Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Event: WCOC Trout Brook Valley
 

Warm-up

WCOC local event at Trout Brook, a long mass-start course set by Joe. I arrived at the start in less than tip-top form after a night of partying in Philadelphia, but it was fun to run around and see how far behind Will I would end up. Right from the beginning I could tell that my butt and hamstrings could not handle any fast running, so I focused on the navigation, but even that failed, as I made a huge error on #7. After going between an uncrossable cliff and an uncrossable swamp, I did not curve around the hill enough and climbed a reentrant thinking I was headed straight for the control. Relocation took a really long time, as I could not make myself believe that I was that far off. My worst mistake of the fall, I think. Clean the rest of the way, except for a questionable route to 10.
Not only did Will kick my butt, but he rubbed it in by going back along the course and then shadowing me for the last three controls. I miss the Will of old who would make 15-minute mistakes while leading the Billygoat. :)

Thanks Joe for a great course!
Map: http://www.dxdeluxe.se/linnekartparmen/show_map.ph...

Today's mistake wasn't quite mistake of the year for me, but definitely worst mistake during the day this year. Still, it doesn't quite compare to my fantastic boom from the last control to the finish on Lunsen on January 14: http://www.dxdeluxe.se/linnekartparmen/show_map.ph...

Traverse - Splits