Training Log Archive: cmorse

'test running' the course for tomorrow. As close to a sprint as I could muster without warming up and without any real training for weeks now. 2 whole minutes and I was gasping for breath. A whole half a kilometer.... Take what I can get...

Spent the first half of each session talking about map scales, using the Cross Farms map at 1:2500 that we've been using all week, then showing the same map at 1:5000 & 1:10,000 and discussing the ramifications. Then showed the Crandalls map at 10,000 and then 5000 & 2500 versions. So one map scaling up, one scaling down. Seemed a pretty good way to get it across to the younger kids.

Then discussed the mechanics of a meet/race - starts, e-punching, finish, checking control codes, description sheets. Followed up with a 20 minute (x4) practice course around the school. Included similar type control sites as tomorrow and also demonstrated how the course could cross over itself (which it does 3x tomorrow). Those that retain today's lessons should be able to do tomorrows course in 7-9 minutes I'm guessing. Others will be hunting since the 9 course controls will be accompanied by roughly 30 other 'bogus' controls (can you say Micro-O?) Should be fun.

I'll try and post maps and maybe some photos of the chaos tomorrow evening...