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Sunday Dec 4, 2011 #
Event: WCOC Sessions Woods
11 AM
Orienteering 53:34 [3] 7.65 km (7:00 / km) +178m 6:16 / km
shoes: 201110 Inov-8 Oroc 280
I had a wonderful evening with a delicious dinner and good company at Peter and Gail's on Saturday. On Sunday, they fed us yummy pancakes as we dragged ourselves from our lethargy. Anna took a short detour into Amherst to see a friend; Boris, Greg, Ken, and Alex left to run the hot chocolate 5k; and the rest of us drove to Sessions Woods for the WCOC race. I was tired going into the race after a punishing Saturday and not enough sleep, but I felt good during my warmup and hoped to race well after the usual routine - taped laces, 10 minute warmup, and some pre-race music.
Control 1 was mishung when I arrived (it was later moved). I found the flag after about 80s of lost time searching. Control 2 was easy - a trail to a reentrant, but I horribly botched the exit, and confused two clearings that were far apart. I ran up a trail that was not the one I thought, and had a little adventure, on which I lost over 6 minutes. I was quite upset at this point, but I resolved to finish the race well. Unfortunately, while I avoided further catastrophes, I continued to bleed time for the rest of the race relative to my usual competitors. I had planned to race the yellow after the red course, but I decided going out again in my fatigued state would be counterproductive. Giovanni and Katia made pasta before we departed for Boston.
I think much of this result is due to mental and physical fatigue, but it's still really disappointing. I recognize that my capacity is still limiting on race weekends as busy as this one, and while I wish this hadn't been such a disaster, I am not overly demoralized. Bad races will happen sometimes, and I will train harder to better prepare. I was nemesis'd, but there will be more races. Kudos to Ali, Brendan, and Neil for excellent performances.
Quickroute
Pennies Suck, Here's Why
Control 1 was mishung when I arrived (it was later moved). I found the flag after about 80s of lost time searching. Control 2 was easy - a trail to a reentrant, but I horribly botched the exit, and confused two clearings that were far apart. I ran up a trail that was not the one I thought, and had a little adventure, on which I lost over 6 minutes. I was quite upset at this point, but I resolved to finish the race well. Unfortunately, while I avoided further catastrophes, I continued to bleed time for the rest of the race relative to my usual competitors. I had planned to race the yellow after the red course, but I decided going out again in my fatigued state would be counterproductive. Giovanni and Katia made pasta before we departed for Boston.
I think much of this result is due to mental and physical fatigue, but it's still really disappointing. I recognize that my capacity is still limiting on race weekends as busy as this one, and while I wish this hadn't been such a disaster, I am not overly demoralized. Bad races will happen sometimes, and I will train harder to better prepare. I was nemesis'd, but there will be more races. Kudos to Ali, Brendan, and Neil for excellent performances.
Quickroute
Pennies Suck, Here's Why
Running (Warmup) 10:00 [1] 2.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: 201110 Inov-8 Oroc 280
I was almost hit by a car while putting on my contacts. Ali's Insight is quiet, especially if you're listening to Dream Chasers.