Training Log Archive: BorisGrIn the 11 days ending Aug 11, 2014:
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Sunday Aug 10, 2014 #
Running 15:00 [2]
Orienteering race 1:06:59 [4] 11.5 km (5:49 / km) +170m 5:25 / km
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
US Classic Champs Day 2
I came out fighting, hoping to at least beat Ian today. Immediately I could tell that I didn't have it today, either. Tried to focus on orienteering perfectly, but didn't quite manage that. I made a 30 second mistake on the easy leg to 9, and at least three additional 20-second mistakes, too much for this course. I ended up a disappointing 6th US, and should have been 7th if Matt had been racing. Mikell was impressive, well out of my reach again today. Well done!
My only solace came from crushing Ian by a staggering three seconds today. :)
On the bright side, Alli did really well this weekend, completing the two longest courses she'd ever done and racing well the whole weekend.
Also, it felt really nice to be back in the US orienteering community, which always feels like home. Thanks to RMOC for a great event!
I came out fighting, hoping to at least beat Ian today. Immediately I could tell that I didn't have it today, either. Tried to focus on orienteering perfectly, but didn't quite manage that. I made a 30 second mistake on the easy leg to 9, and at least three additional 20-second mistakes, too much for this course. I ended up a disappointing 6th US, and should have been 7th if Matt had been racing. Mikell was impressive, well out of my reach again today. Well done!
My only solace came from crushing Ian by a staggering three seconds today. :)
On the bright side, Alli did really well this weekend, completing the two longest courses she'd ever done and racing well the whole weekend.
Also, it felt really nice to be back in the US orienteering community, which always feels like home. Thanks to RMOC for a great event!
Saturday Aug 9, 2014 #
Running 15:00 [2]
Orienteering race 1:21:07 [4] 12.8 km (6:20 / km) +370m 5:32 / km
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
US Classic Champs Day 1
Underwhelming performance from me, both technically and physically. Not enough respect for the terrain in my brain, and not enough oxygen in my lungs. Mikell, Sergei, and Matt were impressive today. No way could I be in the same league.
Underwhelming performance from me, both technically and physically. Not enough respect for the terrain in my brain, and not enough oxygen in my lungs. Mikell, Sergei, and Matt were impressive today. No way could I be in the same league.
Friday Aug 8, 2014 #
Running 30:00 [2] 6.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Yellow mizunos
A run around Garden of the Gods with Ian. We had a nice chat. I felt very sluggish, probably due to jetlag, travel, and the hives I broke out in overnight.
Thursday Aug 7, 2014 #
2 PM
Orienteering 1:00:02 [1] 4.29 km (13:59 / km) +61m 13:04 / km
shoes: Yellow mizunos
US Classic Champs model event at Round Mountain. Alli and I went around together and looked at the mapping details. The terrain is so much faster than Slovenia! It will be an interesting transition and a fun weekend of racing.
Wednesday Aug 6, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
MUC->DEN
Tuesday Aug 5, 2014 #
Running 15:00 [2] 2.5 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
Warmup
Orienteering race 58:48 [4] 6.3 km (9:20 / km)
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
OO Cup Day 5
Much simpler terrain this time, pretty open. I had an ok run, but had no power on the uphills. Neil had a really good race to finish the week well. I ended up 21st overall, Neil 22nd.
Really fun two weeks of orienteering and hanging out with great people. Slovenia is an awesome country with beautiful nature and friendly people. I would recommend it to anyone for a great orienteering vacation!
Map from today (not my routes): http://karte.rutka.net/show_map.php?user=nejc&map=...
Much simpler terrain this time, pretty open. I had an ok run, but had no power on the uphills. Neil had a really good race to finish the week well. I ended up 21st overall, Neil 22nd.
Really fun two weeks of orienteering and hanging out with great people. Slovenia is an awesome country with beautiful nature and friendly people. I would recommend it to anyone for a great orienteering vacation!
Map from today (not my routes): http://karte.rutka.net/show_map.php?user=nejc&map=...
Monday Aug 4, 2014 #
Orienteering race 1:11:39 [3] 8.3 km (8:38 / km)
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
OO Cup Day 4
Beautiful, detailed terrain, very tough running. I didn't have it today - never really got into racing mode and didn't navigate well, either.
The map (not my routes): http://karte.rutka.net/show_map.php?user=nejc&map=...
Beautiful, detailed terrain, very tough running. I didn't have it today - never really got into racing mode and didn't navigate well, either.
The map (not my routes): http://karte.rutka.net/show_map.php?user=nejc&map=...
Sunday Aug 3, 2014 #
Running 12:00 [2] 2.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
Warmup. Sweaty.
