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Friday Aug 20, 2010 #
1 PM
Orienteering race 43:08 [3] 4.8 km (8:59 / km) +115m 8:01 / km
shoes: La Sportiva Cross Lite
Canadian Middle Champs - Spreckley's Trails
Absolutely diabolical area, probably no more 15m height variation across the map, lots of light green & little hilltops, mounds, gullies and rock all over the place. In all honestly, the type of terrain I suck most at.
#1: Get right into the middle of the circle and just don't see the rock. Frantically look around until I notice a SportIdent box poking out... I'm sure that rock was camouflaged in the same manner as that walkway over the chasm from Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
#2: Massive balls up, couldn't see a good route, so just decide to head south and tick off features. After about a minute I've not picked up a thing, so bail to the track to the west and attack from there. Then I go in too early, waste a minute or 2 misreading ponds and marshes. Bail out again and do it right. About 3-4 minutes wasted there.
Small time losses on #6, #13, #15 and #19 misreading the detail in the circle.
Could have been straighter on a few routes as well.
Not a great run, but not quite the disaster it could have been.
Absolutely diabolical area, probably no more 15m height variation across the map, lots of light green & little hilltops, mounds, gullies and rock all over the place. In all honestly, the type of terrain I suck most at.
#1: Get right into the middle of the circle and just don't see the rock. Frantically look around until I notice a SportIdent box poking out... I'm sure that rock was camouflaged in the same manner as that walkway over the chasm from Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
#2: Massive balls up, couldn't see a good route, so just decide to head south and tick off features. After about a minute I've not picked up a thing, so bail to the track to the west and attack from there. Then I go in too early, waste a minute or 2 misreading ponds and marshes. Bail out again and do it right. About 3-4 minutes wasted there.
Small time losses on #6, #13, #15 and #19 misreading the detail in the circle.
Could have been straighter on a few routes as well.
Not a great run, but not quite the disaster it could have been.
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Thursday Aug 19, 2010 #
2 PM
Orienteering race 25:22 [4] 2.8 km (9:04 / km) +60m 8:11 / km
shoes: La Sportiva Cross Lite
COC Relays
Ran 3rd leg as a GVOC team with the elder Rennies'.
Started a bit down, but with lots of people to run down. Went out hard, first loop was pretty pointless, especially when you see the terrain to the north of the assembly they didn't use.
Solid through to #9, had passed about 7 or 8 teams, then I shanked #10 by 3.5 minutes. Had come out on the track exactly where planned, but convinced myself I'd come out too high and had to head 100m further down.
Pop in, there's rock and detail and a control that's not mine... Must be a split, can't be far away. Run round like a loser, see 3 people I pass head by, realise I must be way off and finally find the bugger.
Attempt to run down the guys that passed me, but it's no dice, make mistakes on #13 and #15 as well.
Not a great day, am gonna take tomorrow very conservatively...
Ran 3rd leg as a GVOC team with the elder Rennies'.
Started a bit down, but with lots of people to run down. Went out hard, first loop was pretty pointless, especially when you see the terrain to the north of the assembly they didn't use.
Solid through to #9, had passed about 7 or 8 teams, then I shanked #10 by 3.5 minutes. Had come out on the track exactly where planned, but convinced myself I'd come out too high and had to head 100m further down.
Pop in, there's rock and detail and a control that's not mine... Must be a split, can't be far away. Run round like a loser, see 3 people I pass head by, realise I must be way off and finally find the bugger.
Attempt to run down the guys that passed me, but it's no dice, make mistakes on #13 and #15 as well.
Not a great day, am gonna take tomorrow very conservatively...
Wednesday Aug 18, 2010 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 9:08 [4] 2.14 km (4:17 / km) +15m 4:08 / km
shoes: Adidas Adizero
Prologue for the Chase Sprint.
Super easy park course. Shot off quickly and was doing well, within seconds of the leaders at the spectator control.
Unfortunately came unstuck at #8, got tangled up with some traffic and lost contact and blew 25 seconds. Intensity dropped after that and lost some seconds on later controls (who puts the on the approach side of an impassable feature).
Ended up 47 secs behind the leader, but with about 5 guys within 10 secs in front of me, perfect for a chase.....
Super easy park course. Shot off quickly and was doing well, within seconds of the leaders at the spectator control.
Unfortunately came unstuck at #8, got tangled up with some traffic and lost contact and blew 25 seconds. Intensity dropped after that and lost some seconds on later controls (who puts the on the approach side of an impassable feature).
