Training Log Archive: Nadim

Delaware Watergap Gap Recreation Area, PA; Dinghman's Falls. My warmup consisted of running easy from where we we parked along the Delaware River, to the bus. Later, I jogged from the Finish Arena to the Start of the NAOC's. It was pretty damp out but warmer than expected in th upper 60s.

DVOA Delaware Watergap Gap Recreation Area, PA. North American Orienteering Championships: Middle Distance. I ran my age group M50+ and did okay. Running at the model the previous day helped as did taking some ibuprofen for my aching shoulder (that pain had bothered me all yesterday evening).

I started of playing it safe and using the trail to #1. I went a little left to #2 and followed the ridge in. For #3, I came off the ridge wrong and got to the left too far; I stopped going further left to a control that I saw, befor relocating and cutting back. I was clean to #4, dead on to #5, and slightly to the right on #6. Getting to #6, I heard breathing behind me. Going left to avoid the green and play it safe to #7, I nearly got passed. I went slower to number 8 and did get passed. I regained contact with him when we were both too far right but saw other orienteers and the control in the reentrant. I headed a bit right of where the other guy was going toward #9, a 30 second leg; I had to correct. #11 was similar except I passed the other guy. I expected the control to be ahead in what looked like a reentrant in front of me but I was a contour off and had to turn left again where the other guy was punching. I took my time planning #12 while the other guy went ahead. I saw him soon as we both set off to contour around. My shoe got untied but I went on. After the knoll and the rootstock in the big reentrant, I cut back. After the first spur I hesitated to line up the reentrants. I was near the junction of two but couldn't see where they were more distinctly separated higher up. The other guy had gone up one and when I looked he had just changed directions; the control had been just under my horizon. When I got to #12, I stopped to tie my shoe--about a 40 second loss. I moved steady toward #13, picking up a small reentrant, the cutting right to go around the spur. I pulled up short at a reentrant before going on. Going across the open area to #14 I passed some people then cut into the woods at the corner of the open area; the control was just to my left after that. However, my glasses had fogged enough by then and my wet control descriptions were hard to read; I left being unsure I was at the right number though the location seemed right. Going slower and more carefully straight, I pulled up short at a control in my path to #15. Reading the description was again hard so I lost time; I realized however that this was the wrong number. I left my line to the left there and it took time to make out the spur I was looking for--found to the right because my initial line was good. My glasses were too fogged to use in the detailed area. I set a bearing and went toward #16 but was slightly high before seeing it. Charging up the hill to #17, Eddie Bergeron was cheering for me. I felt I was moving not fast enough. This continued on the run-in where I fumbled with my glasses. I finished 6th fastest on the course and 4th (?) fastest North American in my age group ( M50+).

Delaware Watergap Gap Recreation Area, PA; Warm down jog from the bus to our parked van by the river.

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