12 PM
Orienteering 31:39 [4] 4.43 km (7:08 / km) +113m 6:20 / km
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
OO Cup Day 3
Middle distance, my friend! We had a short race in a small, technical area with lots of trails and depressions. It was hot and humid at the start, and I tried to stick to the shade as much as possible before starting.
The race went well - the best I've felt racing this year, I think. I am still not fit enough even for just a full middle distance race, but I am getting better. We had 21 controls for 3.7km, so this was mostly control picking, and I had to be careful with direction leaving controls and detail in the circle in order to keep good flow. I took a number of trail routes to simplify the attack, and that paid off. I made a couple of mistakes in the green in the middle of the course (30 and 15 seconds), but finished well and ended up 15th on the day, better than 29th and 22nd the first two days. I moved up to 19the overall from 24th.
Results: www.orienteeringonline.net/Results.aspx?Competitio...
Middle distance, my friend! We had a short race in a small, technical area with lots of trails and depressions. It was hot and humid at the start, and I tried to stick to the shade as much as possible before starting.
The race went well - the best I've felt racing this year, I think. I am still not fit enough even for just a full middle distance race, but I am getting better. We had 21 controls for 3.7km, so this was mostly control picking, and I had to be careful with direction leaving controls and detail in the circle in order to keep good flow. I took a number of trail routes to simplify the attack, and that paid off. I made a couple of mistakes in the green in the middle of the course (30 and 15 seconds), but finished well and ended up 15th on the day, better than 29th and 22nd the first two days. I moved up to 19the overall from 24th.
Results: www.orienteeringonline.net/Results.aspx?Competitio...
Saturday Aug 2, 2014 #
Event: 2014 Canadian Champs
Running 15:00 [2] 2.5 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
Warmup
Orienteering race 1:30:29 [4] 9.1 km (9:57 / km)
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
OO Cup Day 2
This was a long course in relatively steep, rough terrain, with some parts of faster running in open pastures. More technical orienteering than yesterday, and I had a better day. No large mistakes, maybe 2.5 minutes total. Felt better physically, too. Ended up 22nd on the day, better than yesterday's 29th, and ahead of most of my rival group.
This was a long course in relatively steep, rough terrain, with some parts of faster running in open pastures. More technical orienteering than yesterday, and I had a better day. No large mistakes, maybe 2.5 minutes total. Felt better physically, too. Ended up 22nd on the day, better than yesterday's 29th, and ahead of most of my rival group.
Friday Aug 1, 2014 #
Event: Laramie Daze
Running 10:00 [2] 1.67 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
Warmup
11 AM
Orienteering 1:04:01 [4] 8.1 km (7:54 / km) +270m 6:46 / km
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
OO Cup - Day 1
Running M21E this time. OO Cup is a much bigger competition than Bubo Cup, and the Elite class has 42 people running this week. Today's terrain was very open and yellow, with lots of pasture running and a small section of technical terrain in the north of the map. To get to the arena, we had to hike up a 250 meter hillside to a beautiful alpine plateau - a very cool setting for a race on Velika Planina.
I think I was still in the mode of technical orienteering for much of this race and spent too much time reading the map and slowing down when I should have just run. I also made a huge mistake on a relatively simple control (#5), missing 3.5 minutes by refusing to climb down to where the control was and wandering aimlessly up above.
I ended up getting beaten by all of my self-declared rivals for the week: Tim and Neil from SN in England, ndobbs, Giacomo. Also, two of the three young Irish we are staying with destroyed me.
Results: http://www.orienteeringonline.net/Results.aspx?Com...
Map (not my routes): http://karte.rutka.net/show_map.php?user=nejc&map=...
Running M21E this time. OO Cup is a much bigger competition than Bubo Cup, and the Elite class has 42 people running this week. Today's terrain was very open and yellow, with lots of pasture running and a small section of technical terrain in the north of the map. To get to the arena, we had to hike up a 250 meter hillside to a beautiful alpine plateau - a very cool setting for a race on Velika Planina.
I think I was still in the mode of technical orienteering for much of this race and spent too much time reading the map and slowing down when I should have just run. I also made a huge mistake on a relatively simple control (#5), missing 3.5 minutes by refusing to climb down to where the control was and wandering aimlessly up above.
I ended up getting beaten by all of my self-declared rivals for the week: Tim and Neil from SN in England, ndobbs, Giacomo. Also, two of the three young Irish we are staying with destroyed me.
Results: http://www.orienteeringonline.net/Results.aspx?Com...
Map (not my routes): http://karte.rutka.net/show_map.php?user=nejc&map=...