Ended up 47 secs behind the leader, but with about 5 guys within 10 secs in front of me, perfect for a chase.....
3 PM
Orienteering race 13:48 [5] 2.8 km (4:56 / km) +75m 4:21 / km
shoes: Adidas Adizero
Except that I never caught any of them! :)
Looking at the splits for the morning race, I was running faster than all the guys in front of me. So I assume I should be able to catch them during the chase, but they all slowly pull away from me as the course goes on.
I guess that confirms that I'm not the fastest runner, but my mad sprint navigation skillz balance that out a little.
Actually I did catch one guy, but I think he may have jumped one of the impassable fences as he finished in front of me - they weren't printed properly, so technically not illegal.
Not much navigation required, but I did pick the faster route choice towards the end of the course whilst the majority of the pack took the longer option - this did enable me to get back within striking distance, but not enough to gain any places. Fun races though, chasing sprints are awesome!
Looking at the splits for the morning race, I was running faster than all the guys in front of me. So I assume I should be able to catch them during the chase, but they all slowly pull away from me as the course goes on.
I guess that confirms that I'm not the fastest runner, but my mad sprint navigation skillz balance that out a little.
Actually I did catch one guy, but I think he may have jumped one of the impassable fences as he finished in front of me - they weren't printed properly, so technically not illegal.
Not much navigation required, but I did pick the faster route choice towards the end of the course whilst the majority of the pack took the longer option - this did enable me to get back within striking distance, but not enough to gain any places. Fun races though, chasing sprints are awesome!
Tuesday Aug 17, 2010 #
12 PM
Running 31:00 [2] 6.05 km (5:08 / km)
shoes: Salomens
Easy out and back along the river after getting into Ottawa.
Didn't feel very good at all, sluggish and slow. Hopefully just a minor thing and I'll be ready to roll tomorrow.
Didn't feel very good at all, sluggish and slow. Hopefully just a minor thing and I'll be ready to roll tomorrow.
Monday Aug 16, 2010 #
10 AM
Running 41:05 [3] 7.5 km (5:29 / km) +110m 5:06 / km
shoes: Salomens
Lake Laurentian Trails, Sudbury, ON
Was meant to be a network of trails here, but I could see any signage or maps at the trailhead so I just ran on everything I could find.
Quite nice, eventually found a signed snowshoe trail which was quite nice, although in places it was more of a less thick corridor through vegetation.
Nice forest, lots of bare rock knolls all over the place - would be great O terrain.
Found the ski trails as I drove out and investigated - totally overgrown, glad I never found them!
Was meant to be a network of trails here, but I could see any signage or maps at the trailhead so I just ran on everything I could find.
Quite nice, eventually found a signed snowshoe trail which was quite nice, although in places it was more of a less thick corridor through vegetation.
Nice forest, lots of bare rock knolls all over the place - would be great O terrain.
Found the ski trails as I drove out and investigated - totally overgrown, glad I never found them!
Saturday Aug 14, 2010 #
1 PM
Running 55:00 [3] 10.0 km (5:30 / km) +400m 4:35 / km
shoes: Salomens
Spur Valley Ski Trails, Michigan
Beautiful day for it, warm, blue skies and no hint of humidity.
Time is a guess, Garmin said it had 30% left when I started, but it gave up the ghost after the first big hill - must have been too hard for it.
Another nice set of trails, I did loop G - 10K and the toughest of the lot. Was feeling smug about what a good choice I made, then the loop descends a hill and the track goes straight into a long marshy gully....
Hating the world, I consider going back, but harden up, get through it and it's nice trails the whole way. Becomes a bit of a slog towards the end, keep thinking I'm almost back only to turn another corner and see the track disappear into the distance.
Glad to get it done - my other option for the day were another set of trails near to where I am now and it's alternating between showers and hot sun which has made the humidity go through the roof!
Beautiful day for it, warm, blue skies and no hint of humidity.
Time is a guess, Garmin said it had 30% left when I started, but it gave up the ghost after the first big hill - must have been too hard for it.
Another nice set of trails, I did loop G - 10K and the toughest of the lot. Was feeling smug about what a good choice I made, then the loop descends a hill and the track goes straight into a long marshy gully....
Hating the world, I consider going back, but harden up, get through it and it's nice trails the whole way. Becomes a bit of a slog towards the end, keep thinking I'm almost back only to turn another corner and see the track disappear into the distance.
Glad to get it done - my other option for the day were another set of trails near to where I am now and it's alternating between showers and hot sun which has made the humidity go through the roof!