Training Log Archive: Bash

U.S Relay Orienteering Championships
McFarlan Woods, Cincinnati

1st leg relay runner on Team Canada, followed by Raymond, CJRoss and JTorrance. I think this was only my second orienteering relay, and I was surprised to find myself stressed, given that our team was ineligible for the U.S. championships so we were just running for fun. The map near the start/finish was very busy, and it took me about 30 seconds to sort it out. The trail to #2 seemed to be going too far so I turned off early on the wrong indistinct trail but after that, things went OK. The feeling that any error or imprecision would affect my team's result was always in my thoughts, which is weird since I am accustomed to being in that situation in adventure racing. I'm sure that it would (mostly) vanish if I'd done more than two relays in ten years of orienteering. We finished 4th of fourteen 8-point relay teams. Great runs by my teammates, two of whom have represented Canada at numerous international competitions!

Afterward, Barb B chaired a very pleasant OUSA Rogaine Committee meeting sitting on the grass in the sunshine. We communicate regularly by e-mail but it is nice - and very different - to chat in person. Other attendees were Tundra/Desert, EBone and Nikolay.

At a restaurant later, I saw deep-fried avocado on the appetizer menu - perfect for those people who find that regular avocados just don't have enough calories.

Orange - Splits