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Wednesday Jul 29, 2015 #
9 AM
Orienteering (Sprint) 31:58 [3] *** 4.92 km (6:30 / km) +80m 6:01 / km
ahr:140 max:160 spiked:12/17c shoes: Mizuno Wave Ronin 2
Morning sprint training @Grantown-on-Spey
3.4km, 17c (ISSOM 1:5000, 2.5m)
3.4km, 17c (ISSOM 1:5000, 2.5m)
Stretching warm up/down 10:00 [0]
stretched while waiting for Tam Wing Chung to search for his lost compass.
10 AM
Orienteering (Middle) 1:05:42 [3] **** 5.88 km (11:10 / km)
ahr:136 max:168 spiked:10/17c
Middle training @Dulnain Wood in Grantown-on-Spey.
4.9km, 17c, 60m (ISOM 1:10000, 5m)
Was initially intimidated by the large expanse of open marshes on the map, so told myself I would run the first few controls and see how things go. I could always skip the marsh bit and just do the forest section. As it turned out, the rough open here is different than those from yesterday - much greatly visibility, though runnability isn't great. Seeing that this was a good opportunity to hone my compass skills, I decided to tackle the whole course with Kevin. Made compass mistakes at #3 & 6, but corrected quickly. At #7, I think we orienteered to the control circle just fine, but the formline knoll is nearly impossible to spot. After some searching, we finally found the streamer lying on the marshy ground! Then came a big mistake at #10. I went off the trail too early, but the control also seemed much farther away from the trail than is mapped. I just need to climb higher first. Some minor problem at #13 with terrain not matching my mental image. Streamer at #15 was placed on the wrong boulder, and streamer #17 was missing. Overall, it was a decent training, and good to run around the marshes.
4.9km, 17c, 60m (ISOM 1:10000, 5m)
Was initially intimidated by the large expanse of open marshes on the map, so told myself I would run the first few controls and see how things go. I could always skip the marsh bit and just do the forest section. As it turned out, the rough open here is different than those from yesterday - much greatly visibility, though runnability isn't great. Seeing that this was a good opportunity to hone my compass skills, I decided to tackle the whole course with Kevin. Made compass mistakes at #3 & 6, but corrected quickly. At #7, I think we orienteered to the control circle just fine, but the formline knoll is nearly impossible to spot. After some searching, we finally found the streamer lying on the marshy ground! Then came a big mistake at #10. I went off the trail too early, but the control also seemed much farther away from the trail than is mapped. I just need to climb higher first. Some minor problem at #13 with terrain not matching my mental image. Streamer at #15 was placed on the wrong boulder, and streamer #17 was missing. Overall, it was a decent training, and good to run around the marshes.
Stretching warm up/down 10:00 [0]
Waited and waited for the coaches to get back.
2 PM
Note
Drove into Inverness for lunch before checking in at the youth hostel.