Training Log Archive: BigWillyStyle

Event: Mike's Maze, volume 2
 

Sprint relay, Leg 1. Running with Greg for most of the course; he got me by some 15s in the end. Overall, Tori and myself (AKA Team Willtorious) battled gallantly but we were narrowly defeated by Team España, Greg y Juanma.

C • Team Willtorious! 6

Warm down with Ethan doing the other loop.

Corn Maze Classic. I entered the maze, and promptly got lost! I had not respect for the maze.

Corn Maze Sprint. This time I had learned my lesson and gained respect for the maze - yet I still committed one semi-costly error. Really fun orienteering! Very different from the Cascade version of CMO, where the maze is more geometric and less artsy/stylized. In COC CMO the keys have historically been counting intersections and keeping track of which primary direction you're facing. Over here it's more about recognizing irregular shapes and angles.

Corn Classic - Splits

Corn Sprint - Splits

CC Day 2. I wondered how my body would react to two consecutive days of tough longish races after 4-5 weeks of no training to speak of due to WOC/illness/knee issues. Turns out, not well at all. This race was the poorest I have felt physically in a long time and my worst major result probably since last September. 2016 has been by far my most successful year in orienteering but it seems I've lost my way a bit since returning from Sweden. I was much fitter than this at Team Trials in June; much fitter than this in Wyoming in June/July; much fitter than this at Canadian Champs in July/August. Hell, I was much fitter than this in the one random forest race I ran in Sweden. I'm not sure what the issue is but I'm disappointed and disgusted with myself and this is a shitty way to end the competitive season. After NAOC I will attempt to decipher what has gone wrong.

/rant

On the positive side, my knee seems to have handled the weekend okay thus far - we will see how it is tomorrow. And, congratulations to Alex, Barb, Boris, Ian, and Pat for their elections to the OUSA BOD!

C • Tough day 5

Sunday - Blue - Splits

Event: 2016 US Two-Day Classic Championships and Sprint Relay
 

7:52/km

US Classic Champs, Day 1. Not a horrible run but too many mistakes - mainly on 13 where I made two separate errors. Fitness okay but not satisfactory.


Video by John Brady

Saturday - Blue - Splits