Training Log Archive: GlenT

Flying Pig Day 2 - Classic distance on Elk Creek Park map. 6.4k, 125m. Area is an old golf course, so lots of open or rough open area with fast running. Soft footing since it's been wet (including a coating of snow this morning). Route choices were left or right around lakes or patches of darker green. Definitely a runners course and a little boring orienteering-wise.

A pretty decent run with my only time losses caused by drifting off bearings on a couple of the longer legs. Probably got the route choice wrong on the leg to the last control by going north of the lake. 12th on Green, 4th M60 and 3rd in M65-Green. Cold with temps in the 30s.

OCIN_Saturday_Classic_Elk_Creek_5 Green - Splits

Event: OCIN Flying Pig XXII
 

Flying Pig Middle at Pyramid Hill. 3.6k, 140m. Cool venue with about 50 sculptures scattered about the park. Lots of open land but also plenty of woods (some thickish and occasionally prickly). Road/trail network throughout but complex enough to make things challenging at speed. Low 50s and overcast (with an impending temperature drop and precipitation - which happened a couple hours later).

An OK run, much better after the first two controls. Lost about 30 sec on the first control following the wrong ditch. Couldn't make sense of things on the way to 2 and frittered away about 2 minutes with hesitations and swinging wide to the right until I figured it out. Ok the rest of the way. 9th on Green, 4th M60 by 1:19, 2nd in "M65-Green" (Steve T, Charlie S, Tom N and me).

OCIN_Friday_Middle_Pyramid_Hill_Apr_2018_5 Green - Splits