Training Log Archive: jcampbellIn the 7 days ending Aug 19, 2018:
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Sunday Aug 19, 2018 #
Orienteering race 1:01:38 [4] 2.63 mi (23:26 / mi)
ahr:141 max:177 rhr:60 slept:8.25
10.49am: NAOC Lewis Lake, Yukon - Middle
Really interesting terrain with few paths and a mixture of hills and reentrants. Interesting course. Two key mistakes that cost me around 20 minutes. 3-4 I lost concentration and got off line then not sure what happened. Floundered around and eventually got control. Bigger mistake was 5-6. It appears in hindsight I went on a line about 10 degrees off. Eventually I had to try to work my way back to 5 then walked slowly on a bearing to 6. Other than those two major errors a couple of minor ones, but overall I really liked the course.
An interesting observation: I looked at the old map of the area and the contours were much easier to read and seemed to reflect the terrain better. It just shows the difference in what baseline level is used for the contours.
Really interesting terrain with few paths and a mixture of hills and reentrants. Interesting course. Two key mistakes that cost me around 20 minutes. 3-4 I lost concentration and got off line then not sure what happened. Floundered around and eventually got control. Bigger mistake was 5-6. It appears in hindsight I went on a line about 10 degrees off. Eventually I had to try to work my way back to 5 then walked slowly on a bearing to 6. Other than those two major errors a couple of minor ones, but overall I really liked the course.
An interesting observation: I looked at the old map of the area and the contours were much easier to read and seemed to reflect the terrain better. It just shows the difference in what baseline level is used for the contours.
Saturday Aug 18, 2018 #
Orienteering race 1:13:04 [4] *** 4.76 mi (15:21 / mi)
ahr:155 max:183 spiked:10/10c rhr:66 slept:8.0
12.45pm: NAOC - Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada - Long - Croucher Creek
Good course, not overly difficult technically, just physical terrain. Had slight problem with control 5 as there was a definite group of boulders not far from the control that wasn’t on the map. 5-6 cut through on straight line to start with then took the road trail option as tired and little thinking required. Control 8was noted as a shallow depression, there was a shallow depression just before the control depression which certainly wasn’t shallow. Drifted to the right on way to 9.9-10was a bear, heavy undergrowth and seemed to take for ever to get to trail. This is the area a number of people saw a bear chewing berries, alas I did not. Happy with result considering how little orienteering I have done recently.
Good course, not overly difficult technically, just physical terrain. Had slight problem with control 5 as there was a definite group of boulders not far from the control that wasn’t on the map. 5-6 cut through on straight line to start with then took the road trail option as tired and little thinking required. Control 8was noted as a shallow depression, there was a shallow depression just before the control depression which certainly wasn’t shallow. Drifted to the right on way to 9.9-10was a bear, heavy undergrowth and seemed to take for ever to get to trail. This is the area a number of people saw a bear chewing berries, alas I did not. Happy with result considering how little orienteering I have done recently.
Friday Aug 17, 2018 #
Event: NAOC 2018
Orienteering 36:34 [3] 1.88 mi (19:27 / mi)
ahr:137 max:185
NAOC - Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: Model event
11.25am: Did the model event choosing options to avoid trails where possible. Interesting terrain with a lot of contour features. Have to focus on map to know whether a hill or depression as not obvious in places. It was well worth while getting out on map.
Listened to a talk/ briefing on how to deal with bears which was really interesting.
Good to be orienteering again with Alison. Glad she persuaded me to go to NAOC.
11.25am: Did the model event choosing options to avoid trails where possible. Interesting terrain with a lot of contour features. Have to focus on map to know whether a hill or depression as not obvious in places. It was well worth while getting out on map.
Listened to a talk/ briefing on how to deal with bears which was really interesting.
Good to be orienteering again with Alison. Glad she persuaded me to go to NAOC.
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018 #
Cycling 41:47 [3] 11.94 mi (3:30 / mi)
ahr:123 max:167 rhr:66 slept:5.9 shoes: Trek Domane SL6 Bike
5.25am: Nice morning to be out. Not too humid. Good cadence throughout ride.