Training Log Archive: L-JacksonIn the 7 days ending May 5, 2008:
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Monday May 5, 2008 #
Note
(injured)
Left knee is sore and a touch swollen after last weekend. Not much improvement since Sunday evening....
Hope to get some low impact exercise in this week.
Hope to get some low impact exercise in this week.
Sunday May 4, 2008 #
Orienteering race 1:30:30 [4] *** 6.94 km (13:02 / km)
spiked:7/14c shoes: Mudclaw O+340
West Point A-meet - Classic
I was much better prepared at the start for this one and was on the map immediately and confident on my first control. I never really had any major problems during this race - I knew I was always close to the flag - but I seemed to spend a lot of time around them. Numbers 3, 5, 6 and 8, all had 2 to 4 minute burps. I also had some trouble with the map at #7 and #8. It is mapped as white with some green, but the area seemed to be a bit more open rock. And the clue for #8 was a small boulder - but really all of the rock was part of the same ledge in that area. It didn't cost me too much time. My energy started to wane a bit going to #10. I tried, but could not keep up with Samantha going over the hill out of #9, and mentally the air went out of my tires. I stumbled the rest of the way in. The overall result was not too bad, but it could have been better.
I did, however, leave the event extremely happy. From #8 to #9 there was a short downhill section of 'cliff' to manage. I slid down a good portion on my behind and caught my wrist on some Mtn. Laurel on the way down. I felt like I had to adjust my clue card holder but that seemed to be the extent of the damage. Well, when I finished, I went to stop the time on my Forerunner and it wasn't on my wrist! I could not leave without at least trying to find it - so I trudged back up into the course, up a huge hill and up to what I thought was the place I slid down. After letting a couple runners by, I looked uninterrupted for 20 minutes. No luck. I decided to bag it and took a couple steps down the slope and there it was. Part of the clasp on the band was broken off, but other than that it looked to be in good condition.
The other interesting thing about the weekend was the amount of times that I was approached for help. I don't think I have ever been approached for help EXCEPT at the two meets (Surebridge and West Point) that I have been to in the Harriman region. I was asked 4 times this weekend to help locate someone. At least one time I was off the map myself.
It was a nice weekend and I think I had better overall results than last year at Surebridge. I will definitely want to come back next year (Spints are on the campus!)
I was much better prepared at the start for this one and was on the map immediately and confident on my first control. I never really had any major problems during this race - I knew I was always close to the flag - but I seemed to spend a lot of time around them. Numbers 3, 5, 6 and 8, all had 2 to 4 minute burps. I also had some trouble with the map at #7 and #8. It is mapped as white with some green, but the area seemed to be a bit more open rock. And the clue for #8 was a small boulder - but really all of the rock was part of the same ledge in that area. It didn't cost me too much time. My energy started to wane a bit going to #10. I tried, but could not keep up with Samantha going over the hill out of #9, and mentally the air went out of my tires. I stumbled the rest of the way in. The overall result was not too bad, but it could have been better.
I did, however, leave the event extremely happy. From #8 to #9 there was a short downhill section of 'cliff' to manage. I slid down a good portion on my behind and caught my wrist on some Mtn. Laurel on the way down. I felt like I had to adjust my clue card holder but that seemed to be the extent of the damage. Well, when I finished, I went to stop the time on my Forerunner and it wasn't on my wrist! I could not leave without at least trying to find it - so I trudged back up into the course, up a huge hill and up to what I thought was the place I slid down. After letting a couple runners by, I looked uninterrupted for 20 minutes. No luck. I decided to bag it and took a couple steps down the slope and there it was. Part of the clasp on the band was broken off, but other than that it looked to be in good condition.
The other interesting thing about the weekend was the amount of times that I was approached for help. I don't think I have ever been approached for help EXCEPT at the two meets (Surebridge and West Point) that I have been to in the Harriman region. I was asked 4 times this weekend to help locate someone. At least one time I was off the map myself.
It was a nice weekend and I think I had better overall results than last year at Surebridge. I will definitely want to come back next year (Spints are on the campus!)
Saturday May 3, 2008 #
Event: West Point A-Meet
Orienteering race 53:39 [4] *** 4.32 km (12:25 / km)
spiked:9/14c shoes: Mudclaw O+340
West Point A-Meet - Middle Distance - I was probably most frustrated with this event, but I think it turned out to be the best result I had this weekend.
I am not sure if it was the fog, the featureless (relatively) area the start triangle was in, or not prepping with the compass, but I did not make it 100m in the first 3 minutes. I just couldn't get any kind of bearing on the map. I finally felt confident enough to move in one direction but wound up curling off to the right and hitting the road to the west. That at least helped by get in contact with the map again and I finally pulled into the first control 10 minutes after my start.
After that I was a bit more focused, felt at ease with the map, and nailed the next 4 controls. I had small bobbles on #6 and #7 and a bigger one on #9. I think I was literally 3 feet from the flag, but I didn't look over the edge of the cliff far enough. I circled around, losing about 2 minutes. Other than #1, the blip at #9 was the worst. No major issues the rest of the way out.
I am not sure if it was the fog, the featureless (relatively) area the start triangle was in, or not prepping with the compass, but I did not make it 100m in the first 3 minutes. I just couldn't get any kind of bearing on the map. I finally felt confident enough to move in one direction but wound up curling off to the right and hitting the road to the west. That at least helped by get in contact with the map again and I finally pulled into the first control 10 minutes after my start.
After that I was a bit more focused, felt at ease with the map, and nailed the next 4 controls. I had small bobbles on #6 and #7 and a bigger one on #9. I think I was literally 3 feet from the flag, but I didn't look over the edge of the cliff far enough. I circled around, losing about 2 minutes. Other than #1, the blip at #9 was the worst. No major issues the rest of the way out.
Orienteering race 23:26 [4] *** 3.13 km (7:29 / km)
spiked:17/20c shoes: Mudclaw O+340
West Point A-Meet - Sprint - Nice course with a mix of open woods and building running. Too bad I had a MP. Actually though I was fairly happy with the run - most of it being clean and with what I thought was good speed.
The MP came probably, from being too focused on other runners and trying to pass. After have passed at least one R/B runner, I caught up to Karl Ahlswede at #9 and was thinking more about how to pass him than what my next control was. Unfortunately I skipped straight to #11 while he veered off to get #10. Funny thing was, he made it to #11 the same time I did. Went back and forth with Karl the rest of the way out and managed a strong sprint in to the finish.
The MP came probably, from being too focused on other runners and trying to pass. After have passed at least one R/B runner, I caught up to Karl Ahlswede at #9 and was thinking more about how to pass him than what my next control was. Unfortunately I skipped straight to #11 while he veered off to get #10. Funny thing was, he made it to #11 the same time I did. Went back and forth with Karl the rest of the way out and managed a strong sprint in to the finish.
Tuesday Apr 29, 2008 #
Elliptical 45:00 [3]