open". 4:35

5->6: Slow through some junk, but otherwise clean. 2:30

6->7: Veered a little too much left and hit the small trail E of the field (which looked to be undermapped, causing confusion). Upon clearing up the goof, ran right in. 3:37

7->8: Took a very bad compass bearing and came out at the five-way intersection E of the control (and further from it than #7!) Didn't recognize where I was and went on the NW trail until I saw the thick green. Then right in. 4:23

8->9: A bit tentative after the last goof, so of course I was clean. 1:43

9->10: S to trail (but it took so long!) and then SW to the road that was parallel to the path and then in when I saw the field. 2:49

10->11: Plan was SE to main trail, turn left, then S near the circle and spike it. Never saw the little trail next to the north line. Hit it while it was momentarily properly aligned and turned left. Noticed the shift but "went with it". When it hit the junction ENE of the control, I had to stop and figure things out again. Then trails right to the flag. 4:42

11->12: Grody leaving the circle, but then trails to the junction S of the circle and right in. 3:11

12->13: Lots of folks seemed to be searching for this one. I could see that they were short, but did get help when part of the crowd in front of me found it before I got over the ridge. 1:52

13->14: Along the line to the little stream, across it and tried to spot #6 to my left as I went to the powerline. Got there near the hill to the right of the (bent) control-path line. Could see the swamp was dry so I cut through it and could see the field. Did get pulled in to the flag on the knoll 75m S of mine. 7:29

14->F: Tried to run in, but surely looked bad as Ali Crocker just loped by me at a much higher speed.

7th out of 14 in my age class, but not a good run. The one positive was that I kept all of my (way too many) mistakes small.

Ontario Orienteering Championships - Sprint

Last starter on my course. Never a good thing for me.

Start->1: Ran around corner to start triangle and headed for the fence. Alas, it was the wrong fence. I made it to the left field foul pole before realizing my error and retracing almost the whole way to the triangle. Then I barely noticed the gap I should have hit the first time. Nothing like giving up 90 seconds on the first control! 2:29

1->2: Dodging more parked cars than expected and still mad at myself, but otherwise clean. 1:09

2->3: Actually paid attention and didn't get fooled in the circle. 1:06

3->4: Saw Janet Tryson coming the other way. 0:47

4->5: Almost went to the wrong side (outside) of the courtyard, but looked up and could see the flag. 0:32

5->6: Bobbled near the trail head and again near the flag. 1:20

6->7: Not being used to sprint maps and not being "with it" I looked for the "wall of green" behind the control. Alas, olive green doesn't look like that. Should have been smarter. 0:51

7->8: Veered right and had to adjust at the end. Stupid, stupid. 1:37.

8->9: Through the parking lot and right to it. 0:42

9->10: Down the road and right to it. 1:26

10->11: 0:17

11->12: Advantage of late start? No one staring at you as you try to run to the spectator control. 1:08

12->13: Tried to go right at it, but top of hill was grody and I felt like I did a poor job. Splits say it wasn't as bad as I thought. 1:13

13->14: Chose to take the longer route, using the bike path all the way around to attack. Worked well, but i was already getting too slow. 2:50

14->15: The less said about this leg the better. Saw lots of folks, but saw many more trails than were mapped. Should have just set a compass and run to the wall of green since that was the feature. It took me a while to realize this and I face-planted and really banged my forearm before I got around to doing the right thing. Hit the green wall N of the control and just about walked in as two other folks joined me. 3:57

15->16: Set the compass and tried to lose my "friends", but hit the bare rock E of the control and ended up going out to the road. This did feed me in pretty well, though. 1:42

16->17: Grody stuff screwed up pace count and I stopped early before remembering the "trail" through the "yellow" and was able to use the bare rock to my advantage. Good finish to a bad leg. 2:32

17->18: Stayed in the white as another guy from my course (started two minutes ahead of me) went high. I think he gained about ten seconds on me, but I was solid. 1:44

18->19: Crash to road, look in correct direction and see it. Chasing... 1:07

19->20: Can see it from #19. Chasing... 0:48

20->F: Chasing... 0:23

11th out of 14 in my age class. Definitely one of my lesser sprints. Arm is quite sore as well. Not one of my better days. And, yet, it was nonetheless one of my most enjoyable.

Course 6 Middle - Splits

Course 4B Sprint - Splits

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Event: Hudson Highlander XVI