Training Log Archive: sherpesIn the 7 days ending Oct 13, 2013:
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Sunday Oct 13, 2013 #
9 AM
Orienteering race (Long) 2:45:57 [4] 11.6 mi (14:18 / mi) +610m 12:18 / mi
shoes: Inov-8 330 Mudclaw
At start, noticed right away that it was a big map, scale 1:10000 and not 1:15000. That's good for me. I prefer that.
On the long leg 2-3, decided to stay on trail and just jog, to save energy for later. While closing in on 3, and was following a bunch of other younger competitors, saw the shack, and quickly assumed it was the black dot just south of control 3. Well, it was the wrong thing to assume. The black dot south of the control were actually two boulders, and the shack was a black building map symbol in the out-of-bounds area, striped with vertical magenta lines. My eyes could not see that. Eventually, saw a trail or ride along the creek and followed that, and got some bearings, finding first control 4, and then control 3.
On the long leg 2-3, decided to stay on trail and just jog, to save energy for later. While closing in on 3, and was following a bunch of other younger competitors, saw the shack, and quickly assumed it was the black dot just south of control 3. Well, it was the wrong thing to assume. The black dot south of the control were actually two boulders, and the shack was a black building map symbol in the out-of-bounds area, striped with vertical magenta lines. My eyes could not see that. Eventually, saw a trail or ride along the creek and followed that, and got some bearings, finding first control 4, and then control 3.
Saturday Oct 12, 2013 #
10 AM
Orienteering race (Middle) 1:07:28 [3] 4.6 mi (14:40 / mi) +270m 12:24 / mi
shoes: Inov-8 330 Mudclaw
Nice hilly forested terrain. Realized at control 3-4-5 that my eyes weren't seeing the brown contour lines very well. Looks like it's time I bring either reading glasses or a magnifying lens. Overshot 6 and went downhill, only to realize it was uphill: painful climb back up to punch it. For 7, it was a disaster, and totally got wrong on my assumptions on where I was.
On the long leg 12-13, went uphill and stayed on the high ridge to then descend. Had some concerns about figuring which marsh to look into, and was careful in slowing down and reading the map and recognizing terrain features. Maybe going downhill to the trail and attacking from there might have been better.
On the long leg 12-13, went uphill and stayed on the high ridge to then descend. Had some concerns about figuring which marsh to look into, and was careful in slowing down and reading the map and recognizing terrain features. Maybe going downhill to the trail and attacking from there might have been better.
Friday Oct 11, 2013 #
5 PM
Orienteering race (Sprint) 23:09 [3] 3.65 mi (6:21 / mi) +30m 6:11 / mi
What a fun sprint on a school campus. After the first control, wasn't sure how to get over the wall in direction SW, and just stood there for a few seconds, but got the clue by watching other competitors, and reached the steps leading to the canopy area.
After 15, started going clockwise around the fenced field, but then realized it was better to go counter-clockwise.
Wasted valuable time looking for 17. Definitely went into out-of-bounds after exiting 18. After 19, maybe should have gone straight W to the end of the fence, and then punched the Go control, located SE from the fence.
After 15, started going clockwise around the fenced field, but then realized it was better to go counter-clockwise.
Wasted valuable time looking for 17. Definitely went into out-of-bounds after exiting 18. After 19, maybe should have gone straight W to the end of the fence, and then punched the Go control, located SE from the fence.